tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post3522863693601895586..comments2023-10-20T07:36:10.746-06:00Comments on A Striped Armchair: Emma (thoughts)Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-72214967963353394952007-07-30T09:41:00.000-06:002007-07-30T09:41:00.000-06:00Gentle Reader, you and I have the same taste in Au...<B>Gentle Reader</B>, you and I have the same taste in Austen books!<BR/><BR/><B>Sarah</B>, thanks so much for letting me know where the quote came from. :) It's odd that I couldn't find it on the internet!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-41820145388256803972007-07-27T09:22:00.000-06:002007-07-27T09:22:00.000-06:00I find one of the joys of re-reading is discoverin...I find one of the joys of re-reading is discovering greatness in boks that didn't impress first time round. I'm glad you enjoyed and admired Emma, as alongside Pride and Prejudice and Persuasuion, it's one of my top three AUsten novels.<BR/><BR/>I don't think you did imagine the Woolf quote, it's from A Room Of One's Own.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804604643946519169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-86471175695280198782007-07-26T10:16:00.000-06:002007-07-26T10:16:00.000-06:00I need to re-read Emma. It's not one of my favori...I need to re-read Emma. It's not one of my favorites (though I do like the Jeremy Northam, Gwyneth Paltrow movie version) but maybe I'd appreciate it more now. My favorites are Persuasion and P&P (and I tend to read them over and over), and I'm not as fond of Emma or Sense and Sensibility.Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-10886747168880388152007-07-26T08:08:00.000-06:002007-07-26T08:08:00.000-06:00Petunia, I did enjoy the movie a lot. However, wh...<B>Petunia</B>, I did enjoy the movie a lot. However, when I read the book, neither Emma or Miss Smith in my head look anything like the actors. I agree that Paltrow did a great job!<BR/><BR/><B>Tara</B>, P&P is my favourite as well. I won't go anywhere near the sequels. I was even mad at Bridget Jones' Diary for ripping off the plotline (I actually chucked it across the room).<BR/><BR/><B>Dewey</B>, I know! I get very upset with such people....especially the ones who try to say she doesn't have literary talent. Hmph. This usually happened at college w/ people who were really into James Joyce.<BR/><BR/><B>Imani</B>, Northanger is my third Austen as well! Persuasion is my second. :) I'm feeling much better-thanks for the thoughts!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-4228516030540712652007-07-26T08:04:00.000-06:002007-07-26T08:04:00.000-06:00Iliana, I'm jealous of you having more Austen book...<B>Iliana</B>, I'm jealous of you having more Austen books to 'discover'! Although, I haven't read Mansfield Park in so long, I bet when I reread it it'll be like the first time.<BR/><BR/><B>Poodlerat</B>, I love Persuasion! I don't really remember Mansfield Park (see above), but it's next on the Austen re-read list. Thanks for the good wishes about my health0I do feel better. :)<BR/><BR/><B>Lisa</B>, Austen at work would be nice! Obviously, I concur w/ you about S&S. I didn't really enjoy the movie all that much either.<BR/><BR/><B>MyUtopia</B>, the P&P sequels make me upset. And lately B&N has been making prominent displays out of them, so I can't pretend that they don't exist. The audacity!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-46300960420334424952007-07-25T20:52:00.000-06:002007-07-25T20:52:00.000-06:00Yay, someone else not fond of S&S! I rank Mansfiel...Yay, someone else not fond of <I>S&S</I>! I rank <I>Mansfield Park</I> above it too and <I>Northanger Abbey</I> is actually among my top three Austens, so there. I haven't read <I>Emma</I> or <I>Persuasion</I> yet -- I may have read <I>Persuasion</I> when I was very young but I barely remember any of it so it doesn't count -- but <I>Emma</I> is on my TBR pile. <BR/><BR/>Those <I>Pride and Prejudice</I> sequels make me shudder. I don't even go physically near them if I can help it.<BR/><BR/>Feel better!Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-1229961109040457272007-07-25T09:34:00.000-06:002007-07-25T09:34:00.000-06:00Dis? Jane? How can that be? Who would do such a th...Dis? Jane? How can that be? Who would do such a thing?<BR/><BR/>In fact, I need to do some Jane rereading. I haven't been on a Jane kick in years!Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-67711924407163877332007-07-25T07:41:00.000-06:002007-07-25T07:41:00.000-06:00I've read Emma only once, but I really should re-r...I've read Emma only once, but I really should re-read it. P&P is my favorite. I've read some of the sequels and have given up. You might as well spend your time re-reading the real thing.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-20026675365744142182007-07-24T19:45:00.000-06:002007-07-24T19:45:00.000-06:00I love Emma! And I think Gwyneth Paltrow did a gr...I love Emma! And I think Gwyneth Paltrow did a great job of making her endearingly hopeless. I'd love to reread some Austen but there is too much on the plate at the moment.Petuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059145750315789676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-23110694029511020942007-07-24T12:53:00.000-06:002007-07-24T12:53:00.000-06:00I agree with you, it isn't one of my favorite book...I agree with you, it isn't one of my favorite books of hers. The enormous amount of P&P sequels frightens me.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149003661590866046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-54621038546801600622007-07-24T12:20:00.000-06:002007-07-24T12:20:00.000-06:00I am reading S&S for one of my challenges. I read ...I am reading S&S for one of my challenges. I read P&P this year for the first time since high school and loved it, but am not really enjoying S&S. I think I'll have to do Emma next. <BR/><BR/>I get them through dailylit.com and read them at work when I have down time, so it takes a while to get through them.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-39784986566783053492007-07-24T11:51:00.000-06:002007-07-24T11:51:00.000-06:00Wow, someone who agrees with me about Emma and Sen...Wow, someone who agrees with me about <EM>Emma</EM> and <EM>Sense and Sensibility</EM>! They're most people's favourites after P&P (at least, most people I know), but I've always preferred <EM>Mansfield Park</EM> and <EM>Persuasion</EM>. I do love <EM>Emma</EM>, though---you're right, Austen's worst is often better than another author's best.<BR/><BR/>And Austen continuations---yuck! The only one I've ever been able to stomach is the continuation of <EM>Sanditon</EM> by "Another Lady". It isn't Austen, but it doesn't make me want to strangle the author, which is more than can be said for any other Austen imitator.<BR/><BR/>I hope you're recovered from your illness, or at least feeling better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-14429490608956458682007-07-24T11:40:00.000-06:002007-07-24T11:40:00.000-06:00I really loved Emma, which I finally read this yea...I really loved Emma, which I finally read this year. It's only my second Jane Austen so I'm glad I still have a few other books waiting for me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com