tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918949051637852549.post8063025727829152443..comments2013-04-16T17:10:13.563-07:00Comments on Writs R Wrought: Welcome to the Future!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918949051637852549.post-386343685530023802013-01-02T14:53:44.047-07:002013-01-02T14:53:44.047-07:00According to Wikipedia, "Because Austen's...According to Wikipedia, "Because Austen's novels failed to conform to Romantic and Victorian expectations that "powerful emotion [be] authenticated by an egregious display of sound and colour in the writing", 19th-century critics and audiences generally preferred the works of Charles Dickens and George Eliot. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_austin)" So apparently, she is considered a Victorian author. <br /><br />I've never actually read any of her works, as until recently I've generally avoided all "classics". Most of the time when a book is the absolute "must read", it's one that I really don't enjoy. I'm slowly beginning to correct that problem with regards to "classic" books, however, and I'm discovering that some of them I really dislike, and some I really enjoy. <br /><br />I didn't read it recently, but I loved Dumas' "The Three Musketeers". There's so much more there than would ever fit in a movie. I still haven't been able to make it through a Dickens book, though. <br /><br />I just got nook money for Christmas, and bought a two-volume set of Edgar Rice Burroughs, so I'll be getting to that soon, when I've finished with Mr. Twain and Mr. Wells. I've also got a bunch of Jules Verne queues up on my nook to read. <br /><br />I think it makes a difference when you're not told that you "have" to read something. Additionally, I've given myself permission to skip anything I don't like. In the meantime, I'm getting a better foundation in the roots of the SF & Fantasy I enjoy writing.BOOTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136581514176059719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918949051637852549.post-80898671460159738842013-01-01T19:15:39.724-07:002013-01-01T19:15:39.724-07:00I hope you have a lot of success in the new year!
...I hope you have a lot of success in the new year!<br /><br />I love a lot of the classic storylines, but they do get way too wordy for me sometimes. I'm not ashamed to admit I read abridged versions at times. I still get the joy of the story without all the unneccessary (imo) stuff. Jane Austen is my favorite old time author (though I don't know if she's considered a Victorian writer...), with Pride and Predjudice being my favorite. I've read it several times and watched all the version of it. If you're familar with the storyline and like movies, Lost in Austen is a hillarious take on the story.Hosmersnoreply@blogger.com