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Could someone explain to me why Jane Austen's prose is considered good? Dan Send a noteboard - 27/04/2012 12:24:00 AM
I'm not trolling, and I don't want to hate on the book, but I can barely make it through a paragraph without getting bored and tired. Everyone here seems to swear by her prose, though, so I really think I'm perhaps missing something in appreciating it. Could someone explain to me why it's good? Preferably with some textual examples?






I love that book. I never cease to be amazed (and entertained) when everything starts to unfold. I feel silly about that, but it is what it is. :P

Sidenote: I always, always type Price and Prejudice and have to go back. I find that appropriate.

Have you read it? Thoughts? Feelings? If you hate it, tell me what's your favorite "other literature" book.
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Just read Pride and Prejudice again. nossy - 25/04/2012 04:21:27 PM 1469 Views
honestly...I liked it better with zombies. LadyLorraine - 25/04/2012 05:15:12 PM 1119 Views
Never read that. nossy - 25/04/2012 10:14:51 PM 1115 Views
it has a lot of the charm of the original, and then the additional charm of zombies LadyLorraine - 25/04/2012 11:36:55 PM 1228 Views
Dawn of the Dreadfuls wasn't bad... Tigr - 26/04/2012 02:04:13 PM 1053 Views
I don't know what it is about that book, but yes, I do love it. Legolas - 25/04/2012 06:56:28 PM 1166 Views
No idea. nossy - 25/04/2012 10:16:35 PM 1131 Views
My fault? Thanks to me, I think you mean. Legolas - 26/04/2012 08:52:15 PM 1062 Views
Love it Camilla - 25/04/2012 08:06:58 PM 1114 Views
I know. nossy - 25/04/2012 10:16:58 PM 990 Views
Re: I know. Camilla - 01/05/2012 06:31:21 PM 1315 Views
I love Thomas Hardy. Vivien - 25/04/2012 08:33:41 PM 1087 Views
Hm. I never could. Which book particularly? nossy - 25/04/2012 10:09:16 PM 1190 Views
that's what I always thought as well LadyLorraine - 25/04/2012 11:42:29 PM 1193 Views
Jude the Obscure. Vivien - 26/04/2012 03:10:25 AM 1238 Views
Mary's still presented as better than Lydia and their mother. Kind of. Legolas - 26/04/2012 08:40:40 PM 1138 Views
Re: Mary's still presented as better than Lydia and their mother. Kind of. Vivien - 26/04/2012 09:40:14 PM 1372 Views
I love Pride and Prejudice! Beqi - 26/04/2012 01:20:18 AM 1115 Views
Me too. <3 Darcy *NM* nossy - 27/04/2012 10:42:14 PM 459 Views
See, I keep thinking Jane Austen books are "chick lit" but I like them anyway. Tom - 26/04/2012 02:43:07 AM 1099 Views
Oh, come on. Jane Eyre is a great book. Legolas - 26/04/2012 08:42:17 PM 1125 Views
Hated Wuthering Heights. (but not as much as I hate Rochester of course) Vivien - 26/04/2012 09:31:13 PM 1143 Views
I don't think the first adaptation is cheating LadyLorraine - 26/04/2012 10:04:14 PM 1011 Views
I think it's all cheating. Vivien - 26/04/2012 11:22:31 PM 1265 Views
I don't know. LadyLorraine - 27/04/2012 12:06:00 AM 1160 Views
I admit she's too good for him - but isn't that part of the point? Legolas - 26/04/2012 10:08:13 PM 1110 Views
Clearly, it did work. Vivien - 26/04/2012 10:43:00 PM 1249 Views
Jane Eyre is bad chick lit. Tom - 27/04/2012 05:59:55 PM 1057 Views
I do too. nossy - 27/04/2012 10:44:13 PM 1029 Views
I think it's great HousealThor - 26/04/2012 04:16:52 AM 1071 Views
It's the dialogue that makes it so much fun. Vodalus - 26/04/2012 05:06:45 AM 1236 Views
Have you seen Lost in Austen? Tim - 26/04/2012 07:59:14 PM 1066 Views
Could someone explain to me why Jane Austen's prose is considered good? Dan - 27/04/2012 12:24:00 AM 1305 Views
I don't like her prose, but I like the dialogue LadyLorraine - 27/04/2012 01:55:50 AM 1181 Views
You're not alone. ironclad - 27/04/2012 01:16:12 PM 1175 Views
I agree with what others have said nossy - 27/04/2012 02:30:31 PM 1133 Views
Dialogue, wit, characters. The plot and descriptive prose are merely functional, true. Legolas - 27/04/2012 11:26:27 PM 1035 Views
The dialogue, wit, and characters I am not puzzled about. Dan - 28/04/2012 03:17:37 AM 1172 Views
That was Dom, you'll have to ask him. Legolas - 28/04/2012 10:30:17 AM 1472 Views
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