tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post6183911398052802355..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austenlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-61963253367356705812011-08-13T13:31:05.096+10:002011-08-13T13:31:05.096+10:00Susan, S&S sat on the tbr pile for quite a whi...Susan, S&S sat on the tbr pile for quite a while but as soon as I started reading, I couldn't put it down. I might watch the movie again tonight. Audrey, I think the painting is just called The Linley Sisters but I must have read somewhere that they were known as the Linley Larks because I always think of them that way. Unfortunately they both died quite young, I must see if there's a biography of them. Val, what a wonderful quote from Maugham & how true. I enjoy MP more every time I read it. The first time, Fanny annoyed me & I thought the Crawfords were just wonderful. Now, every time I read it I see how subtle Austen was with her characters. The last time I was amazed at how angry Fanny was! She wasn't the passive wimp I'd always thought her. It's never a chore to reread an Austen.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-60190321632947389852011-08-13T02:18:05.985+10:002011-08-13T02:18:05.985+10:00How funny Persuasion is my favourite too. I often ...How funny Persuasion is my favourite too. I often listen to it as an audio book ..a comfort listen. Jane is a great pleasure at times. <br />I enjoyed both S&S and P&P and find that they are good to reread.<br /> I just had real trouble with Mansfield Park..it was one of the few books that was hard work ..I finally finished when accidentally locked in the bathroom ..the door catch rebelled and everyone was out... so I ran more water and finished the book (I know a bit of a crime ..the book became rather fatter in the steam...) I think finding myself rooting for the wrong characters and wishing to slap Fanny for being annoying didn't help. <br />I love the quote from W. Somerset Maugham.<br />“Nothing very much happens in her books, and yet, when you come to the bottom of the page, you eagerly turn it to learn what will happen next. Nothing very much does and again you eagerly turn the page,” “The novelist who has the power to achieve this has the most precious gift a novelist can possess.”Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-29245108223460533452011-08-13T00:04:16.277+10:002011-08-13T00:04:16.277+10:00One of my favorites, too (though Persuasion is at ...One of my favorites, too (though Persuasion is at the top of my list, too). I just bought a new annotated edition for my anniversary re-reading, because it would be fun to get those little snippets of information as I go along. And I love the name of the painting (or the sitters?) and the story behind it.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-15280124211744153352011-08-12T21:35:05.213+10:002011-08-12T21:35:05.213+10:00I have that same edition of S+S with that great pi...I have that same edition of S+S with that great picture, and your review is tempting me to pull it and the DVD of the movie out for rereading/re-viewing. Thank goodness for rereading! Susan EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com