tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post5875643539589583518..comments2023-09-22T02:24:42.144-07:00Comments on a light inside: Currently Re-reading: Sense and SensibilityJenna St.Hilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528611770211261141noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-69232633220412584082012-12-24T13:47:01.635-08:002012-12-24T13:47:01.635-08:00Autocorrect. It'll get you every time. :P
Sor...Autocorrect. It'll get you every time. :P<br /><br />Sorry your little guy isn't sleeping! Hopefully he lets you rest soon.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-31499521360050397062012-12-24T13:44:54.613-08:002012-12-24T13:44:54.613-08:00It's been awhile since I saw the movie, but I ...It's been awhile since I saw the movie, but I think I'd agree with you on the translation of Willoughby's confession from book to screen. Willoughby in the book is more interesting overall than Willoughby in the movie, as I recall--more interesting and more shocking, too. Or maybe I just notice it all more because it's been several years since I read/saw either.<br /><br />And yeah, I have a similar response to Marianne's learning to relate kindly to Mrs. Jennings. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-53095871031466650032012-12-23T03:13:54.778-08:002012-12-23T03:13:54.778-08:00*should be "one of the most beautiful excerpt...*should be "one of the most beautiful excerpts". Bleeping Autocorrect.Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-79966567804344933782012-12-23T03:10:57.855-08:002012-12-23T03:10:57.855-08:00It's been too long since the last time I read ...It's been too long since the last time I read it for me to disagree with any of your mild criticisms, but I remember enough to agree completely about Willoughby cutting such a tragic figure - I remember pitying him intensely for his weakness in the book. Ang Lee's adaptation is incredibly faithful to the spirit of the book, but that was something he did not manage to capture, perhaps because it would have interfered with the momentum in a way it does not in the book. I have long thought that our of the most beautiful excerpts of all of Austen's writings (not that I have read them all). Also, your insight about Marianne learning to be kind to the well-meaning but at times unbearable Mrs. Jenkins is spot-on. It made me think of myself and my own journey regarding those same kinds of people. The baby is on another sleeping strike, so I am trying to catch up on my lurking :)Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-38366942367061019552012-12-17T12:39:20.554-08:002012-12-17T12:39:20.554-08:00Yes, it is. :D
I am SO glad you liked Jonathan St...Yes, it is. :D<br /><br />I am SO glad you liked Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell!! And no, I've never read Hounds of the Morrigan, but will add it to my reading list. Thanks!Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-32751255724905227902012-12-14T17:16:05.194-08:002012-12-14T17:16:05.194-08:00It's always so nice to reread a favorite after...It's always so nice to reread a favorite after a couple of less than thrilling books, isn't it! By the way, thanks for reviewing Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I LOVED that book..have I mentioned that to you already?? LOVED..so much.. but have you discovered the Hounds of the Morrigan (have I recommended that to you) it's delightful and not full of sorrow and misery.Mashahttp://www.cyganeria-masha.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-15068177660656716562012-12-14T15:44:43.825-08:002012-12-14T15:44:43.825-08:00You're right, she is always caring--exceptiona...You're right, she <i>is</i> always caring--exceptionally so, and I think there's a counter-critique in that part of Marianne's character arc involves learning to treat Mrs. Jennings with the sincere, affectionate gratitude she deserves.<br /><br />And thanks for the Ibbotson recommendation! I'll paste that into my reading list file. I'm gathering a whole section of Ibbotson suggestions. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-86422381507443807982012-12-14T15:39:12.026-08:002012-12-14T15:39:12.026-08:00Ibbotson's The Reluctant Heiress is on Nancy P...Ibbotson's <i>The Reluctant Heiress</i> is on Nancy Pearl's list of recommended reads for 2012, so that might be a good place to start. I haven't read it yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-61616373389828665832012-12-14T15:34:35.377-08:002012-12-14T15:34:35.377-08:00of course--everyone reacts to her as if she were a...of course--everyone reacts to her as if she were a bit unrefined, and I just have a hard time seeing her that way. Even when she's being nosy and intrusive, she is always caring.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12251724205476156394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-91686590493279438652012-12-13T16:25:32.895-08:002012-12-13T16:25:32.895-08:00The movie is superb. It streamlines things a littl...The movie is superb. It streamlines things a little bit, but if you've read other Austen, you'll not likely have any trouble getting through the book. So glad you're going to read it! And glad you liked the review. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-26083086411941386782012-12-13T10:36:30.065-08:002012-12-13T10:36:30.065-08:00Oh my goodness, Jenna, what a lovely review! I wat...Oh my goodness, Jenna, what a lovely review! I watched the movie for the 4,227th time this week (I NEVER tire of watching it) and was thinking, "I can't believe I've never READ it!" So reading your articulate, incisive, beautiful review was the final push I needed to order a copy :).Farmer's City Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146834420110571568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-27494826521538454932012-12-12T16:05:00.311-08:002012-12-12T16:05:00.311-08:00Oh, I love her in the Ang Lee adaptation. And it&#...Oh, I <i>love</i> her in the Ang Lee adaptation. And it's Elizabeth Spriggs whom I see in my mind when I read the book. She nailed the character--an absolutely fantastic acting job. There's not much I don't love about that adaptation.<br /><br />By vulgar, I don't necessarily mean crass, not as we think of it nowadays; it's more about her gossipy teasing over potential romantic attachments, which causes both Elinor and Marianne significant embarrassment, and little things like her relaying all the details of her daughter's recovery from childbirth. I find that last sort of thing so unbearable in modern conversation that I have to wholly sympathize with Elinor there. ;)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-5169413523000249332012-12-12T15:43:25.859-08:002012-12-12T15:43:25.859-08:00I've always had the hardest time seeing Mrs. J...I've always had the hardest time seeing Mrs. Jennings as that crass--probably because the delightful Elizabeth Spriggs plays her part so endearingly in the Ang Lee adaptation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-58206487054145204872012-12-12T13:10:46.046-08:002012-12-12T13:10:46.046-08:00Haha. Well,
Didn't understand: Kat Heckenbach...Haha. Well,<br /><br />Didn't understand: Kat Heckenbach's <i>Finding Angel.</i> I'd have loved to give this a glowing review, as she's a hardworking writer with a hardworking independent publisher, and Angel's a decent YA character. It's a fair book overall and I liked it in many ways, but it didn't catch me emotionally enough to convince me to dive in and thoughtfully interpret the sudden flurry of symbolism at the end.<br /><br />Couldn't be objective about: Eva Ibbotson's <i>A Company of Swans.</i> Ibbotson is such a fantastic and optimistic writer that I have every intent of reading more of her work, but really--apparently sophistication means being perfectly all right with sleeping with other people's husbands and wives and having other people sleep with yours. And getting an asinine thrill out of "getting ruined." Not cool. I did love all the ballet talk, though. And I've been informed that some of her other works are gentler on moral sensibilities.<br /><br />Yes, Austen's novels do tend to start off slowly. I've read them so many times that it doesn't bother me anymore. ;)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-43529644258380459092012-12-12T12:37:51.503-08:002012-12-12T12:37:51.503-08:00So, will the other two books remain nameless in or...So, will the other two books remain nameless in order to protect the guilty? :)<br /><br />I liked <i>Sense and Sensibility</i>. I've only read it the once but I've been meaning to remedy that. As with most of Austen's novels, it dragged a bit for me in the beginning but once I got halfway, I was hooked & everything moved quickly. <br /><br />And I'm fervently in agreement that we could do with a little more propriety nowadays as opposed to indulgence of passions. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.com