tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post283168709446711433..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Mini-Reviews.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-23061875261962840892012-10-01T17:33:30.936-04:002012-10-01T17:33:30.936-04:00It's good to hear that Black Beauty withheld t...It's good to hear that Black Beauty withheld the test of time. Revisiting an old classic can be a scary proposition. I have not read Mansfield Park. I feel like I should after your review.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-6910956210791713662012-09-30T20:37:04.410-04:002012-09-30T20:37:04.410-04:00My reading has been sloowwww, but I thoroughly enj...My reading has been sloowwww, but I thoroughly enjoyed this post and I'm thinking of picking up A Little Princess. I've had it for years and have loved the movie version. :DAndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-36332423246205596502012-09-28T11:37:46.536-04:002012-09-28T11:37:46.536-04:00I hated Jane Austen until I read "Mansfield P...I hated Jane Austen until I read "Mansfield Park". It had some coziness that kept me turning the pages even late at night. My next Austen try is "Emma".Elenahttp://booksandreviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-41505975971143844062012-09-28T05:54:45.494-04:002012-09-28T05:54:45.494-04:00Black Beauty reminds me of tv adaptations... I'...Black Beauty reminds me of tv adaptations... I'm sorry to say that I wasn't an avid reader in my childhood and that therefore I completely missed out on this book (and The Little Princess). Love, love, love your editions though! <br /><br />As for Mansfield Park, I feel the same way, it took me ages to start liking the story (and it was such a slow read!), but Fanny did prove to be a more interesting heroine than I had previously imagined. Persuasion and Northanger Abbey still rank higher in my esteem. Chinoiserieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676489630557961558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-56632667662056159452012-09-27T21:33:08.289-04:002012-09-27T21:33:08.289-04:00I loved Black Beauty when I was in 4th grade. I mu...I loved Black Beauty when I was in 4th grade. I must have read it a dozen times in my life. A Little Princess is a favorite of mine too. Those take me back. :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826716134008160506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-8749577195667331912012-09-27T21:16:37.877-04:002012-09-27T21:16:37.877-04:00I loved Black Beauty too! It's one of the few ...I loved Black Beauty too! It's one of the few books I can remember having "that" feeling about, the feeling I can't describe but only happens with books and then rarely. I will have to re-read it.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-4786055846789254602012-09-27T19:15:14.374-04:002012-09-27T19:15:14.374-04:00I never read The Little Princess either even thoug...I never read The Little Princess either even though I LOVED The Secret Garden. I'll have to pick it up someday soon! And I liked Mansfield Park quite a bit and never understood why so many readers dislike it. Oh well!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-54900907829539460762012-09-27T19:12:31.955-04:002012-09-27T19:12:31.955-04:00I am so happy to see so many people reading A Litt...I am so happy to see so many people reading A Little Princess lately! It's my favorite childhood book and still one of my favorites. I'm so glad you liked it. <br /><br />I don't think I could reread Black Beauty. I liked most of it, but I can't handle it. It traumatized me as a kid. :)<br /><br />Mansfield Park is my least favorite Austen novel as well. I do want to reread it at some point to see if that changes, but I was just bored when I read it and didn't care for Fanny. <br /><br />I hope teaching is going wonderfully and you're settling in! Lindsey Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654365166738983077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-44359459136521552952012-09-27T16:46:46.789-04:002012-09-27T16:46:46.789-04:00I loved both The Little Princess and Black Beauty ...I loved both The Little Princess and Black Beauty when I was growing up, but I haven't read them in years! Mansfield Park has always been my least favorite Austen novel, but I would really like to re-read it soon. Like you said, I think it's easy to get caught up disliking Fanny and miss some of the other elements. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-47095862393143526932012-09-27T11:05:01.795-04:002012-09-27T11:05:01.795-04:00I've seen the movie of A Little Princess SO ma...I've seen the movie of A Little Princess SO many times, but I've never read the book and I don't know why! I think I might give it a try now, since you've said such lovely things about it! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-88391128130660157272012-09-27T02:32:02.672-04:002012-09-27T02:32:02.672-04:00I was listening to the excellent Naxos audiobook o...I was listening to the excellent Naxos audiobook of Mansfield Park, but even the wonderful Juliet Stevenson couldn't keep me interested in the dreary Fanny -- the middle of that book really drags for me. And all the other characters are so awful, especially Mrs. Norris and the wretched Henry Crawford! <br /><br />I'm trying to think of a single character I liked in the book and I can't come up with one. Even Edmund is an idiot when it comes to Mary Crawford. I gave up on it halfway through and have turned back to Dickens, even though it's Barnaby Rudge (which is finally getting interesting after 4 discs). Karen Khttp://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-82268713371427813292012-09-26T22:19:13.645-04:002012-09-26T22:19:13.645-04:00MP seems to either be everyone's least favorit...MP seems to either be everyone's least favorite (including mine!) or their most favorite. You give me hope that one day I might reread and not hate it. What's much more likely though is that I will reread Black Beauty! Thanks for the reminder and for the good review. The Secret Garden has been on my reread radar for a while. Maybe that's what my niece will be getting for Christmas this year!Carin Siegfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278383926500248048noreply@blogger.com