tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post5276736213390474419..comments2023-10-25T04:37:13.179-04:00Comments on Dogear Diary: EmmaJeanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-43091285332906531652009-04-07T12:16:00.000-04:002009-04-07T12:16:00.000-04:00P.J. Grath- It's quite possible I'm just at a poin...P.J. Grath- It's quite possible I'm just at a point in my life where I don't have the leisure time to really appreciate a slow book...<BR/><BR/>Janet- Lovely comment. I felt that way when I watched a film adaption of- I think- Sense and Sensibility. Drove me nuts!<BR/><BR/>Susan- I'm with you. It's been a while since I really enjoyed a bona fide classic.<BR/><BR/>Laura- Never read the Scarlet Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-70897294094873116862009-04-07T09:44:00.000-04:002009-04-07T09:44:00.000-04:00Austen definitely isn't for everyone! Even though ...Austen definitely isn't for everyone! Even though I enjoy her writing, for the most part, it is usually pretty slow, and I have to be in the right mindset. There are lots of other classics out there that are much more exciting though! Have you ever read The Scarlet Pimpernel?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048221087572023485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-85464229080469326032009-04-05T16:14:00.000-04:002009-04-05T16:14:00.000-04:00Of all the Austen books I've read, this is the one...Of all the Austen books I've read, this is the one I like the least, and the movie too. I think it's because Emma is so annoyingly full of herself, and treats her friend so badly - but, the saving grace is that she does learn her mistakes. I don't mind it, but it can be dull. I'm just so happy I loved Middlemarch so much, because it's been a long time that I've enjoyed - other than Austen - Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-19899342118590363322009-04-05T14:44:00.000-04:002009-04-05T14:44:00.000-04:00Jane Austen... writing about the subtleties of the...Jane Austen... writing about the subtleties of the drawing room while the rest of Europe is in upheaval. The world of her books is very small, but she knows it well and gives enough of its flavor to make me know for sure I'd go crazy if I actually lived in it!Janethttp://acrossthepage.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-26893527253160246562009-04-04T14:45:00.000-04:002009-04-04T14:45:00.000-04:00I didn't like EMMA, either, when I was young. The ...I didn't like EMMA, either, when I was young. The author, I thought, was being awfully hard on her protagonist. What a surprise to rediscover the book later in life and read it from an entirely different perspective! But I have to admit that I don't at all mind what I call "slow books." Like slow food, like a meandering road trip or walk in the woods, it isn't so much what happens (you're right: P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-30730632873694004652009-04-04T11:23:00.000-04:002009-04-04T11:23:00.000-04:00Mari- Thanks I've put your link up.Bybee- Sounds l...Mari- Thanks I've put your link up.<BR/><BR/>Bybee- Sounds like I was lucky not to pick up Mansfield Park! O dear.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-86891079795067096862009-04-04T09:31:00.000-04:002009-04-04T09:31:00.000-04:00My experience with Emma: One summer long long ago...My experience with Emma: One summer long long ago, I took an Austen class. We read the books in order. Right before Emma is Mansfield Park. That book was so boring and lifeless and the heroine, Fanny, so utterly lacking in spirit that I was grateful to finish MP and move on to Emma. The writing was so much more lively. It was like pulling open the drapes and opening the windows and letting Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-66754961927785811442009-04-03T18:18:00.000-04:002009-04-03T18:18:00.000-04:00Emma is my second favorite Jane Austen book. :) So...Emma is my second favorite Jane Austen book. :) So sorry you didn't enjoy it. You can find my review <A HREF="http://marireads.blogspot.com/2008/07/emma-book-review.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763880769278650225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-4394912191974757852009-04-03T17:38:00.000-04:002009-04-03T17:38:00.000-04:00Bermudaonion- I agree. It takes me a while to feel...Bermudaonion- I agree. It takes me a while to feel comfortable and familiar reading such an unfamiliar style.<BR/><BR/>Nymeth- I'll be curious if you feel the same- or you might really like it!<BR/><BR/>Trish- Unfortunately I could not get beyond the dullness to appreciate Emma's character. I do like Dickens, except the beginnings are <I>so</I> slow!<BR/><BR/>Jenny- I'm impressed you read it Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-25868131054242580382009-04-03T09:56:00.000-04:002009-04-03T09:56:00.000-04:00I read this a few months ago (review here) - well,...I read this a few months ago (review <A HREF="http://fyreflybooks.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/jane-austen-emma/" REL="nofollow">here</A>) - well, listened, actually. I have a really hard time dealing with the language and sentence structure of the classics unless someone's reading them to me. I liked it more than you did, but I agree that it's a whole lot of talk with very little actually Fyreflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10267651786697866292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-57158592479415167812009-04-03T01:21:00.000-04:002009-04-03T01:21:00.000-04:00I'm trying to contain myself because I love all of...I'm trying to contain myself because I love all of Jane Austen's books and Emma is a good one imho. I will grant you that she is annoying and presumptuous and clueless, but I always forgive her because she wasn't actually intending to be nasty and she did learn her lesson. Austen is one of the ones I never found it difficult to get through, especially after watching the Firth Pride and TheBlackSheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384038059799833795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-72312494493916248232009-04-02T22:12:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:12:00.000-04:00What a brave effort for 9 for '09.I give you an A ...What a brave effort for 9 for '09.<BR/><BR/>I give you an A for trying.<BR/><BR/>But nothing much happened in these ladies' lives. Even the PBS dramatization was boring at times.<BR/><BR/>IsabelIsabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862135074765766765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-61519859884713860912009-04-02T20:24:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:24:00.000-04:00I *think* I read this book in high school. I'd li...I *think* I read this book in high school. I'd like to say that I did, but I can't remember!Natasha @ Maw Bookshttp://blog.mawbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-63983086340866131652009-04-02T19:58:00.000-04:002009-04-02T19:58:00.000-04:00The first time I tried to read Emma, I wanted to g...The first time I tried to read Emma, I wanted to gouge my eyes out. I was in high school and I became very worried that it meant I couldn't appreciate good literature. But I read it again one summer during slow times at the bookstore where I worked, and enjoyed it so much more. I mean - not as much as Clueless. But still, a lot. :PJennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-22335267631568166062009-04-02T18:19:00.000-04:002009-04-02T18:19:00.000-04:00I think I liked it better than you did, but I had ...I think I liked it better than you did, but I had a REALLY tough time reading it. It was slow and I had to do a lot of re-reading. Most of it was dull. But Emma the character amused me. Don't give up on classics yet! Austen is definitely not my cup of tea either. Dickens is much more fun. And the Bronte sisters are much more passionate. Just my opinion. :)Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-24137735107004626442009-04-02T17:07:00.000-04:002009-04-02T17:07:00.000-04:00Sorry it wasn't for you! Hopefully I'll have more ...Sorry it wasn't for you! Hopefully I'll have more luck with it. But if not, at least I won't feel all alone :PAna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-70552073668214298412009-04-02T16:48:00.000-04:002009-04-02T16:48:00.000-04:00Sorry this one didn't work for you. It always tak...Sorry this one didn't work for you. It always takes me a little while to adjust to the language of a book like that.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com