Jane Austen
Posted: 23 Jul 2009, 12:58
I have all the Jane Austen books in my list but before I start reading them I'd like to know which book I should start with first.
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Posted: 24 Jul 2009, 06:07
Pride and Prejudice should be a good start.
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Posted: 24 Jul 2009, 17:49
Yeah!
Posted: 26 Jul 2009, 13:54
Pride and Prejudice is very good but I also really love Emma.
And if you haven't seen the movies yet, I was really pleased with them.
{Pride and Prejudice-Keira Knightly}
And if you haven't seen the movies yet, I was really pleased with them.
{Pride and Prejudice-Keira Knightly}
Posted: 27 Jul 2009, 23:02
Pride and Prejudice was the first one I read, but I also really enjoyed Northanger Abbey. Also, if you're going to watch the Pride and Prejudice movie, the one to watch is the A&E version because they didn't cut much out, and the acting is fabulous.
Posted: 28 Jul 2009, 05:38
I would avoid reading Sense and Sensibility straight after Pride and Prejudice, since the stories are so similar.
Posted: 05 Aug 2009, 09:46
you have to start from Pride and Prejudice.
That is great!!!
That is great!!!
Posted: 28 Apr 2010, 20:40
As with all, I recommend Pride and Prejudice. I also recommend watching the "Lost in Austen" movie directly afterward - truly a fun interpretation!
Posted: 13 May 2010, 18:51
Emma is a far more subtle and gentle book, with a nice plot. (Yes, I know my teacher said never to use the word "nice", but everything about Jane Austen is nice, in the nicest sense.)
Posted: 13 May 2010, 23:23
I watched it too. loved it!Kallista wrote:As with all, I recommend Pride and Prejudice. I also recommend watching the "Lost in Austen" movie directly afterward - truly a fun interpretation!
Posted: 14 May 2010, 08:08
Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books. It's perfect and it depicts the character relations in the book. The film is cool. I liked Colin Firth best. 
Posted: 14 May 2010, 15:08
Yea, it seems to be one of the few good Austen offshoots! I have been weeding through the major spin-offs (P&P&zombies (4/5), S&S&seamosters(3/5), Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict(2/5), Jane Austen ruined my life(4.5/5)) but they seem to miss some of the point...Just Me wrote:I watched it too. loved it!Kallista wrote:As with all, I recommend Pride and Prejudice. I also recommend watching the "Lost in Austen" movie directly afterward - truly a fun interpretation!
Especially Confessions... it was as if Lydia wrote a book with no subtlety or plot resolution. I do NOT recommend ^_^.
Posted: 14 May 2010, 19:41
This sounds interesting - if only I knew what you were talking about. What are they, and where do I find them?Kallista wrote: Yea, it seems to be one of the few good Austen offshoots! I have been weeding through the major spin-offs (P&P&zombies (4/5), S&S&seamosters(3/5), Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict(2/5), Jane Austen ruined my life(4.5/5)) but they seem to miss some of the point...
Especially Confessions... it was as if Lydia wrote a book with no subtlety or plot resolution. I do NOT recommend ^_^.
Posted: 16 May 2010, 09:28
I don't know if there is something I missed about Pride & Prejudice as i absolutely hated it, i found the love between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy unrealistic and idealised as well as the story really boring. I am actually interested however to know what other people love about it please let me know what i missed. x
Posted: 16 May 2010, 09:37
If stories were completely "true to life" they would be rather long-winded and boring.smellymonkey wrote:... i found the love between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy unrealistic and idealised ...
So Jane Austen exaggerated matters for effect? Most people found it a nice effect.