tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post2503818697779425092..comments2024-03-16T22:32:46.026-06:00Comments on It's All About Books: A Classics Challenge January Prompt: The Author: Jane Austen!Sueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-50229119773996710242012-01-25T12:42:53.181-07:002012-01-25T12:42:53.181-07:00Diana... your June book? As in a book you have com...Diana... your June book? As in a book you have coming out in June? (Looking at your Amazon list right now...) This is a re-telling/modernization of Persuasion? If so, I will be on the lookout for it!Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-52343076596548608972012-01-20T19:57:43.439-07:002012-01-20T19:57:43.439-07:00Persuasion is one of my favorites of Austen, beaut...Persuasion is one of my favorites of Austen, beautifully written. I'd recommend watching the 1999 adaptation, I loved it. Isn't Chawton just beautiful! They've recently started up a <a href="http://janeaustenshousemuseumblog.com/" rel="nofollow">blog</a>. Thank you for participating in this month's prompt, Suey! :)Katherine Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257141301467724458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-39167875168683628142012-01-14T13:34:09.267-07:002012-01-14T13:34:09.267-07:00It really is amazing how Austen could blend bluntn...It really is amazing how Austen could blend bluntness with subtlety. She was just so biting without being mean at all.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-54565978985299277782012-01-12T21:59:59.402-07:002012-01-12T21:59:59.402-07:00Yep! Combining is the only way to do these things!...Yep! Combining is the only way to do these things!Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-38185573428857511052012-01-12T21:59:26.739-07:002012-01-12T21:59:26.739-07:00Isn't there also a retelling called Captain We...Isn't there also a retelling called Captain Wentworth's Diary? I think I had my hands on that one once.Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-14819156644779254692012-01-12T21:58:47.064-07:002012-01-12T21:58:47.064-07:00Thanks for the info. Perhaps I'll watch BOTH! ...Thanks for the info. Perhaps I'll watch BOTH! :)Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-85447122931789253862012-01-12T21:58:06.083-07:002012-01-12T21:58:06.083-07:00I anxiously await that part....I anxiously await that part....Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-20299799657108383622012-01-12T19:27:24.262-07:002012-01-12T19:27:24.262-07:00I can never get enough of Jane Austen's wit. ...I can never get enough of Jane Austen's wit. Way to combine challenges!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408471966661831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-83643098526748061372012-01-12T13:29:21.083-07:002012-01-12T13:29:21.083-07:00Mm...love this. I must reread Persuasion again - ...Mm...love this. I must reread Persuasion again - and wait for Diana's For Darkness Shows the Stars to come out, which is the retelling I'm planning to pair with it.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-90755570782040774472012-01-12T12:11:09.040-07:002012-01-12T12:11:09.040-07:00Just FYI: watch the 1995 movie, not the 2007 one. ...Just FYI: watch the 1995 movie, not the 2007 one. The 2007 one ruins the letter, ruins the ending..., even though the 2007 actors get the smoulder a bit better. <br /><br />As for modernizations, the only one I know of (other than my June book) is the sequel to Bridget Jones ("Edge of Reason"), and that's REALLY loose.Diana Peterfreundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681841474717604660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-21431091034836061962012-01-12T11:09:56.710-07:002012-01-12T11:09:56.710-07:00I love the letter captain Wentworth writes. I crie...I love the letter captain Wentworth writes. I cried like a baby when I read it. I haven't seen a movie version that I like yet. I don't think it's been made.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.com