tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post7066941433797440623..comments2024-01-26T02:42:13.669+02:00Comments on Bookish Realm: C_Club #9: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (Austen in August reading event)Rivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-16062884043100767542013-08-30T20:47:51.189+03:002013-08-30T20:47:51.189+03:00Thanks! I've read quite a few reviews on Mansf...Thanks! I've read quite a few reviews on Mansfield Park and it's really a novel that triggers many different opinions. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-48191984544262465922013-08-27T20:03:02.680+03:002013-08-27T20:03:02.680+03:00Great review! It was so interesting to read your t...Great review! It was so interesting to read your thoughts after all the blog discussions about Mansfield Park. I liked how you said, "Life is full of different characters, some more outstanding than others ..." I think I liked Fanny for the same reasons you mentioned. She is an underdog and stays under the radar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-74457288213830411172013-08-27T13:09:00.405+03:002013-08-27T13:09:00.405+03:00I'm not sure if you are going to like Fanny a ...I'm not sure if you are going to like Fanny a lot, Sarah, because I've noticed you have liking for way feistier heroines :), but I hope you will like the book. Fanny is indeed claimed to be without flaws and too good, but I think there are a few things in her personality that can be criticised, especially by us modern readers. <br /><br />I've decided now that I'll definitely read all six bigger works of Austen :) Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-50575203469837087632013-08-27T13:07:10.662+03:002013-08-27T13:07:10.662+03:00Yes, the play scenes could be taken as dragging. I...Yes, the play scenes could be taken as dragging. I have to say that if I had read Mansfield Park when a lot younger, I probably would have found more problems with it as well. But when growing as readers, we tend to grow also in tolerance, which can be very satisfying in the end. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-49839145435440073712013-08-27T13:05:39.311+03:002013-08-27T13:05:39.311+03:00I am quite curious about Sense and Sensibility and...I am quite curious about Sense and Sensibility and to read a story about focus on sisters. And I agree about Fanny. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-23742574888363593092013-08-27T13:04:47.184+03:002013-08-27T13:04:47.184+03:00I am pretty sure you will enjoy Persuasion, but no...I am pretty sure you will enjoy Persuasion, but not so sure about Mansfield Park, it does have it's good sides and its weaknesses. I will actually try Northanger Abbey next (your review was very encouraging), I decided to go in kind of reverse order from now, so it will be NA, Emma, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice for last. I'm interested how this order will form my opinion on books and Austen in the end. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-32432759818726111872013-08-27T13:03:14.175+03:002013-08-27T13:03:14.175+03:00I do like "loud" characters, I do, but s...I do like "loud" characters, I do, but sometimes I feel that they get worshipped too much, in comparison to quieter ones, who are interesting, too - but just as in life, maybe a bit more difficult to notice. <br /><br />Thank you!Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-92225356948454187632013-08-25T17:44:52.309+03:002013-08-25T17:44:52.309+03:00I'm so happy you liked this - it's my last...I'm so happy you liked this - it's my last Austen novel that I haven't read yet, and I want to like it. The main complaint I hear about Mansfield Park is that Fanny is basically too much of a goody-goody, which doesn't seem fair. I mean personally I love Emma because she's ridiculous and spoiled and a bit mean, but that doesn't mean that quieter, nicer characters don't have their merit. <br /><br />But yay for coming around to Austen! I can't wait to see what you think of some of her more popular ones :-DSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-81912882258738680352013-08-25T13:19:57.044+03:002013-08-25T13:19:57.044+03:00I'm glad to see another Fanny fan!
I've al...I'm glad to see another Fanny fan!<br />I've always been shy and reserved, but my first reading of MP was not completely favourable. Fanny seemed insipid and the play scene bored me to tears. Maybe back then I was trying very hard to change my shyness and Fanny's story just cut too close to the bone. <br />Since then I've accepted who I am, have learnt to work with it and draw strength from it. All things that Fanny highlights beautifully.<br />A story about a shy, reserved, moral woman can be a very satisfying experience after all :-)<br /><br />Thanks for the link back to my post as well.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-72967172405774055182013-08-25T00:28:13.842+03:002013-08-25T00:28:13.842+03:00Thanks for the link! I think you make an excellent...Thanks for the link! I think you make an excellent argument for the strenght of Fanny as a heroine. In many ways she is much stronger than other, feistier, Austen heroines who do not stick to their guns the way she does. I think you may like Sense and Sensibility because the character of Elinor has some similar qualities. Mary R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12468537883595941188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-65552961418106462762013-08-24T19:48:54.340+03:002013-08-24T19:48:54.340+03:00Mansfield Park and Persuasion are the 2 Austens I ...Mansfield Park and Persuasion are the 2 Austens I haven't read yet. Mansfield Park does interest me the least out of all her books, but I'm still looking forward to it.<br />You should try Northanger Abbey next. It's also a bit under-rated, and is my favourite so far.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-90394283842429756702013-08-24T16:30:04.523+03:002013-08-24T16:30:04.523+03:00Oh gone on then, I'll add to my pile! Fanny so...Oh gone on then, I'll add to my pile! Fanny sounds a much more interesting character than I have seen her portrayed in tv versions before. Perhaps when you are quiet and stubborn (as I am too) you can understand that subtle strength in the 'invisible' characters a lot more. I have always struggled to relate to Austen's characters in that sense because they are all so outspoken and full of confidence so perhaps I will have more luck with Fanny. Ithink I'll add it to my CC list. Wonderful review, Riv!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-67932187806823709232013-08-24T12:48:29.917+03:002013-08-24T12:48:29.917+03:00Even though Nabokov definitely has a point there, ...Even though Nabokov definitely has a point there, I think it's not possible to separate our opinions from our personas :) I admit, had I had very high expectations, this review would probably be different... But all reviews and takes on things are, I think, by default very personal, thus they are so different and that's pretty awesome because differences are good and enrichening! :)Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-70282608642422077402013-08-24T11:57:33.379+03:002013-08-24T11:57:33.379+03:00It's very interesting to read a defense of Man...It's very interesting to read a defense of Mansfield Park! Although I'm not a fan of it (maybe because, unlike you, I had high expectations!), I admit that Fanny has value and spine and is very well adapted. I admit all this. It's just that she irritates me, and can't do anything with it... Maybe because I myself am very bustling, social and outspoken :) Nabokov says that judging a character from a personal point of view is the last thing we should do as readers, but I guess it's hard to get rid of :) That's why our different characters make us view Fanny differently :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.com