tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post328072222133829939..comments2024-03-09T14:00:43.143-08:00Comments on Vintage Reads: The Three Weissmanns of WestportVintage Readinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-72487370017635214822010-11-20T17:08:32.872-08:002010-11-20T17:08:32.872-08:00Iris, I know the JA Book Club wasn't everybody...Iris, I know the JA Book Club wasn't everybody's cup of tea, but it just struck a chord with me! I invested in the Everyman's Classics a couple of years ago - there are seven including Sanditon and they were expensive at just over £10.00 each but they have pride of place on my bookshelf!<br /><br />Frisbee, I wouldn't mind reading more Schine if you could recommend a title.<br /><br />Carolyn, it was the Marianne character that so annoyed me in the book. She was ghastly whereas Marianne in S&S is sweet and loving. I'll look out for the Cookbook Collector sound intriguing.<br /><br />callmemadam, I'm not keen on JA sequels, prequels, retellings or zombie versions, but I'm willing to try another one so I'll look out for the title you mentioned.<br /><br />Karen, I agree with your thoughts on sequels and prequels. I thought the JA Book Club tried to do something a bit different and admired it as such. <br /><br />Jessica, Schine has some interesting, intelligent and amusing thoughts on divorce and family life, but it would probably have been a better novel without the S&S structure.<br /><br />potterjotter, yes, I think JA's genius is that you can find something new in the work everytime you read it and at different stages of your life.<br /><br />Coffee and a book chick, I do hope you enjoy Hotel du Lac and I will check out your review!<br /><br />Shelly, heh.'that song was too big for you' Exactly. No one does Austen like Austen.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-36659456314358960152010-11-18T09:44:08.281-08:002010-11-18T09:44:08.281-08:00You're right to be disappointed. I'm a wri...You're right to be disappointed. I'm a writer, but I would never presume to riff on an Austen book.<br /><br />It's like on American Idol when the judges scold a contestant by saying, "That song was too big for you."<br /><br />Austen's too big.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-79689787078120734252010-11-16T09:35:24.478-08:002010-11-16T09:35:24.478-08:00What a shame -- it's difficult to enjoy some o...What a shame -- it's difficult to enjoy some of the Austen based books, but I like to dabble in them every now and again. The originals, of course, are always much better.<br /><br />Incidentally, I picked up Hotel du Lac based on your review -- I credited this find to you on my Mailbox Monday post. Many thanks, and will let you know what I think once finished.Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-36610157645343374662010-11-15T16:05:08.484-08:002010-11-15T16:05:08.484-08:00I tried The Jane Austen Book Club, but its still s...I tried The Jane Austen Book Club, but its still sitting there unfinished. I would rather read the originals over and over - I always find something new in them - than read these spin-offs... kayaking accident indeed!potterjotterhttp://potterjotter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-31282398493548255122010-11-15T08:06:25.956-08:002010-11-15T08:06:25.956-08:00I did look at this one but it looked a bit light f...I did look at this one but it looked a bit light for my tastes. I also didn't realise it was a re-telling.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-34908562990587147942010-11-15T07:12:02.218-08:002010-11-15T07:12:02.218-08:00I've rarely found an Austen sequel/prequel/ret...I've rarely found an Austen sequel/prequel/retelling that I've liked -- I think the most successful was the movie Clueless! I think I do better with characters who are somehow inspired by Austen, like Dancing With Mr. Darcy, the new story collection. I also thought the Lost in Austen miniseries was hilarious -- not the book of the same title, which is totally unrelated and silly.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-63610586613546691722010-11-15T01:14:12.173-08:002010-11-15T01:14:12.173-08:00I was terribly disappointed by The Jane Austen Boo...I was terribly disappointed by <i>The Jane Austen Book Club</i>. On the whole, I don't like Austen spin-offs but I enjoyed <i>Being Elizabeth Bennet</i>, which was quite funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-84450214316344220812010-11-14T20:48:59.602-08:002010-11-14T20:48:59.602-08:00I looked at this one, but wasn't that interest...I looked at this one, but wasn't that interested. I read The Cookbook Collector, another one loosely based on Sense & Sensibility and really enjoyed it. (The Marianne character gets a job in an antique bookshop) I also really liked The Jane Austen Book Club when it came out, I found the allusions to Austen's novels very subtle and fun to spot.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538459607519844826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-61288747058892361362010-11-14T18:23:39.821-08:002010-11-14T18:23:39.821-08:00I think I'll skip this one. She is a good wri...I think I'll skip this one. She is a good writer, though, and I have enjoyed some of her books very much.Frisbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394353185610393979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-52270996182462785932010-11-14T09:07:00.445-08:002010-11-14T09:07:00.445-08:00I'm sorry this was a bit disappointing. I thin...I'm sorry this was a bit disappointing. I think it is so hard to write a good Jane Austen based book, although I do think that generally I like modern retellings better than the follow-ups to Austen's novels. Personally, I remember disliking the Jane Austen Book Club a lot, maybe I should reread it sometime, but I don't know..<br /><br />Can I ask which editions of Jane Austen novels those featured in your pictures are (the Sense and Sensibility here and Persuasion in your sidebar). They are incredibly beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com