Angel Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I could probably rise to this challenge! March - Emma by Jane Austen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I'll be interested in hearing what you thought of this one, as I read it last year. I went on to listen to the audio book of Northanger Abbey and that inspired me to pick up two more of her books to try... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 I did enjoy this book but I don't rate it as one of Austen's best books! I felt that the plot was too long and I found it hard to 'connect' with Emma as the main character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I found Emma a very unlikeable character - I wanted to shake her and tell her to mind her own business! I also found it very dull - nothing ever seemed to happen and I didn't care about the characters (in fact, I found many of them particularly annoying!). It put me off Austen for quite a while till I got t Northanger Abeey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 I'm glad it didn't put you off Kell! Give Pride and Prejudice a go - this one is her best. Sense and Sensibility, is also good. I'm glad you tried Northanger Abbey - I haven't read it, it's on my TBR pile, but the film was good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I found Catherine Morland easy to relate to - years ago when I saw a copy of Northanger Abbey in my mum's bookcase it conjured up all sorts of gothic images in my mind - reading the novel I couldn't wait for her to go to the abbey to stay still thinking it was going to be a ghost story. I thought the recent dramatisation captured the spirit and anticipation really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 I enjoyed that dramatisation as well and it has urged me to read the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty_kitty Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I enjoyed that dramatisation as well and it has urged me to read the book I agree and i found the dramatisation really helped me get into the book and picture Bath and the Abbey alot easier in the correct period too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 I've chosen Cranford by Elisabeth Gaskell for this month's challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 For June's challenge I have cosen Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 It's been a wee while since I have read a classic. So to make amends .......... Joseph Sheridan Le Fenu - Uncle Silas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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