tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post1507007071911573467..comments2023-05-17T14:13:43.471+05:30Comments on At Pemberley: Mansfield Park - Jane AustenKalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412141003430058757noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-51131780392754929892012-03-21T14:27:10.231+05:302012-03-21T14:27:10.231+05:30Ooh, I've always enjoyed MP, and have read it ...Ooh, I've always enjoyed MP, and have read it several times. Perhaps it helped that it was the first Austen I read so wasn't comparing it to P&P etc. I found Fanny fascinating - plucked from all she knew to live somewhere halfway between upstairs and downstairs, never truly appreciated. She showed strength in turning Henry down and was shown to be a good judge of his character. Even Edmund never offended me. Life as a second son must have been frustrating - born with all the advantages of fortune but knowing that once your father is gone you need to work for a living and a much quieter living than what you're used to. And particularly hard when you see that your elder brother doesn't fully appreciate what he's got. He's kind and caring, but foolishly blinded by Mary. The novel may not have the pace of some of the others but it certainly isn't my least favourite. Thanks for the review! I think I'll be rereading the book soon...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-62292614635900242832012-01-29T20:45:10.431+05:302012-01-29T20:45:10.431+05:30Hello,
Why no posts for such a long time?Hello,<br />Why no posts for such a long time?Suvro Chatterjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027202980259279420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-70195959964991741682011-11-11T13:28:41.860+05:302011-11-11T13:28:41.860+05:30This is probably one of the less lively Austen boo...This is probably one of the less lively Austen books. I didn't find it hard going as such, because Austen writes so well...but Fanny and Edward are so insipid that the book dragged in all those places where they were prominent.<br /><br />Btw, have you read Lady Susan? That is the complete opposite of this one - an epistolary novel about a woman with little to no scruples - but oh! Lady Susan is so charismatic and witty that I just loved, loved her. <br /><br />Try it and see...I am sure you will love it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-78549892809751373932011-09-16T23:35:35.267+05:302011-09-16T23:35:35.267+05:30Just when I was thinking that you have gone missin...Just when I was thinking that you have gone missing.. thank you for the review and showing that you are alive :) :)<br /><br />I guess I am THAT charcter who doesn't read classics at all ( I have a fair stock) but I can't seem to get INTO it.<br /><br />Someday I will have patience and the nerve to read Austen.<br /><br />But I loved reading your review :)Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-91131992745676979092011-09-16T10:50:11.502+05:302011-09-16T10:50:11.502+05:30Hi Kals! This is a wonderful review of a book that...Hi Kals! This is a wonderful review of a book that even Austen fans tend to avoid. While I never think twice about picking up P&P or Emma or Persuasion again, I always seem too hesitate to re-read Mansfield Park. For me, Edmund is the most irritating, he is blind and self-righteous all at once. Mrs. Norris though, is ageless in her "banality of evil." How many Mrs. Norrises do we come across! And personally, I would take the cat ;)Vaishnavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829055456233904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-71399750468757037002011-09-12T00:19:12.590+05:302011-09-12T00:19:12.590+05:30Ah, I didn't know that! Thank you for telling ...Ah, I didn't know that! Thank you for telling me about this. Makes Cassandra so very fascinating now! I do remember reading that Austen's mother didn't like MP much and thought it dull.Kalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412141003430058757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-3352544491890880092011-09-11T22:40:36.592+05:302011-09-11T22:40:36.592+05:30I'm always struck by the fact that MP was Cass...I'm always struck by the fact that MP was Cassandra's favourite novel. If only we knew more about Cassandra ...Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-52405649138109252782011-09-08T17:31:29.811+05:302011-09-08T17:31:29.811+05:30Happily I managed to buy a Penguin classics editio...Happily I managed to buy a Penguin classics edition that had all three: Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon! I'm looking forward to reading it and hope I shall enjoy Lady Susan as much as you did :)Kalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412141003430058757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-26561616409957854802011-09-08T17:20:54.144+05:302011-09-08T17:20:54.144+05:30This was slow-going for me, too... especially the ...This was slow-going for me, too... especially the play sections. It's my least favorite Austen, but one I should reread one day. <br /><br />If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend Lady Susan. It was an unexpected delight!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-17481441240008158192011-09-08T15:55:03.920+05:302011-09-08T15:55:03.920+05:30Thanks! :) I agree with you that it is slow going ...Thanks! :) I agree with you that it is slow going with MP and for most people, their least favourite Austen book. I think Austen's writing stretches a little bit more and if perhaps a modern day editor had her manuscript, they would have chopped off a lot of unnecessary elaborations. Like the long-winding chapters about the play suggested by Tom Bertram.Kalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412141003430058757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433800763683549690.post-63453771945355007352011-09-08T15:26:42.356+05:302011-09-08T15:26:42.356+05:30Nice review - this brought a lot back for me. I r...Nice review - this brought a lot back for me. I read this one a few years ago and I remember it was very slow going. I can't tell if that's because it's my least favorite Austen, or if I always forget that Austen's writing is a little denser than more modern stuff. :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00068505185508588407noreply@blogger.com