tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post2234175586685719112..comments2023-06-12T04:37:12.121-07:00Comments on Books and Beyond: Anyone for an Online Book Club?www.christinadudley.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-72497402090042000252011-08-22T19:26:57.266-07:002011-08-22T19:26:57.266-07:00Anna, I'll have to check out the PBS S&S. ...Anna, I'll have to check out the PBS S&S. I have no memories of it. So glad you're joining us! No one has weighed in on the three opening chapters yet, but I hope that's because everyone is reading away...www.christinadudley.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-14163194104514774212011-08-22T18:40:43.533-07:002011-08-22T18:40:43.533-07:00Yes, I'm late to the game here, but that's...Yes, I'm late to the game here, but that's only because of vacation-inflicted technical difficulties. These comments have inspired me to track down the "Persuasion" DVD, especially because I have seen the pbs versions of P&P and S&S many times.<br /><br />As for film adaptations, I'd like to plug that pbs version of Sense and Sensibility. WAAAAAY better than the big-screen version, with Emma Thompson's furrowed brow standing in for "Sense" and Kate Winslet's heaving bosom for "Sensibility." The two-part pbs version gave a much better feel for the vulnerability of disinherited women. It has a great supporting cast too, though none so good as Jeremy Northam's Knightly (sigh).<br /><br />My favorite book has always been Pride and Prejudice, but now that I'm reading Mansfield Park again, I'm intrigued....Anna Duffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-47055923658660991432011-08-14T12:32:05.916-07:002011-08-14T12:32:05.916-07:00Welcome, Marylou! P&P has the most fun, quotab...Welcome, Marylou! P&P has the most fun, quotable lines, so it's a good one to memorize. I read Gone With the Wind so many times as a teenager that that's the one I've got down...www.christinadudley.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-73751350767172927462011-08-14T11:41:07.012-07:002011-08-14T11:41:07.012-07:00Better late than never...
Hard to pick a favorite,...Better late than never...<br />Hard to pick a favorite, but must admit to Pride & Prejudice since it's the one I've re-read the most...almost memorized it by now.<br />Favorite Movie adaptation would be EMMA w/Gwyneth Paltrow & the entire collection of well-cast players...especially Knightly!Marylounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-71607446602012208492011-08-10T09:31:56.933-07:002011-08-10T09:31:56.933-07:00Hmmm...some good input from She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Na...Hmmm...some good input from She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. We will certainly tackle the hero question later in the book. I thought Jeremy Northam too young looking to play Knightley but otherwise had no objection to him!www.christinadudley.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-78438844777134660302011-08-10T09:11:22.691-07:002011-08-10T09:11:22.691-07:001. Persuassion- "hot sailor still pines for o...1. Persuassion- "hot sailor still pines for over-the-hill woman overwhelmed by familial duties" works for me somehow.<br />2. P&P, for everything BUT Darcy- love the crazy parents, the silly sisters, and especially the delightful Mr. Collins. Next is Gwyneth's Emma, mostly because it's beautiful to look at and I'm a sucker for Knightly (tho especially when he's Paul Rudd).<br />3. In answer to the question you SHOULD have asked: Knightly, then Wentworth, then Darcy. Or Col. Brandon; I love Col. Brandon.Christine C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13070127634561263022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-50066343097263268702011-08-10T07:56:19.565-07:002011-08-10T07:56:19.565-07:00Women after my own heart. I do love MP and Persuas...Women after my own heart. I do love MP and Persuasion, and I think that Amanda Root/Ciaran Hinds Persuasion is the best version of that book. Maybe my Q should have been, "Which is your fave version AFTER the Colin Firth?"!<br /><br />As for liking ALL the books, I have to say Northanger Abbey I did not like. Read it once in college and have never wanted to pick it up since. But if someone wants to stick up for Catherine, speak now!www.christinadudley.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190303051895360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-89718391578353095752011-08-10T07:52:15.526-07:002011-08-10T07:52:15.526-07:00I forgot to say that choosing a fave Austen is lik...I forgot to say that choosing a fave Austen is like choosing a favorite kid. I love them all! <br />Another thing I love about Persuasion when Anne points out that books cannot be trusted because they are all written by men. Yes!Nan Van Zwolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128022146772454743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-89117282120030586602011-08-10T07:37:11.797-07:002011-08-10T07:37:11.797-07:00I choose Persuasion, but mostly because I read it ...I choose Persuasion, but mostly because I read it first. I love the way that all the characters are silly spinning tops around the solid Anne and Wentworth. I also like the "American" aspect, in that Wentworth is a self-made man. I thought the Film with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds was such a good reflection of the book.<br /><br />Still, I am powerless against Collin Firth's Darcy. Powerless against the smolder.Nan Van Zwolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128022146772454743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638915366529029485.post-14180238486015033332011-08-10T07:16:59.404-07:002011-08-10T07:16:59.404-07:00Christina
To answer you book club questions:
1. ...Christina <br />To answer you book club questions:<br />1. My favorite Austen book is Mansfield Park. The characters are so alive and colorful comparative to her other well known works. You really do end up rooting for Fanny. You want her to end up happy and you want every one else to feel bad about the way that they treated Fanny.<br />2. My favorite Austen Adaptation would have to be the long version of the A&E Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth. It really does that book some justice.<br />I will try to rustle my copy of MP up and I will get on the 3 chapters!Lauren Bishopnoreply@blogger.com