All Comments on 'Back to Bristol Ch. 19'

Sorry, to long, but most important, too boring.

<p>Finally, we see and hear more from Peter. However, the exchange is quite short and not insightful. After 19 chapters, Peter is still a two-dimensional character while others have been more solidly fleshed-out. As a major villain, Peter’s role seems to be to shift the focus of concern elsewhere.</p>

<p>In other words, if Peter is portrayed as a dolt then what does this say about Molly? What did she see in him and why did she fall? Peter’s character has a very limited range. All he says is how he would like to speak with Molly (repeatedly) and how Molly should give him another chance (repeatedly). Alternatively, if he speaks with Chris he is likely to curse. </p>

<p>Is Peter such a dullard because we are to believe that Susan directed his actions to seduce Molly? If so, then we need to hear much more interesting things from Susan; and Gary has indeed written more about her motivations. </p>

<p>Susan was concerned that Chris would take Molly and the children away from her given his ambitions. She was also concerned that Molly would be alone quite a bit due to Chris’ traveling. Hidden in this assessment is her view that Molly is a woman who needs a man, a man who will be evermore nearby. While her methods were wrong, her assessment may have been dead-on. Why else would Molly marry her lover and then state (truthfully) that she never loved him?</p>

<p>Is Molly’s character intended to be this weak and dependent? I would say yes to that question and that explains why Chris is so hesitant to recommit to her (and for good reason).</p>

and this has been a story in development,,, the story, THE THEME, is about us being hurt the most by those who are closest to us (not by strangers). <p>

Molly did this to Chris and Susan did it to Molly. <p>

as it turned out, therefore, Peter was no more than an accidental, tragic but merely accidental, figure in the larger story exploration (by the author) on that theme. <p>

it is therefore a well constructed story that took the author many hours of typing. it's one of the more reflective stories in Literotica. the only criticism is the DELIEVERY style he elected to do. <p>

but as others have noted, the author has also posted in its entirety on another site, so if you want a more continuous flow, a more natural flow, as opposed to these frustratingly disruptive small installments, look into the other site. <p>

now, in terms of "romance" --- along with the deep sorrow and hurt and regrets and other goodies that sometimes come with it --- and "reconciliation" in a fully acceptable and meaningful way, there's only one other almost-equally long story here in Lit. that I'd compare this to: Longhorn_07's SEPARATE LIVES. <p>

in both stories, the respective aughors put in a lot of thinking and writing into the metamorphosis of their woman/wife character, a character who, in more selfish moments, decided (unwittingly, you might say?) to commit crimes against the one they loved most and who love them most (their husbands) and spend years regretting those crimes, plotting their way (in a good way) back to their men's lives. <p>

it takes multi pages/chapters to do it convincingly; and both SEPARATE LIVES and BACK TO BRISTOL did it nicely, leading us through the week in week out grinding and repetitive process of two people dancing arough each other, trying to pick up the pieces of their former lives... <p>

well done.

is getting on my nerves. crappy, hypocritical people.

But it isn't. Reading previous comments, noted that this tale is 22 Chapters Long, and not only that, it has been published previously in its entirety.

I think it was a bad move to let your readers know that. Do you have any Veto power over comments?

The reason I think it was a bad move is that a) the readers can guesstimate now many twists there will be. and b) I have a sense of ~disappointment~ knowing that I’m not the first to read the story. Illogical, but true.

In this tale, the lack of communication between the characters, all of them, is Bloody Unbelievable.

But Surely to Goodness, I hope the tale does not end with the 'knowing glances' and 'ambiguous comments' that have made the tale so far.

Yours,

Kilroy

have been moving at a very good pace. To a certain point, Molly is right. She used Peter and owes him something. She

betrayed Chris and the boys. Thereby owes more than she can pay, so she has to short change someone! I really think she should use the boys as a weapon against Peter and tell him straight out, that she wants a home with her children and

their father. Something that would easily be blocked by any kind of contact with Peter. Bye, Bye Peter....

Regarding some previous postings: Yes, Peter is a shallow character, but I think that may be the point. He is a shallow person, the only on-going concern he has is himself. He is a male version of Susan (and thank you, for a posting actually concerning the story). Yes, the story is now available, in full, elsewhere. If you have a problem with this, I'm sure Gary is willing to hear you out (probably more willing if you're less Anonymous). But, let's try to remember that the actual mechanics of posting on different sites are beyond his control and, more importantly, this story is HIS creation, HIS blood, sweat, and tears (OK- maybe writing isn't quite that difficult for him). How, when, and where the story is published is ENTIRELY up to him. I choose to remain grateful he published in a manner that allows a knucklehead like me to be entertained by (and thus, profit by)his work and effort and I get to do so at no cost whatsoever to myself (and thus, no profit for Gary). Finally, if this story is so damn long and boring, why do you keep reading it? Either you're a masochist or you're more interested than you want to let on. Thanks for the ride, Gary.

difficult to understand what Peter thinks he can accomplish with a meeting.. Maybe he feels his presence is so electrifying to Molly she can't resist him?? [worked once]..It seems Chris can't come to any conclusion as long as Peter is still flitting around.. I don't feel Molly is weak; I think she is just a very kind-hearted person.. And they, kind-hearted people, can appear indecisive because of it.. Piers finally told him the truth that noone seems to address--HE divorced Molly.. Without a fight for her love.. Had he displayed any of the love for Molly, rather like Peter is doing, he might have overcome all the lies and pain and saved his marriage to start with.. Well, maybe now he can make up for it but he has to recognize what he did first.. I still don't expect him to remarry Molly..

really... how can anyone always be this consistently obtuse? Nightowl -- one of the leading voices of ts always the Husband's fault and ONLY the husband fault -- is at it again

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Piers finally told him the truth that noone seems to address--HE divorced Molly.. Without a fight for her love

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hey stupid maybe you should go back and read the beginning. She cheated on him

I have read the whole story, and I loved it! Frankly, I don't find either Molly or Chris to be people I'd like to spend time hanging with... Molly can't keep a vow and Chris is only really bothered when she breaks one to him!

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However, I did want to say this about an author's ability to control comments. All you can do is remove them. If they reference another website or have a link of any kind, you are supposed to remove them no matter what else is said.

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I can tell you that the final chapter of this story was posted at the same time to Lit and to the other site. It is just that with the volume of stories posted to Lit they take a lot longer to appear.

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As a wannabe writer, I have to tell you that the pressure top post a story gets to be worse than being locked out of the john at a beer bust. You've spent all that time writing and going over it with your editors and when it's done... You just gotta post.

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It gets even worse when you don't know how long a site will take to get it up. I know I've been guilty of checking at obscene hours of the morning to see if one of my stories has posted to Literotica yet.

Molly said: "There were moments when I felt affection for him, even deep affection. But No, I never loved him."

But Molly, you fucked him while married to someone else, then married him. What does that make you?

Let me answer that. It makes you a worthless slut.

I don't understand Molly's continuing concern for Peter.

I understand she still has some sort of feelings for him, and she is a compassionate person, but the way Peter is acting doesn't deserve consideration.

Congrats. Four out of five. This chapters sort of treads water. Not much booze. Not much forward motion. I sense we're getting close to something big. I still think it has to do with Hawaii. I will be disappointed if Molly falls for it, even if just temporarily.

The author did a very poor job on this pathetic story. In fact it seems the author has some serious mental illness mixed with some cuckold issues and some gay issues that were transferred to this ugly story.

This story lacks of creativity nonsense shallow low context poor written and it is not even hot nor sexy story.

This story is not enjoyable and it is such waste of time reading all the way through.

This and All of its pathetic mind excrement should have rating of 3-4*! So the lowlife is cheating on its ratings. This is so blatant that there is got to be collaboration from the webmistress. I think its time to drop this useless website. Boooo !

Going to skip to the last installment as this is BORING

I have lost any last respect for Molly as she fails to deal with Peter and has to take direction from Chris on how to behave.

No wonder she fell for Peter's advances. She obviously can't think for herself. No backbone, no strength of character

injecting this sort of inane, leftist virtue signaling doesn't help the piece: "But it doesn't solve the problem of a younger, less masculine Board."

Institutions, professions, and businesses are being corrupted and are in decline because of this gramscian marxist twaddle. The next time someone operates on you or a loved one you'd better hope it is someone who chosen rigorously for being the best, rather than for "diversity". Injecting this sort of nonsense is completely gratuitous and doesn't help the story. In addition, the "shit happens" line is tedious....way over done.

Otherwise the plot is moving along i an interesting way. 5

This time, Chris and Molly missed the easy answer to peter’s harassment. Just go buy a new SIM for Molly’s phone. He wouldn’t have that number, couldn’t call or text.

For someone that doesn't like third parties meddling in marriages, Chris sure does have a lot of ideas on the hows and whats of Molly's and Peter's.

Muh stronk independent Molly who constantly needs her hand held and for tough decisions to be made for her!

What a fucking laugh.