I liked the beginning more than the second half. The "bad guy" was a good choice, though. It made sense but was still a surprise to me. The whole Steam Walker/Fashion Designer/Male/Female character just didn't work. I suspect that the "martial arts & mystery book" fans have Lancet at the top of their lists. Not for me though. I kept thinking of the scene in Indiana Jones where Harrison Ford, faced with a sword twirler threat, takes out a gun and shoots him. The martial arts scenes were a stretch for me.
"To all humankind, Tess was only a passing thought. Even to friends, she was only a frequently passing thought." Angel Clare is a good character. He's "enlightened," in so many ways, but when Tess's confesses her "crime," he reverts to ancestral form . . . Tess's "confession" comes earlier than I expected, right after Angel reveals that he has had a bad moment with a woman. Tess points out the similarity in their transgressions, though his is the only true transgression, expecting forgiveness. She doesn't get it. She returns to her mother . . . realizes she can't stay with her. Thoughts to suicide. Unhappiness that divorce is not possible. Departs. Tragic in that the two, if Angel could just see clearly, would indeed be a great couple, each adding to the other. Nature as a definite force involved in the tragedy. It's not neutral--when things go bad, the very skies mock Tess. Tess as unaware of the power of her bea...
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