tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544566385585031946.post3998896915219082726..comments2024-01-20T02:48:00.585-08:00Comments on The Awkward Unicorn: Dear Jane Austen, You Suck.Zack Newcotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686872947748092440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544566385585031946.post-30066469311189640252007-12-22T15:13:00.000-08:002007-12-22T15:13:00.000-08:00This article is great, and the response from women...This article is great, and the response from women is typical. <BR/><BR/>I said something summarily similar to Zack's comments posted here last night among mixed company. Big mistake. I received murderous glares from the 3 women who heard it all night. But of course . . . how dare I insult the amazing writing of Jane Austen.<BR/><BR/>Except that she's a mediocre writer at best. That's right, mediocre. At best. See what I did there? It's called repeating the same thing, which is what she has done in all of her books, as Zack's blog here has accurately reported. <BR/>Great writer's do not do that. <I>Popular</I> writers do, which I can assure you, is to make them money. That's right ladies! You've been had! You've bought into a writer who has basically just engaged in a career of fan service and called it fine literature.<BR/><BR/>Methinks not.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353828844906773263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544566385585031946.post-9048812591852614672007-11-27T11:12:00.000-08:002007-11-27T11:12:00.000-08:00um wow... and utterly hilarious.i AM one of those ...um wow... and utterly hilarious.<BR/><BR/>i AM one of those women that have been reading austen since infancy (however P&P is NOT my favorite), but i'm still laughing at you. i mean... with you.new york dactylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795058923695262359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544566385585031946.post-20067451305021130422007-11-22T09:07:00.000-08:002007-11-22T09:07:00.000-08:00I agree with most of what Esther said. I love Jan...I agree with most of what Esther said. I love Jane Austin and all her books not just Pride and Prejudge. Pride and Prejudice is not my favorite Austin book and as much as I love Mr. Darcy he is not my favorite male character...yep he's not! I think most of the books you came across are jokes that aren’t worth reading. They will never be able to stand up to Jane Austin’s work. Just had to say this since Jane Austin is my favorite author and I think you are treating her a little harshly.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642151248289244587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544566385585031946.post-60597617027604937332007-11-22T00:25:00.000-08:002007-11-22T00:25:00.000-08:00I can definitely understand how you came upon such...I can definitely understand how you came upon such a conclusion Zack, and in so far as you have explained it, I would agree . . . except for the fact that I am one of the (albeit few and far between) true Pride and Prejudice lovers that actually loves Jane Austen's writing style MORE than Mr. Darcy. . . . I know, shocking. <BR/>Firstly, I'd like to see how many of our lovely young obsessors have actually read Jane Austen, BEFORE, watching Pride and Prejudice (and for the record, anyone that fell in love with Jane Austen over the most recent version of Pride and Prejudice with Kiera Knightly is NOT a Jane Austen fan!!!! These are the one's that are in love with just another romance.) <BR/>Secondly, Jane Austen should not only be appreciated for her creation of Mr. Darcy (who is a great character) but should mostly be heralded for her ability to humble any character with a charming and deathly wit. Her character development and sass make her books more comedy than romance . . .but that means you have to be someone that can read Victorian writing style and understand it well enough to get the jokes. <BR/>Anyway, there's my two cents. <BR/>Seriously, I'm ashamed of this same phenomenon, not because it's just another romance, but because it's NOT just another romance.Esther Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999112453774550496noreply@blogger.com