tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post8139624165831926673..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Persuasion Read-Along Update #3Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-67871074929132795112015-02-21T08:53:05.159-08:002015-02-21T08:53:05.159-08:00Some Austens I LOVE, and some leave me lukewarm. ...Some Austens I LOVE, and some leave me lukewarm. I think Persuasion will be in the latter category. I do love Austen's prose though ...... how she communicates is really quite beautiful. Pride and Prejudice is a very intricate novel and I think Mansfield Park may be too, though I haven't quite "got it" yet. Austen is writing for her time and writing what she knows and does an outstanding job. I like that I can always appreciate what she writes, as she writes it well. <br /><br />You should say how you feel about Austen, certainly! Your comments would probably generate some interesting discussion!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-243098821261205972015-02-21T01:51:27.130-08:002015-02-21T01:51:27.130-08:00Read Persuasion to please another blogger " ...Read Persuasion to please another blogger " Brona's Books'. <br />Sometimes I hesitate to comment on Ausitn....I'm not a fan and don't want to sound like a broken record. As with 'Little Women'..Persuasion swept me off my feet form chapter 17 until the end. It seems I have to get through the initial chapters before I find what I am looking for....more introspection and lnot so much descriptions of ' class manners and morality'. I give myself ( humbly...) a few stars for finishing the book and give Jane A credit for some beautiful thoughts expressed in a love letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-79123706808142621642015-02-16T12:55:05.496-08:002015-02-16T12:55:05.496-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-66376791136591255502015-02-16T12:35:09.166-08:002015-02-16T12:35:09.166-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-78679456591065465382015-02-16T09:59:17.212-08:002015-02-16T09:59:17.212-08:00I'm doing an Austen Project this year. I was ...I'm doing an Austen Project this year. I was planning to read them in published order initially, but this read-along was too tempting to miss. However it bumped her last book to the beginning, but that shouldn't be too hard to deal with. Sense and Sensibility is next up. As I mentioned to Jason above, please let me know if you want to participate in a read-along of any of her other works.<br /><br />I must say, with all this 19th and 20th century lit, I'm really missing my Greeks, and I was hoping to continue on my own with my discovery of Arthurian lit last year. You know the old adage: so many books, so little time. :-) I'm escaping to an island later this week, for a week, so I hope to have some extensive reading-time then!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-7689861510762806792015-02-16T09:53:13.820-08:002015-02-16T09:53:13.820-08:00I'm doing an Austen Project, so if you want to...I'm doing an Austen Project, so if you want to join in any of the other works, let me know. This one is my first, and I will probably read Sense and Sensibility next, although I believe that you've read that one already. Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-65713141837080216672015-02-16T09:51:27.004-08:002015-02-16T09:51:27.004-08:00Bath looks quite lovely, so I'm unsure as to w...Bath looks quite lovely, so I'm unsure as to why Anne would dislike it. Although it was probably too busy for her tastes, which I can completely sympathize with! Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-34935761112791806092015-02-16T08:13:17.311-08:002015-02-16T08:13:17.311-08:00Postscript: What is on the horizon? More Austen? A...Postscript: What is on the horizon? More Austen? Another challenge? I am intrigued.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-56922842364124290832015-02-16T08:12:47.420-08:002015-02-16T08:12:47.420-08:00Alas, I am so-o-o-o-o late to the party. I think I...Alas, I am so-o-o-o-o late to the party. I think I would have been a participate in the Persuasion read-along-party, but my rereading of Austen's novel will now have to wait for another time. Nevertheless, I enjoy your wonderful commentary. Brava!R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-71962500572797300912015-02-16T08:01:49.494-08:002015-02-16T08:01:49.494-08:00Darn, I really wish that I had heard of this readi...Darn, I really wish that I had heard of this reading event sooner. I've wanted to read Persuasion for a while now. I'm enjoying your thoughts on it so far and curious to see what your final opinion is once you reach the end.Jason Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-13588892390516646912015-02-16T08:00:05.998-08:002015-02-16T08:00:05.998-08:00It's been a while since I read this, so I skim...It's been a while since I read this, so I skimmed your post so as not to remind myself of the details - just by mentioning it you're making me want to re-read it!<br /><br />I love that picture of Bath (which is the main reason I'm commenting) - love those old streets :)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-44352315777490923872015-02-15T13:33:26.692-08:002015-02-15T13:33:26.692-08:00Yes, this is my first time reading it and I can...Yes, this is my first time reading it and I can't believe I waited so long. So far, I do not think it's on par with Pride and Prejudice, not by a long shot. There are a number of issues in the book that are problematic so far, and unless Austen ties them up, they'll be flaws at the end. I'm very curious to see how things go ..... I have 25% left to go!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-18601980788372847882015-02-15T13:31:20.722-08:002015-02-15T13:31:20.722-08:00Are you enjoying the Forsyte Saga? I was envious ...Are you enjoying the Forsyte Saga? I was envious of your chance to read it. Austen is certainly commenting on society overall, I think, just not as adeptly as I'm used to from her. With this one, I'm not going to discover how I really feel about the book until I'm finished.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-61299565614269416942015-02-15T12:49:29.131-08:002015-02-15T12:49:29.131-08:00Persuasion!! Is this the first time you're rea...Persuasion!! Is this the first time you're reading the book?<br /><br />I just remember my sister studying it in her last years at high school,and I guess that's why I feel hugely intimidated by this novel.<br /><br />And do you think it is a masterpiece,quite like Pride and Prejudice (I haven't read that book,but everybody says so about it)? <br /><br />- KainzowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-78068504694073434852015-02-15T11:06:43.020-08:002015-02-15T11:06:43.020-08:00I think you're possibly right. John Galsworthy...I think you're possibly right. John Galsworthy often refers to the Forsytes being representative of a collective part of society.<br /><br />Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.com