tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post114425529103400603..comments2023-10-31T09:19:41.762-07:00Comments on Canon Fodder: Reading Journal Entry: The Jane Austen Book Clubmapletree7http://www.blogger.com/profile/15261672903705693449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1144358417287968562006-04-06T14:20:00.000-07:002006-04-06T14:20:00.000-07:00Hello again.Thanks for your comment on Petrona!I w...Hello again.<BR/>Thanks for your comment on Petrona!<BR/>I was just reading my bloglines links and came across something on a related topic over at Jenny D's blog, Light Reading.<BR/>http://jennydavidson.blogspot.com/2006/04/austen-v-brunton.html<BR/>Thought you might be interested if you haven't seen it already.<BR/>all best<BR/>Maxine.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1144353611475231982006-04-06T13:00:00.000-07:002006-04-06T13:00:00.000-07:00Hello, I was a bit shocked when I read your post b...Hello, I was a bit shocked when I read your post because I did not remember recommending it, as I did not like it all that much. I went back to check on your posting (that was a great posting! I remember it well and it was fun to re-read it), and I see that I just asked if it was the same author as the author of the book you were discussing (which it was). I was circumspect about whether or not I liked the JA book club.<BR/><BR/>I think your review is insightful. I agree with your take. I actually thought, in the end, the book was quite pretentious with its list of "suggested questions for your book group reading this book" at the end.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that the characters were not distinct. I think the book began well but ran out of steam in the middle. I thought it was somewhat hyped.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I liked the dissection of Austen's novels better than the plot of the book. Some of the perspectives on the characters in JA's novels (all of which I know extremely well as I re-read them often) I never would have thought of. This was fun, to see these characters in a completely different light in the way I had done.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the excellent review, as ever!Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com