tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post2897668583231907936..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: PersuasionMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-33091732044393609092015-04-27T08:49:30.725-04:002015-04-27T08:49:30.725-04:00Historia - I think each of her novels have their o...Historia - I think each of her novels have their own strengths, but you can't find two that are more different than Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey. I hope you enjoy it! Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-88183380791214064162015-04-26T21:53:43.565-04:002015-04-26T21:53:43.565-04:00Thank you for helping me to make my mind up.
I wi...Thank you for helping me to make my mind up. <br />I will read Mansfield Park and ignore Northanger Abbey. I despise silly girls like Emma. <br />You have indicated that the protagonist of Northanger abbey is just as bad as Emma was. Thus I am not going to waste my time on her. <br />I tried reading Emma for Spin Number 9 and was unable to do so. So I switched to Persuasion instead and loved it!!Francesca Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240118158098699822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-41625801977247744062013-02-08T17:10:29.338-05:002013-02-08T17:10:29.338-05:00Selah - I really liked the 1995 film version. I th...Selah - I really liked the 1995 film version. I thought Ciarán Hinds was perfect as a weathered Wentworth. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-7819356637286433402013-02-08T16:39:20.263-05:002013-02-08T16:39:20.263-05:00Oh, Jane Austen! P&P is my favorite because i...Oh, Jane Austen! P&P is my favorite because it was my first Austen. Persuasion is lovely. Have you seen the 1995 film? It is really well done. I like that Anne and Captain Wentworth are actually played by slightly older, less conventionally attractive actors. And Sophie Thompson as Mary Musgrove is fabulous! Selahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-85835853452848452582013-01-31T10:34:41.488-05:002013-01-31T10:34:41.488-05:00Nikki - It was the third Austen novel I read. Now ...Nikki - It was the third Austen novel I read. Now I've read all of her work and reread most of it and it's still my favorite! <br /><br />Melissa - I agree, definitely the most romantic. I think I identify most with Lizzie Bennet, I tend to have a hard time keeping my opinion to myself when I feel strongly about something. But I like Anne's patience more, probably because I don't have it. <br /><br />Carrie K - I listened to the audio for the first time this time around. Hearing Captain Wentworth's letter being read aloud = bliss. <br /><br />Care - I hope you like it! <br /><br />misfortuneofknowing - Rereading all of Austen's novels at once! Lucky you! Now that I've read them all, I've been rereading one each year and I just love it. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-31734350886359408712013-01-30T15:54:56.597-05:002013-01-30T15:54:56.597-05:00Great post! I remember liking Persuasion, but it&#...Great post! I remember liking Persuasion, but it's been a number of years since I last read it. I'm re-reading all of Austen's novels over the next few weeks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-91839775849716515452013-01-30T09:11:32.213-05:002013-01-30T09:11:32.213-05:00I could be due for a dose of Austen. I'll try ...I could be due for a dose of Austen. I'll try this next.Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-44232835577833109822013-01-29T21:31:35.211-05:002013-01-29T21:31:35.211-05:00This is my favorite Austen, too - I am so glad to ...This is my favorite Austen, too - I am so glad to find someone else who appreciates it for the same reasons I do. I try to reread it on an annual basis - I listened to it on audio in 2012 for the first time.Carrie K.http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-47798161340812495482013-01-29T19:17:38.871-05:002013-01-29T19:17:38.871-05:00Persuasion is my favourite of Austen's novels,...Persuasion is my favourite of Austen's novels, too. I think it the most romantic of her books. I also find Anne Elliot the Austen heroine I can most easily identify with because she's older and has seen more of the world than the others. Your review makes me want to re-read this one again :-)Melissa @ Confessions of an Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320886752332455903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-34083212211640525852013-01-29T10:36:51.955-05:002013-01-29T10:36:51.955-05:00This is one of the Austen books I have not read an...This is one of the Austen books I have not read and this review completely sold me. The themes of regret, lost love, those are the ones that always get to me. Nikki Steelehttp://www.bookpairing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-44568400373266679592013-01-29T08:16:44.612-05:002013-01-29T08:16:44.612-05:00I think a little bit of it is the fact that she...I think a little bit of it is the fact that she's surrounded by idiots. She can't use logic with her father or sisters, so she just lets them live in ignorance. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-86644341292183504652013-01-29T08:05:13.647-05:002013-01-29T08:05:13.647-05:00I can see why this could be a favorite, but I alwa...I can see why this could be a favorite, but I always react to Anne as you do to Fanny--how can a person possibly be so quiet and good?Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.com