What is your opinion on Dan's character?
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Re: What is your opinion on Dan's character?
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The thing I don't get is this. She didn't just stand him up. In a time of upheaval, she basically disappeared and didn't even bother to check with him until the next day even though he'd sent that warning and tried to justify her cheating on him after. Like, he completely went overboard with the yelling, but it was easy to understand that his anger came from fear, or was supposed to. It made Cynthia look unsympathetic and unlikeable from the start and really didn't make her worth the attentions he got.briellejee wrote: ↑13 Jun 2019, 09:05I agree with this. I can't actually believe why Cynthia was hogging all the spotlight when she's not written well and flawed in all senses than Dan. I didn't like her from the start and seems like I was right.
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Same here. Reading those texts annoyed me. It didn't really go well with his character. Well, most of the characters are not well-written so this is not surprising. However, compared to Cynthia and Sky, Dan is good enough.Orithea wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 17:56 This might be slightly off tangent but the first thing that felt weird for me about Dan’s character in general was the language he used in his messages to Cynthia. As a sergeant, I expect him to be generally serious and grounded (even boringly so) and write messages that sound like that. Not something like “Anser, Pleez!” or “OMG What hapend?” that sound like someone still in high school (seriously, smartphones have auto correct nowadays, so is he getting those words wrong on purpose?)
For me, this kind of language is okay with Cynthia’s character, but not ostensibly upstanding Sergeant Dan.
This is definitely not a major issue but just one of the little things that did not make Dan’s character feel believable to me.
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Orithea wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 17:56 This might be slightly off tangent but the first thing that felt weird for me about Dan’s character in general was the language he used in his messages to Cynthia. As a sergeant, I expect him to be generally serious and grounded (even boringly so) and write messages that sound like that. Not something like “Anser, Pleez!” or “OMG What hapend?” that sound like someone still in high school (seriously, smartphones have auto correct nowadays, so is he getting those words wrong on purpose?)
For me, this kind of language is okay with Cynthia’s character, but not ostensibly upstanding Sergeant Dan.
This is definitely not a major issue but just one of the little things that did not make Dan’s character feel believable to me.
I was also thrown off by this. It made him seem so immature, especially with his hasty breakup instead of rationally talking things out with Cynthia. I think he could better have shown his concern for her by calmly talking things through instead of blowing up and leaving her. I didn't like that Cynthia cheated on him but it seems like neither of them was willing to work on the relationship and neither one seemed overly committed to it (except for the silly text messages and the "ILUVDAN" plates). His actions just seemed out of character for a level-headed police officer. I would have expected both Cynthia and Dan to have better communication skills because they were both high level professionals in their fields.
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I agree with you. He comes off as a loner masquerading as Cynthia's lover. His attitude and tone put me off and that never changed during the course of the book.Jlprince26 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2019, 17:06 At first I saw Dan as this strong, independent guy who teetered on the verge of being more like a father figure to Cynthia than a lover, now he's this sappy, lonely, desperate guy who can't get a girl. His character is flawed in so many ways to me. I immediately couldn't stand him when he yelled at Cynthia for missing their date, it wasn't that he yelled at her, it was the tone I could imagine. He acted like her father, not a concerned lover. Anyone else have an opinion on the guy?
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I agree with you on this one. Also, his character is very underdeveloped for me he was just an afterthought for the author a means to an end in this story. And you are on point with Cynthia not being able to comprehend the danger of their friendship but then again that just is something that I would expect of her character at least she is consistent.mblmn_mortician wrote: ↑17 Jun 2019, 20:01 I think there are many men who don't know what they've got, and then when it's gone, they can't hold themselves accountable for any responsibility. It was sad watching him go to the lengths he went to because he thought what they had was right, and that he wanted it back so badly. His grip on the reality of their relationship was quite off, and for her to accept him as a dear friend was possibly quite dangerous (though I don't think she was capable of seeing that).
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