tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post6277682356674140338..comments2024-02-10T21:34:03.128-05:00Comments on Writer of Wrongs: Happy Birthday, Pride and Prejudice!GillyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-77912865932160199952013-02-07T12:38:17.483-05:002013-02-07T12:38:17.483-05:00FIVE copies? Why on Earth do you need that many?
A...FIVE copies? Why on Earth do you need that many?<br />And I have mixed feelings on the Lizzie Bennet Diaries. On one hand, it's amazing. On the other, I like their Lydia more than their Elizabeth which makes me feel like a traitor >_><br /><br />On that note, I'm gonna go finish up Emma now...Kirsten!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10348539280521809973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-83125382835480663272013-01-31T13:57:26.424-05:002013-01-31T13:57:26.424-05:00Oh my God, I LOVE that: "at least willing to ...Oh my God, I LOVE that: "at least willing to accept history for what it is". It perfectly encapsulates part of why people are drawn to Jane Austen!<br /><br />And yes, her semi colons. A few errant commas, two. But there grammar was a little funky two hundred years ago.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-91540494771073725692013-01-31T11:27:07.545-05:002013-01-31T11:27:07.545-05:00Me and Jane have some issues over semi-colons, but...Me and Jane have some issues over semi-colons, but otherwise I love her. I love, love, LOVE what she wrote. I loaned my bestie my super awesome huge novel full of her stories and he didn't get it of course. I guess you have to be a romantic and a fan of history (or at least willing to accept history for what it is) to really appreciate where Jane was coming from.Dorothy Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957186943801380768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-28761683624925779652013-01-28T20:06:37.203-05:002013-01-28T20:06:37.203-05:00Colin Firth is my Darcy, however; Laurence Olivier...Colin Firth is my Darcy, however; Laurence Olivier is my first screen Darcy. I do like Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth...Kiera just doesn't do it for me.<br /><br />I'm loving all the P&P posts bloggers have been doing. It's nice to see the impact of Austen on people's lives and I wish she could see the influence of her books in our society. I was part of an Austen P&P celebration Blog Hop and I wrote an open letter to Jane: http://wp.me/p2Zvsk-cgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456333777036832467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-6740501581088635072013-01-28T19:41:55.865-05:002013-01-28T19:41:55.865-05:00Indeed! And you definitely SHOULD reread the book!...Indeed! And you definitely SHOULD reread the book! I love the newer adaptation, but it does deviate tonally from the book, which could be why it was weird for you. The movie is kind of romantic with sweeping landscapes, and the book is full of dry humor, dialogue, and very spare descriptions.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-37294059569060729812013-01-28T19:40:23.397-05:002013-01-28T19:40:23.397-05:00Must. Read. That. Now. I've tried a lot of P&a...Must. Read. That. Now. I've tried a lot of P&P retellings/sequels, and most are pretty horrible, with some outstanding exceptions. I'd LOVE to read a good one.<br /><br />LOOOOOOVE Elizabeth Gaskell. She deserves to be as recognized as Jane Austen.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-12438735008150806872013-01-28T18:17:53.471-05:002013-01-28T18:17:53.471-05:00Matthew McFayden is my favorite. Colin Firth is......Matthew McFayden is my favorite. Colin Firth is... fine, but I saw him as the awkward dad in What A Girl Wants first, so that's all I see. And Kiera Knightley was awesome.<br /><br />I must admit that I believe Elizabeth Gaskell to be Jane Austen 5.0 (SO AWESOME), but I'll always love and adore dear Jane.<br /><br />Oh, and Gil, have you ever read the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman series by Pamela Aidan? It's a trilogy telling P&P from Darcy's POV, and it's the best one I've ever read. It's DESTROY ME for Darcy fans!Shelver506https://www.blogger.com/profile/01766003186139844901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-14654807032387011642013-01-28T16:26:22.579-05:002013-01-28T16:26:22.579-05:00Ooh, I LOVE this post. Happy Birthday, Pride and P...Ooh, I LOVE this post. Happy Birthday, Pride and Prejudice! The people who don't care for P&P are out of their mind. Seriously. They need their head examined and I'm not exactly sure if I should trust them. I read the book once in about middle school and since I saw the movie first, I wasn't crazy about the book, but I've been meaning to read it ASAP. Movie characters wise? Allllll from the new version. Keira and Matthew! <br /><br />But I'm so happy Austen lived and wrote such wonderful pieces. The world would be a scary place without them or their movie versions. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.com