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Darkness Visible
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Darkness Visible (2011) is a Victorian-set Science-fiction/Fantasy novel by British author Pip Janssen.It is set in 1895, in a world which is identical to our history except for one key fact: there are people, known as venturers, who can travel instantly between locations by tearing holes (Thresholds) in the fabric of reality. However, Thresholds are not entirely safe, and a bad one will cause unreality to leak in from beyond the world, with potentially fatal consequences.The book follows the exploits of Lord Henry Lewis, a Warden responsible for keeping an eye on Threshold activity in London and closing dangerous Thresholds before they cause any trouble. However, his job has become more than usually difficult, because someone or something is opening a lot of very dangerous Rogue Thresholds, which can kill or madden ordinary people.In the middle of a particularly nasty crime scene, Lewis runs into William Marsh, who shows the latent talent to become a venturer. Lewis is ordered to teach Marsh, but the two have more than enough reasons to dislike each other, and things are tense.As events overtake them, bonding ensues, and the two men have to put aside their differences to prevent the Big Bad from destroying the world.The book is a pretty funny buddy-cop movie with elevated English, literary references, and some nice outfits.The book is available here, on Amazon, or on Kindle.Not to be confused with a horror novel of the same title by William Golding, or a memoir by William Styron. | |
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Real Men Get Shot | |
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Real Men Get Shot: Both Marsh and Lewis, during the final showdown. | |
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Title Drop | |
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Title Drop: Twice. One is a character quoting from Paradise Lost, the other occurs during an ordinary sentence. | |
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Say My Name | |
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Say My Name: Lewis yells out Marsh’s name in warning, causing him to turn just enough to turn a stab wound from a fatal one to something less serious. | |
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The Dandy | |
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The Dandy: Marsh, mostly in his mode of dress, since he doesn’t fit the vapid side of the trope. | |
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Cruel and Unusual Death | |
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Cruel and Unusual Death: More than one person loses body parts/gets cut in half by a collapsing Threshold. | |
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Fingore | |
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Fingore: Marsh loses a finger to a collapsing Threshold during his training. | |
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Victorian Novel Disease | |
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Victorian Novel Disease: Averted! No one dies of this, but then no one needs to: There’s a whole new sort of disease (Void Sickness) which kills people in their thousands. Most of them presume it’s cholera that’s making them sick. | |
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Black Comedy | |
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Black Comedy: The characters are not immune to cracking jokes about death/in deadly situations: | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
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Chekhov's Gun: The pyroglycerine trap which Lewis disarms becomes very significant a bit later. Also, keep an eye on Marsh’s silver cigarette case. | |
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Fire-Forged Friends | |
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Fire-Forged Friends: Marsh and Lewis don’t have the best relationship, to begin with. It gets better, but it isn’t until after the horrors of Wandsworth Prison that they start to become friends. | |
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| Darkness Visible / int_25507b92 | type |
Calming Tea | |
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Calming Tea: Inevitably. The characters drink tea even whilst discussing the end of the world, and Lewis goes as far as to use sweet tea as a substitute for something stronger. | |
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It Has Been an Honor | |
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It Has Been an Honor: Marsh says this, word for word, just before they take the plunge from the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral. | |
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Sickeningly Sweethearts | |
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Sickeningly Sweethearts: Averted: Lord Lewis is madly in love with Amelia, but she doesn’t love him. She accepts his proposal out of Victorian pragmatism. | |
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Sophisticated as Hell | |
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Sophisticated as Hell: Neither Lewis nor Marsh is above dropping a curse word into their otherwise formal speech when the situation demands it. Overlaps with Precision F-Strike (though the actual F word is never used, being substituted for what would be mild terms today but rather rude in 1895). | |
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Bilingual Bonus | |
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Bi Lingual Bonus: The bit of dialogue in French during the scenes in St Petersburg is never translated since you can get the gist anyway. French speakers will, of course, get the full meaning. | |
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BreakingSpeech | |
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Breaking Speech: The Leader of the Dark Tide gives Lewis and Marsh one of these. It doesn’t work. | |
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Costume Porn | |
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Costume Porn: Particularly with anything worn by Marsh, who is an extravagant dresser to say the least. | |
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Shorter Means Smarter | |
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Shorter Means Smarter: Lewis whines about his height (Five feet tall) but makes up for his physical shortcomings with talent and mental acuity. | |
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First-Name Basis | |
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First-Name Basis: By the standards of the era, at least. After Marsh and Lewis save each other’s lives at Wandsworth, they go from “Lord Lewis� and “Mr. Marsh� to dropping the titles. | |
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Scenery Porn | |
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Scenery Porn: Usually of the urban variety. There are scenes at the Eiffel Tower and St Paul’s Cathedral,, and the chapter in St Petersburg is full of this. Many of the settings are gorgeous period architecture/decor. There are elements of Shown Their Work, particularly in the name-dropping of specific areas or streets in London. | |
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I'm Cold... So Cold... | |
| Darkness Visible / int_4ab9720d | comment |
I'm Cold... So Cold...: One of the first signs that Lewis is pushing himself too hard is that his coat no longer keeps him warm. | |
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Break the Cutie | |
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Break the Cutie: Marsh loses a finger, gets stabbed, and gets shot. Lewis gets shot, and nearly dies from over-stressing his brain. More than once. | |
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Tall, Dark, and Snarky | |
| Darkness Visible / int_4f292929 | comment |
Tall, Dark, and Snarky: Marsh, more so as the book progresses. Lewis is a bad influence. | |
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They're Called "Personal Issues" for a Reason | |
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They're Called "Personal Issues" for a Reason: Once Marsh has explained to Lewis about his family history, he politely requests that Lewis doesn’t mention it again. He doesn’t want to talk about it. | |
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Intelligence Equals Isolation | |
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Intelligence Equals Isolation: Before Marsh turns up, Lewis is largely alone because he has nothing but contempt for most of the people around him. | |
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The Jeeves | |
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The Jeeves: George. Not to the hyper-intelligent extent of the original Jeeves, since Lewis doesn’t require him to be, but he is described as being intelligent and gets some of the funniest lines in the book. | |
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Smoky Gentlemen's Club | |
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Smoky Gentlemen's Club: Non-villainous, just a place for gentlemen (particularly gentleman venturers) to relax. Lewis is stated to be a member of at least two such clubs, but only the venturers-only Panther Club appears. | |
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Driven to Suicide | |
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Driven to Suicide: Marsh’s mother. She tries to take her children with her, but doesn’t quite succeed. | |
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Waistcoat of Style | |
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Waistcoat of Style: Naturally, given the period. Marsh’s waistcoats are particularly lovely, but they don’t tend to survive very well. | |
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Everybody Smokes | |
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Everybody Smokes: Lewis likes the occasional cigar, and even Amelia will accept cigarettes when they are offered to her, but Marsh has a serious smoking habit. While this was pretty normal in Victorian England, the fact that he smokes cigarettes is not all that usual for a man (they were first marketed for women and children!). The effeminate habit is a clue to his sexual orientation. | |
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The Cuckoolander Was Right | |
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The Cuckoolander Was Right: Robert gives Lewis and Marsh vital clues, though they’re mixed up in his crazy talk. | |
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From Bad to Worse | |
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From Bad to Worse: After the events at Wandsworth Prison take Lewis to the edge, we don’t think it can get worse. And then there’s Hyde Park... | |
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Smart People Play Chess | |
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Smart People Play Chess: Lewis plays chess, and mentions at one point being shocked that Amelia Marsh can play since she is a woman. | |
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Stating the Simple Solution | |
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Stating the Simple Solution: Lewis points out that if they wanted him dead, his enemies should have just shot him, rather than setting elaborate traps and tests. | |
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Brainy Brunette | |
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Brainy Brunette: Amelia Marsh and Mrs. Pound (not that we see much of either, this being a Victorian-set novel narrated by a man). | |
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Stiff Upper Lip | |
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Stiff Upper Lip: There is very little whining from the Wardens, even when London is in the toilet. Lewis faces his death with a (mostly) stiff upper lip, as does Marsh at the finale. | |
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White Shirt of Death | |
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White Shirt of Death: Not quite death, but Marsh’s fancy clothes have a habit of being destroyed by blood (his, or someone else’s). When he loses a finger, his white shirt is soaked in blood, and it happens again when he is stabbed. | |
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Homage | |
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Homage: The author is very evidently a Terry Pratchett fan. The little reference to a “solitary, optimistic man selling sausages in a bun� is an homage to Terry Pratchett’s C.M.O.T Dibbler, in line with the idea that there are Dibblers across the whole multiverse. The name “Albert Spangler� is also an homage to Pratchett – the author tried to make the character the sort of man whose identity Moist Von Lipwig would probably have stolen. The line “I cannot recall who it was, but I am sure a great man once said that those who are about to die will laugh at anything, and I have certainly found it to be true.� refers to Vimes musing “We who think we are about to die will laugh at anything�. | |
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While Rome Burns | |
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While Rome Burns: Marsh and Lewis play a duet whilst waiting for news of the man responsible for damn-near destroying London, and they even refer to the trope by name: | |
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Scars are Forever | |
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Scars are Forever: Marsh is revealed to have horrific scars on his back due to years of beatings from his abusive father. | |
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I Warned You | |
| Darkness Visible / int_ae372576 | comment |
I Warned You: Word for word, twice. The second time is a callback to the first. | |
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Deadpan Snarker | |
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Deadpan Snarker: Lord Lewis definitely counts under Gentleman. Marsh and Spangler quite probably count as well. George is a classic Servile Snarker. Much of the dialogue is mildly snarky, due to the Victorian setting. | |
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Omnicidal Maniac | |
| Darkness Visible / int_b1619b3c | comment |
Omnicidal Maniac: The leader of the Dark Tide is trying to end the world. | |
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Cut the Safety Rope | |
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Cut the Safety Rope: Lewis thinks he’s a goner when the giant Threshold severs his abseil rope. Luckily for him, he isn’t as high up as he thinks. | |
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Rage Against the Heavens | |
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Rage Against the Heavens: The motivation for the leader of the Dark Tide. | |
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Blood from the Mouth | |
| Darkness Visible / int_b8dbe475 | comment |
Blood from the Mouth: Played with: Lewis bleeds from the nose and the eyes, but not the mouth. The sense of this being a Bad Thing remains the same. | |
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Cool Gate | |
| Darkness Visible / int_bb03c099 | comment |
Cool Gate: Reality Thresholds, how venturers travel instantly between distant points. Also, used wrongly, the main problem facing the characters. | |
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Urban Fantasy | |
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Urban Fantasy: It's mostly set in London. | |
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Beleaguered Bureaucrat | |
| Darkness Visible / int_bd7d0416 | comment |
Beleaguered Bureaucrat: Sir John is essentially helpful, but always snowed under with paperwork, especially once the proverbial starts to hit the fan. | |
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Darkness Visible / int_bd7d0416 | |
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These Hands Have Killed | |
| Darkness Visible / int_bdd7fd6b | comment |
These Hands Have Killed: Marsh has a moment of this, despite the killing being justified, but Lewis helps him get over it. | |
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Darkness Visible / int_bdd7fd6b | |
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Invisible to Normals | |
| Darkness Visible / int_c042eee9 | comment |
Invisible to Normals: Non-venturers literally cannot see a Threshold even when they are standing right in front of it, or walking through it. Venturers have to physically guide them through to prevent accidents. | |
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Darkness Visible / int_c042eee9 | |
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Shout-Out | |
| Darkness Visible / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Maybe to the point of being Reference Overdosed. It has its own page. | |
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| Darkness Visible / int_caa28b82 | type |
Cloudcuckoolander | |
| Darkness Visible / int_caa28b82 | comment |
Cloudcuckoolander: Robert Marsh, who goes mad due to the influence of unreality. | |
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| Darkness Visible / int_d4689f3 | type |
Sarcasm Failure | |
| Darkness Visible / int_d4689f3 | comment |
Sarcasm Failure: | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_d4689f3 | |
| Darkness Visible / int_d7fc9fd0 | type |
Vitriolic Best Buds | |
| Darkness Visible / int_d7fc9fd0 | comment |
Vitriolic Best Buds: Even after they become good friends, Lewis and Marsh like to take pot-shots at each other. | |
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Darkness Visible / int_d7fc9fd0 | |
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Disabled Snarker | |
| Darkness Visible / int_da346c6b | comment |
Disabled Snarker: Marsh, after losing his finger: ‘My apologies for not having a lump of stone in my chest, Lord Lewis,’ Marsh said coldly. ‘Believe me, I am trying to pay attention, but there is a certain degree of crippling pain which is hampering my efforts!’ Lewis might also be considered this, given his bouts of near-fatal exhaustion and severe hang-up about his height. | |
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Darkness Visible / int_da346c6b | |
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Portal Cut | |
| Darkness Visible / int_daba19f1 | comment |
Portal Cut: Several. Marsh loses a finger to this, and others aren’t so lucky... | |
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Darkness Visible / int_daba19f1 | |
| Darkness Visible / int_dda99fa8 | type |
Despair Event Horizon | |
| Darkness Visible / int_dda99fa8 | comment |
Despair Event Horizon: Lewis has one of these in Hyde Park, when he realises that he has no hope of surviving if he tries to close all the rogue Thresholds. Much to his surprise, he gets better. More seriously, this is what drives the leader of the Dark Tide to try and end the world. | |
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Darkness Visible / int_dda99fa8 | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e0e8cce6 | type |
Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids! | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e0e8cce6 | comment |
Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: Despite everything he has been through before Lewis meets him, Marsh is still idealistic. He is distressed when Lewis casually informs him that they cannot save everyone and more than a little nauseated by some of the things he sees. By Christmas, he has seen far too much, and he is definitely on the way to being a cynic (though he is never quite as cynical as Lewis). | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_e0e8cce6 | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e154ff08 | type |
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e154ff08 | comment |
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique: Lewis is not above torturing people to find out what he needs to know. He doesn’t like it, but he accepts it as necessary. Marsh’s changing reaction to this kind of behaviour reveals how their struggles have destroyed his idealism. | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_e154ff08 | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e1721fd1 | type |
Antiquated Linguistics | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e1721fd1 | comment |
Antiquated Linguistics: Other than the obvious departures from reality, it’s set in a historically accurate 1895, and the language reflects that. | |
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| Darkness Visible / int_e34400ab | type |
Ambiguously Gay | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e34400ab | comment |
Ambiguously Gay: Marsh. How ambiguous it is depends on how good you are at picking up on late-Victorian campiness. | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_e34400ab | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e431c24c | type |
Not Quite Dead | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e431c24c | comment |
Not Quite Dead: Lewis after Hyde Park. Though readers could probably tell that the first-person narrator isn’t going to die... | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_e431c24c | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e4b82f6f | type |
Fascinating Eyebrow | |
| Darkness Visible / int_e4b82f6f | comment |
Fascinating Eyebrow: Lewis and Marsh both do this several times, usually to display sarcasm or disbelief. | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_e4b82f6f | |
| Darkness Visible / int_ebb57e1a | type |
Duet Bonding | |
| Darkness Visible / int_ebb57e1a | comment |
Duet Bonding: Unsurprising, given that Lewis plays the piano, Marsh plays the violin and there are a lot of references to music and ballet in the book. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_ebb57e1a | |
| Darkness Visible / int_ecac4c42 | type |
Why Won't You Die? | |
| Darkness Visible / int_ecac4c42 | comment |
Why Won't You Die?: Stated word for word by someone shooting at Lewis and Marsh. Overlaps with Punctuated! For! Emphasis! — he fires a gun at them with every word. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_ecac4c42 | |
| Darkness Visible / int_faece9aa | type |
The Power of Friendship | |
| Darkness Visible / int_faece9aa | comment |
The Power of Friendship: Marsh and Lewis are good alone, but together they’re better. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_faece9aa | |
| Darkness Visible / int_fd497706 | type |
Accidental Murder | |
| Darkness Visible / int_fd497706 | comment |
Accidental Murder: Marsh is rather upset when a plan intended to allow him and Lewis to escape someone chasing them ends up killing their pursuer in a nasty way. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Darkness Visible / int_fd497706 | |
| Darkness Visible / int_ff202ce0 | type |
Scar Survey | |
| Darkness Visible / int_ff202ce0 | comment |
Scar Survey: When Lewis is treating Marsh for a stab wound, he discovers the appalling scars on Marsh's back, and the previously dropped hints about his father finally come together. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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