Definitely my favorite story is “The Method” which reminds me of noir with the twisted story line. The epitome of film noir is when stories have that suspense factor and you are hanging on the edge of your seat wondering what’s going to happen next. I love the way the modern day femme fatale comes with such cut throat boldness. Holly plays the role to the tee and comes across as if she is really not in control. While Richard a.k.a Anthony truly believes that Holly is a sex crazed dummy that he can out smart, he is oh so wrong.
This story proves to have more suspense for me and the “shock factor.” For a moment I thought that Richard called her over to poison her. She mentioned at one point when she drank the wine that it tasted funny. At that point I thought he set her up. When they went into their intense mode of sex. I was for sure that she was going to die. Holly came off tough, sweet, a bit desperate and gullible all at the same time. “The Method” story line was not easy to figure out. I knew that murder was on the menu, but I never thought it would be Richard. I also believe that this story relates to women extremely well. Holly knew Richard was full of bologna but she allowed him to continue on just because she could. Some women do this because they can. It is apart of the illusion that makes a man believe he is smart and witty, when in reality he is an open book and can be easily figured out. In the end like most relationships we see that Holly (the woman) is in control. I loooooved this story!!!!
I enjoyed this story the best as well. I like to be on the edge of my seat. And you just did not know what was really going one. I took a different spin on the charater role. I saw a gender change of the femme fatale, Richard. I agree that Holly was ruthless at the end and she was not as nieve as she appeared, but she let her lust for Richard get the best of her even though she knew she should stop. Now when she found out she had been used she did get her revenge, but I saw it the other way around. Interesting in what one's perception can conclude.
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