goals: to be an Eleanor
reality: being a Marianne
Classic example of men being gold diggers: John Willdoughy
Not all gold diggers are women
Classic character reference of mean girls and vanity: Lucy Steele
Most underrated character reference in history:
Colonel Brandon
Most unsettling romance main man character of all times: Edward Ferrars
Classic reference of being in a group project where your name is there but you are always absent to the point of being creepy: Margaret Dashwood
The mere thought of Margeret being there not being there gave me chills throughout this read.
Me and my character curiosity blown out of normalcy!
Doesn't anyone else feel this way
One of the most satisfactory endings of all times! I need to reread this one
Even though everything else was perfectly written, I got tired of being with Marianne.
I needed more of Edward and Eleanor, And more interaction between Brandon and Marianne,
My most favourite chapter is of course without doubt Chapterwith the confession, It's so beautiful.
topanticipated reads ofREREAD January,Do you ever notice how Colonel Brandon is a man, who steps up and takes care of things like a man Edward is kind of useless, I think Marianne got the real prize here.
Also fascinating just how much Austen is saying in this novel, She's saying A LOT and more and more becomes clear to me on every reread, The scene where Willoughby shows up to confess to Elinor when Marianne is ill was particularly striking to me this time, What does this say about 'bad people' and the nature of their 'bad acts' How does Elinor respond
It's also really fascinating what Austen is saying about Marianne in this book.
How illness and heartbreak change her and reshape her into a stronger, less selfish person, But at the same time, Austen does not condemn Marianne for her strong feelings and her runaway heart in the first/of the book.
In fact, it is esteemed a bit, And is Marianne really selfish That could be debated six ways to Sunday,
The book is very complex, There is a lot to think about,
REREAD September,
This is one of my alltime favorite books, I like it even more than I do Pride and Prejudice,
Everyone goes crazy over Lizzie Bennett and idolizes her, but my role model will always be Elinor Dashwood, She is a great sister, a trustworthy confidante, someone who always acts with honor and compassion, She is smart, fiscally responsible, stoic, and strong, I admire her so much and wish I could be more like her in real life,
I hate John Dashwood and want to punch him in the throat, Fucker. It surprises me each time that he is the most hated character for me in the novel,
Everyone hates on Marianne, but I like her, So she's a silly teenager! That's okay, She certainly learns and grows more than anyone else in the whole novel, She has a good heart and loves her sister dearly I adore the scenes where she stands up for Elinor!
The loving sister relationship is one of the best things about this novel.
Nothing melts my heart more than good sibling relationships, And Elinor and Marianne have each other's backs, Even though their personalities couldn't be more different, their love and compassion for each other knows no bounds,
Austen is genuinely funny, I was snickering at some of her writing, She's an amazing author. She gets some jabs in there,
Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition,
The most hilarious line in the novel:
"It is not everyone," said Elinor, "who has your passion for dead leaves.
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The only man who was attractive to me was Colonel Brandon, He was the only male who had me drawing little hearts in my notebook, I can't be bothered with Edward, I don't think he acted very honorably, gt. lt Although I always tear up at the end when Elinor is so overcome with emotion that she runs from the room!
Elinor could sit no longer.
She almost ran from the room, and as soon as the door was closed, burst into tears of joy, which at first she thought would never cease.
OMG My heart is breaking so much, ltIf anyone deserves a happy ending, it's her,
Elinor was to be the comforter of others in her own distresses, no less than in theirs, . .
She never burdens others with her problems, but is always there to comfort and listen to anyone else, The way she deals with Lucy Steele! She's a saint to put up with that, OMG!
She's beyond amazing,
All within Elinor's breast was satisfaction, silent and strong,
Tldr An amazing book, one I'm sure to read over and over again, This never ceases to be enjoyable! And I LOVE love love the film versions, I have watched them innumerable times! TheBBC version with Morahan is the absolute BEST, IMO, I've included a list at the bottom of this review in case anyone wants to see some awesome film adaptations on this amazing novel.
Film Versions:
Emma Thompson
BBCHattie Morahan
BBCIrene Richard
From
Prada to Nada Modern retelling
BBC Joanna David
Bollywood I Have Found It, starring the stunningly gorgeous beyond belief Aishwarya Rai One line baby feeding review:
On this reread, it struck me how much more imperfect and/or cringe Elinor and Marianne are allowed to be on the page than they ever are in movie adaptations: Elinor is more bitter, less forebearing, Mariannes teenage things she says much more embarrassing, etc.
Audiobook: Rosamund Pike
New review to come eventually, Can't quite put it all into words yet,
ORIGINAL:Ah, the third member of the Holy Trinity of Austen, Also deservedly so. This is my intellectual favorite of the Austens, By that, I'm not calling it "intellectual" I'm just saying that taking emotional attachment to other books out of it, this is my objective favorite Austen.
I actually believe that the story of the women is better than Pride and Prejudice, Go on, shoot me for that one, I've taken it before for that, The romance might be better, more tight, more like one would idealistically want in Pride and Prejudice, but the ones here are more realistic and would have a better chance of lasting in real life.
Colonel Brandon and Marianne are one of my favorite flawed couples of any piece of literature, This book finds faith in romances that are less than perfect, heroes who don't act like heroes Colonel Brandon wins over the romantic figure of Willoughby in the end, and heroines who are at times geniunely ridiculous in the things they choose to do.
Not because Austen writes them ridiculously, All women do things like that, and these girls find their way to love anyway, And not with the people conventional plotlines or even gothic strangeness would normally put them with either, By all rights, Eleanor and Colonel Brandon should make a quietly sensible couple, if one thinks about it, But that's not how this ends, There's enough romance left in it for some poetry to how the story ends, None of the men are one or even two dimensional, either, They don't merely serve as the means to the narcissitic heroine's end, No cardboard Prince Charmings with one ridiculous flaw here, They're very believable. I've always thought one of the strengths of Austen is that she writes novels that are undoubtably marketed to women, but men can still see themselves in her heroes if they read them.
The movie is my favorite Jane Austen movie, as a side note, And one of my favorites in general, I've been watching it since I was about, It's beautiful. So is the soundtrack. Emma Thompson's performance alone is worth the viewing, Ang Lee. . before he switched over to gay cowboys, Yes, he did period pieces, Who would have known, right,
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