tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417852593384043397.post1994934918252275852..comments2023-10-06T07:58:10.288-04:00Comments on Review Me Twice: ReviewMeTwice- Pride & Prejudice by Jane AustenAlex&rahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608406717635737801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417852593384043397.post-34518556707497056122013-02-15T15:23:39.012-05:002013-02-15T15:23:39.012-05:00But you took out some key words! My most favorite...But you took out some key words! My most favorite part of that speech is that she tells him he's "the last man in the world whom [she] could ever be prevailed upon to marry." I don't know; there's just something about the phrase "prevailed upon to marry" that makes it THAT much worse. I feel like she's really sticking it to him in that line and it's probably my favorite line in the entire book.<br /><br />I would read "Emma" if you were going to read something else by her. I would avoid "Mansfield Park" because, well, it's just not that good and it's, I think, the longest of all her novels.<br /><br />I think "plain" was just their insult of the day, probably because being plain meant you were less likely to get a husband, especially if you had no money. Charlotte at one point mentions being a burden to her family (which is hysterical to think about now, because she was only 27.)<br /><br />The thing is, during that time period, no one every said anything that could be percieved as rude (or, plainly, you might say.) So by calling someone plain, it was a polite way of calling them ugly because, of course, you couldn't call them outright ugly back then.<br /><br />Now, of course, plain has taken on a different connotation.Cassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730406902174444302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417852593384043397.post-91013922978723955392013-02-15T14:38:06.335-05:002013-02-15T14:38:06.335-05:00This post made me laugh. Cassy, you are funny. As ...This post made me laugh. Cassy, you are funny. As I have said before, I do not care for this book primarily because of the writing. I am not opposed to flowery dialogue in itself, but I feel like there is just way too much. I mean,take that first quote. I feel like she could have written "From the very beginning of my acquaintance with you, your manners, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, formed the groundwork on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever marry.” Just removing a few words makes it shorter, and I feel the point still comes across. I have been told that I should read Austen's other novels, as her writing supposedly improves. I am willing to give it a try. I do like the story though, which is why I like the movie versions a lot.<br /><br />Also, I need to point out something that has always bugged me about older period pieces. Where was it decided that "plain" meant unattractive? I always thought it meant average. With all the different words out there, I'm sure they could have come up with different words to describe someone who is actually unattractive (which in itself is all subjective). Maybe it's just a personal problem, because I actually really liked Charlotte, and I've never considered myself attractive, but I'm not hideous and therefore, I feel like I would be considered average, and therefore what I see as plain. <br /><br />Anyway, great review. Sorry for the weird rant. I'm very bored.<br /> AnnaPeg88https://www.blogger.com/profile/13952784947641221669noreply@blogger.com