tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post1760537709219049424..comments2023-09-17T06:52:29.866-05:00Comments on the crafty conservative: Proud and Prejudiced?Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327187018339417265noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-35938595452037134042007-09-15T10:13:00.000-05:002007-09-15T10:13:00.000-05:00I can't believe I missed this discussion. Let me ...I can't believe I missed this discussion. Let me tell you something about Jane Austen, she is all about her characters. She has narrowed down almost all kinds of women there are and you are sure to relate to one character and know at least one or two people like the other characters. The walking and talking are very important because the subtle jabs that a lot of her main characters use when kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006946360721311742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-59910641409565581252007-09-14T01:21:00.000-05:002007-09-14T01:21:00.000-05:00Hmmm, I can't join you on this one. Don't hold it...Hmmm, I can't join you on this one. Don't hold it against me, but Austen's P & P is one of my top 3 favorite books. I read it for the first time (because a cousin I admired suggested it) when I was about 12-13. I thought it would be boring and stuffy and instead it was funny and witty.rohanknitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204689018718224728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-16741154777964632912007-09-13T22:37:00.000-05:002007-09-13T22:37:00.000-05:00Too bad - I love JA, and think P&P is one of the g...Too bad - I love JA, and think P&P is one of the greatest novels ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-38743813008510918672007-09-13T22:05:00.000-05:002007-09-13T22:05:00.000-05:00Carl said he kind of likes both but he likes the m...Carl said he kind of likes both but he likes the movies the most. <BR/><BR/>His taste can't usually be trusted. Don't forget that he loved the movie "Ice Princess" and even cried at the end! <BR/><BR/>Okay, he would probably like to forget that but I won't let him! ha ha.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327187018339417265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-38886525941097550552007-09-13T21:39:00.000-05:002007-09-13T21:39:00.000-05:00So.....does Carl like Jane Austin? Or just the ol...So.....does Carl like Jane Austin? Or just the old BBC movies?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931763314327676931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-19516638449474320912007-09-13T19:43:00.000-05:002007-09-13T19:43:00.000-05:00I'm not feeling Jane Eyre, either. I gave it a ch...I'm not feeling Jane Eyre, either. I gave it a chance again when we read it for my book group in Indiana. I couldn't finish it so I got the movie with Timothy Dalton. He kind of creeps me out. <BR/><BR/>You know who watched all those movies when I didn't? Carl. He likes them.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327187018339417265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-51371635499206521202007-09-13T18:03:00.000-05:002007-09-13T18:03:00.000-05:00You already know where I stand on this one. For t...You already know where I stand on this one. For those of you that don't know, I am a HUGE fan! You have to see the BBC version. Collin Firth is so dreamy:) I also recommend reading Persuasion, by J.A. This is Kellie's favorite book. It is quite good and a fast read.<BR/><BR/>I also agree with Liz on Jane Eyre. My all time favorite book EVER! It's got rich, poor, death, lost love, finding Holliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911081592139463711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-55991755129169445752007-09-12T19:53:00.000-05:002007-09-12T19:53:00.000-05:00Oh, that's too bad. I loved that version and the ...Oh, that's too bad. I loved that version and the one with Keira Knightly...I saw it in the theater more than once (more than twice!).<BR/>Maybe it is my British upbringing.<BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-11184528833224921512007-09-12T19:52:00.000-05:002007-09-12T19:52:00.000-05:00Don't worry, Kerry, I'm on your side. I love JA, ...Don't worry, Kerry, I'm on your side. I love JA, too! Sometimes the writing does seem to lag, but it's easy to skim those parts. I've found that the more I learn about the history of the period during which the books were written, the more I understand about how and why things were done. I LURV Mr. Darcy!<BR/><BR/>BTW, I finally finished reading Twilight now. (Yeah, I'm like the last person Marenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275317534962891206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-92307567847500942007-09-12T16:45:00.000-05:002007-09-12T16:45:00.000-05:00What about the Bronte sisters? I'm a big Wutherin...What about the Bronte sisters? I'm a big Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre fan. I read both of them for the first time within the last five years or so. <BR/><BR/>When Ali (the daughter having twins) was in college, she took an entire course on JA and JA only. Christy, you would have had to knit or sleep through that semester!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-56134078001718126522007-09-12T16:08:00.000-05:002007-09-12T16:08:00.000-05:00Jane--I've seen it already. Well, most of it. I ...Jane--I've seen it already. Well, most of it. I fell asleep.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327187018339417265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-15324099510840617112007-09-12T16:04:00.000-05:002007-09-12T16:04:00.000-05:00OK, I am on the supportive side of the P&P and Jan...OK, I am on the supportive side of the P&P and Jane Austen discussion. I loved her books. It is probably because I had a fantastic teacher in high school who was really into the author and made everything come to life. I even saved the copy of the book that I had marked all of the notes in the margin for tests.<BR/>When I went back to reread it as an adult (and all of JA's other books), I got Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-58442746327415180622007-09-12T15:54:00.000-05:002007-09-12T15:54:00.000-05:00I'm surprised so many are agreeing with my side, a...I'm surprised so many are agreeing with my side, actually. It feels good not to be alone in the world! <BR/><BR/>What got me thinking about this topic was that I really, really like the Bridget Jones movies (I just recently saw them on tv) so we were talking about how it is a kind of modern day P&P.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327187018339417265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-25992341456282706202007-09-12T15:41:00.000-05:002007-09-12T15:41:00.000-05:00Sorry ladies, I am going to have to be on the oppo...Sorry ladies, I am going to have to be on the opposite side of the coin on this one. I really enjoy Jane Austen- books AND movies.Just call me old fashioned I guess!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054814713881391453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-60823747682105743042007-09-12T15:30:00.000-05:002007-09-12T15:30:00.000-05:00You are so right, I'm with you on this one. I do ...You are so right, I'm with you on this one. I do love the movie Sense and Sensibility, but the book is SO BORING. All they do is take walks, talk about the weather, take walks while talking of the weather, then talk about taking a walk...BLAH!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848632707249746466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-53517747433481622322007-09-12T12:41:00.000-05:002007-09-12T12:41:00.000-05:00I also have never been able to read Jane Austen. ...I also have never been able to read Jane Austen. I have tried but just don't get into it. I do however love Sense and Sensibility the movie. I want to like it, it seems so cool to like it, maybe later in life.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473965568440754282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-10773633333957013722007-09-12T12:34:00.000-05:002007-09-12T12:34:00.000-05:00I'm not a big fan of Jane Austin either.I'm not a big fan of Jane Austin either.Heather S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10776418445343819488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986054.post-49858288724163678172007-09-12T12:09:00.000-05:002007-09-12T12:09:00.000-05:00I used to hate JA too because I pictured her as be...I used to hate JA too because I pictured her as being really stuffy and formal and all about wimpy women conniving to get rich men to marry them. I hated the movies too. <BR/><BR/>I got over that at Purdue. The heroines are feisty and the stories are sometimes silly, sometimes deep. They are a lot about marriage, but they're about the relationships between women even more. However, I don't think Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786690299330330126noreply@blogger.com