tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post6678004267082607862..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Book Review: Sense and Sensibility and Sea MonstersHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-92209969978777162782011-02-04T23:08:32.819-05:002011-02-04T23:08:32.819-05:00I think you did a much better job of summarizing m...I think you did a much better job of summarizing <i>my</i> feelings. Very well said!!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-56078852363279124042011-02-04T23:06:31.265-05:002011-02-04T23:06:31.265-05:00I loved P&P&Z but could not get into S&...I loved P&P&Z but could not get into S&S&S at all. The proportion of new writer to Austen in the former was 15% to 85% respectively, while in the latter, if memory serves me right, it was more of a 40/60 split. This did not make for a good story. Plus, the presense of zombies in P and P, while fantastic, quietly worked alongside of the original story, even enhancing the humor on occasion. The S and S mash up required me to imagine technological and engineering feats that seemed to stand in the way. It was a real fail to me.Paul Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969557760934512569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-82206960206489414322011-02-03T22:45:47.903-05:002011-02-03T22:45:47.903-05:00Ugh I tried the Demon Hunter book too...same probl...Ugh I tried the Demon Hunter book too...same problem! It sounded a lot better in my head. So disappointing.<br /><br />Whenever Austen uses the term indifferent it seems to mean "do not like, yuck" rather than "meh, don't care."Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-58002482795859048142011-02-03T21:48:47.364-05:002011-02-03T21:48:47.364-05:00I agree! I thought P&P&Z was cute and crea...I agree! I thought P&P&Z was cute and creative in it's "interpretation" of the Jane Austen classic, but S&S&S (as well as the dubious others such as Jane Slayre, Android Karenina, and Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter) all seemed to just be riding on the coat-tails of some sort of science-fiction-literature movement...Though, I am curious to know the 19th century meaning of "indifferent" since I have not been able to find a clear definition other than our modern one.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281702974704744878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-56396041583728516932011-02-03T21:26:22.862-05:002011-02-03T21:26:22.862-05:00Yeah....i don't think i'll read this. Does...Yeah....i don't think i'll read this. Doesn't sound too attractive lolRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16780421103763247443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-91983045061506992752011-02-03T18:43:31.196-05:002011-02-03T18:43:31.196-05:00I can sincerely say that neither P&P&Z or ...I can sincerely say that neither P&P&Z or S&S&S have ever held so much as a tease for me. It seems somewhat sacrilegious to me.Lady Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950219779267495326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-47802725398243289742011-02-03T16:19:10.460-05:002011-02-03T16:19:10.460-05:00I have not ventured into these versions, I am temp...I have not ventured into these versions, I am tempted to purchase Some of the Bennett siblings stories but not as of yet. If you must have a sequel why not try L. Rice "The Beekeepers Apprentis" Sherlock Holmes world doncha know.<br />RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-75631846952292057302011-02-03T08:44:44.642-05:002011-02-03T08:44:44.642-05:00Well said, it had great potential but the author w...Well said, it <i>had</i> great potential but the author went with a rather un-original direction which made it very disappointing.Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-64764782296699235982011-02-03T00:29:35.508-05:002011-02-03T00:29:35.508-05:00I admire your intrepid spirit Heather. You finishe...I admire your intrepid spirit Heather. You finished this fishy tale. I disliked it so I could not get through it let alone write a full review. I think it had great potential, but it was just too far from Austen's concept to work. It was a cartoon parody. I wanted to laugh, but sadly did not.Laurel Ann (Austenprose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07569869772159241024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-81725085925795562132011-02-02T18:35:56.788-05:002011-02-02T18:35:56.788-05:00I heard about it a long time ago, and haven't ...I heard about it a long time ago, and haven't since, which is too bad because I would be interested in getting my hands on it.Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-13131826117962467392011-02-02T18:25:31.417-05:002011-02-02T18:25:31.417-05:00I have not ventured into this realm of Austen rema...I have not ventured into this realm of Austen remakes yet, but have heard many approve of P&P&Z. Thanks for this informative review! Is there really going to be Persuasion... In Space?Svea Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155352839052427783noreply@blogger.com