tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post3192529004133436283..comments2024-03-28T10:42:44.430+00:00Comments on Laughing With Lizzie: Darcy’s Voyage by Kara LouiseLizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18061687683030775285noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post-33989969495619898182013-06-24T21:17:01.649+01:002013-06-24T21:17:01.649+01:00Welcome :)Welcome :)Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061687683030775285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post-72731124384891046422013-06-24T07:20:52.905+01:002013-06-24T07:20:52.905+01:00 Ok thanx for the quick reply. Ok thanx for the quick reply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post-87879760557683805692013-06-22T18:23:17.142+01:002013-06-22T18:23:17.142+01:00Hello,
I recommend it if you are not an Austen pur...Hello,<br />I recommend it if you are not an Austen purist and enjoy spins offs such as The Lizzie Bennet diaries.<br /><br />Otherwise, maybe not.<br />I watched and quite liked it; it was a bit of fun!<br />~Mrs. D Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061687683030775285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post-57662122399273006682013-06-22T16:54:25.501+01:002013-06-22T16:54:25.501+01:00Do you recommend Lost in Austen. Please answer soo...Do you recommend Lost in Austen. Please answer soon<br /><br /> LeahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post-13039590864465022852013-06-13T23:00:49.651+01:002013-06-13T23:00:49.651+01:00I think there are a lot of similarities (from the ...I think there are a lot of similarities (from the mini-series the proposal scene in the middle of both stories seems very similar (at one point I could see Margret breaking out into 'From the first moment I met you your arrogance and conceit etc' haha) and the general relationship and how it develops between the hero and heroine is very similar to pride and prejudice. I will discuss this in my post and see how it goes with the rest of the book.<br /><br />I agree in that I prefer pride and prejudice; the humour is better and I prefer the more dialogue to the description (Dickens is too much description) <br /><br />I am sure I will sometime but it sounds too melodramatic. I prefer more realistic stories! <br /><br />Right, I shall now know you as Kitty :) <br />~ Mrs D Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061687683030775285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post-29766539977590279612013-06-13T00:37:34.813+01:002013-06-13T00:37:34.813+01:00I am looking forward to reading your post on North...I am looking forward to reading your post on North and South. I enjoyed N&S quite a lot, but I didn't find it as well-written as Pride and Prejudice, the novel I have often seen it compared to (I'm not saying there aren't similarities between the two, just that N&S isn't as good as P&P). N&S didn’t quite have P&P’s strong and realistic characterization and dialogue. <br /><br />I thought Elizabeth Gaskell was an interesting author because I noticed that she balanced dialogue and description in N&S, not having the book lean heavily on dialogue (as in Jane Austen's novels) or description (as in Charles Dickens' novels). I haven't read Wives and Daughters yet, but I watched the miniseries, which was quite good. Besides, it has Mr. Collins from the '05 P&P in it as a likeable character.:)<br /><br />You should try reading Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë. It’s a easy and fun book to read for being a classic, though I thought it was a little too melodramatic. <br /><br />I think I should start leaving a pseudonym, just so you know that this anonymous is me when I comment.:)<br />~Kitty (as in the one from Anna Karenina, not from P&P:)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post-8138378343831431792013-06-12T17:36:10.230+01:002013-06-12T17:36:10.230+01:00I was always "leery" as well. And there ...I was always "leery" as well. And there are so many stories out there which are not clean! But, I assure these are clean and I have really enjoyed them. I always make sure I tell myself to remember it won't be as good as the original (what is?) and then my enjoyment of the book isn't diminished :)<br />But, it all depends on personal taste. <br /><br />Jane Austen is the best but I have seen a few Dickens (Little Dorrit) but not read any Dickens. I also am currently reading Gaskell's North and South (and I will be doing a post on it soon) and I am really enjoying it. I have also seen the mini-series of North and South and I loved that (which is why I wanted to read it) I am also going to read and watch Gaskell's Wives and Daughters soon :)Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061687683030775285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023782217987788364.post-51881559428343607602013-06-11T04:06:15.289+01:002013-06-11T04:06:15.289+01:00I've always been a little "leery" of...I've always been a little "leery" of Austen rewrites - firstly, just because they aren't Jane Austen, and secondly, because they're not always clean (I'm very careful about what I read.) But, as the ones you write about are "clean", maybe I should try one or two. <br /><br />Just curious - do you read/watch the films of other classic novels (Dickens, Tolstoy, Gaskell, etc.) or just Jane Austen novels (who is the best, anyway :))?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com