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Edmund Bertram's Diary (Jane Austen Heroes #4)
by
Amanda Grange (Goodreads Author)
The retelling of Jane Austen?s novel Mansfield Park from the point of view of Edmund Bertram?by the author of Mr. Knightley?s Diary and Captain Wentworth? Diary. At ten years of age, Fanny Price came to live with Edmund Bertram and his family at Mansfield Park. Far from the brat Edmund expected, Fanny became his closest confidante and dearest friend.
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Paperback, 293 pages
Published
August 5th 2008
by Berkley Trade
(first published November 30th 2007)
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Une fois n'est pas coutume, ma note est un petit peu sévère. Si l'écriture agréable d'Amanda Grange et son respect pour l'oeuvre de Jane Austen sont toujours bien présent dans cette réécriture de Mansfield Park du point de vue d'Edmund, je pense que l'intêret que l'on porte à chaque "Diary" est proportionnel à l'amour que l'on a pour chaque héros austenien. Vous l'avez donc compris, je ne suis pas une grande fan d'Edmund, ni même du couple qu'il forme avec Fanny.
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I should first and foremost make clear that I am a purist where Jane Austen is concerned, and that Mansfield Park and Persuasion alternate as my favorite Austen novel.
Amanda Grange has many good things going for her. The language is mostly convincing and the characters have continuity with Austen's own. When dialog or events coincide with something already portrayed in Mansfield Park, Grange is pretty faithful in her own portrayal. Most importantly, Edmund Bertram's Diary is a light, funny, enjo...more
Amanda Grange has many good things going for her. The language is mostly convincing and the characters have continuity with Austen's own. When dialog or events coincide with something already portrayed in Mansfield Park, Grange is pretty faithful in her own portrayal. Most importantly, Edmund Bertram's Diary is a light, funny, enjo...more
This is the first book I've read in this series, by Amanda Grange's reworking of a Jane Austen story from the man's point of view. This novel is based on "Mansfield Park" but from Edmund Bertram's viewpoint.
To begin the book we see where Fanny Price arrives at Mansfield Park at 10 years old. Edmund befriends her, looks after her as she grows older. In his writings he writes a lot about Mary Crawford, because she was the woman he was in love with, even though she didn't really love him.
He continu...more
To begin the book we see where Fanny Price arrives at Mansfield Park at 10 years old. Edmund befriends her, looks after her as she grows older. In his writings he writes a lot about Mary Crawford, because she was the woman he was in love with, even though she didn't really love him.
He continu...more
A very solid alternative to re-reading the original. I'm just not sure if that is a compliment or not! I would probably have given it four stars for how much I enjoyed reading it, but I think a lot of that enjoyment came from Jane Austen and not Amanda Grange. There's very, very little added except a slightly deeper exploration of Edmund's stress at being left in charge of the estate and one very nicely done scene where he sees Fanny in a brand new light. Fanny's end character is nicely portraye...more
I personally loved Mansfield Park. I admire Fanny and I really liked Edmund, when he wasn't obsessed over Mary Crawford. I kind of think Edmund Bertram's Diary was just a mirror of Mansfield Park (it was kind of hard not to be as Fanny and Edmund grew up together and Edmund is in most chapters of the book). It covered in a couple pages Edmund's trip to visit Mr Owen and what he did while Fanny was in Portsmouth, even though I wanted a bit more of that: it would have been nice to read something I...more
Amanda Grange has done it again! I love her series on Austen men! This is my fourth book and to be honest, I was a little wary of it because Edmund is not one of my favorite Austen heroes. Like in her other books, Ms. Grange did her homework, her retelling follows the course of Mansfield Park, with accurate dates, events, and dialogue taking place.
Unfortunately, because Ms. Grange is so diligent with her work, it means a lot of Edmund's diary entries are consumed with talk of Mary Crawford. Thi...more
Unfortunately, because Ms. Grange is so diligent with her work, it means a lot of Edmund's diary entries are consumed with talk of Mary Crawford. Thi...more
Just finished it. :) I enjoyed it! I think I enjoyed Mr. Knightley's Diary better, but I like the story of Emma better anyway. Fun to read it from his point of view. :) I'm glad, our library has two more of these (I think) and I'm going to read them soon. A recommended read for Jane Austen fans. Now I want to see the movie...
Quite good. Mansfield Park is not my favorite of Jane Austen's. I find Fanny a little too meek and mild and Edmund kind of wishy-washy for my taste. But it was nice to get a different perspective on story. Amanda Grange did a good job of using this book to fill in some of the holes in the story and made it match the original book very well. I am interested to read some of her other diaries.
These are nice, skim-able (possibly because I know the storylines so well), easy-to-read books, and it's interesting to see the men's point of view of events and heroines according to Grange. I'm not really sold on it being in actual diary format, though. I would have preferred it to be an actual book so that the tone and voice was more similar to what Austen wrote.
Someone gave me this book, otherwise I don't think I would have picked it up on my own.
It was truly one of the worst books I have ever read.
I thought the plot and characters were cheaply put together and lacked any real depth. I found the whole thing unbearably cheesy and hard to read.
Dreadful!
It was truly one of the worst books I have ever read.
I thought the plot and characters were cheaply put together and lacked any real depth. I found the whole thing unbearably cheesy and hard to read.
Dreadful!
I didn't like it as much as Capt Wentworth's diary, but that is no fault of the author. Edmund is infatuated with Mary Crawford for most of the book which makes this one less fun to read for me. Loved the ending and how she elaborated on the story Jane Austen gives in Mansfield Park. Can't wait to read another Amanda Grange diary.
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I liked this a lot. Although you know how the story goes, it is fun to see the other side. Austen doesn't give the hero's point of view so I enjoy imagining the other perspective. Yes, it's fluff, but it's still a good time
Many people don't like that Grange didn't very from Austin's original but that's why I loved it. True Austin fans don't want extreme changes but to feel like they are just hearing the other side of the story.
I love these books. I was really curious to read this one with how awkwardly the love story of Mansfield Park plays out but I really enjoyed it. Edmund is a sweet, if confused, man and I just love Fanny to death.
I nearly died of boredom in the beginning, but once the play was over it got better. I read it because of my love of Jane Austen.
Out of the few books I have read that are sequels to Austen's book, I feel Amanda Grange is the most loyal to Austen's characters. Granted I have not read many.
Out of the few books I have read that are sequels to Austen's book, I feel Amanda Grange is the most loyal to Austen's characters. Granted I have not read many.
I could say that Edmund Bertram is my favorite Austen hero after Darcy. When I heard about this book I knew right away that I would love it. And I did, it is the best Jane Austen related Diary sequel I've even read.
The book begins when Fanny arrives to Mansfield Park and she and Edmund become friends. From the book you can totally feel the strong bond between Fanny and Edmund. When Mary Crawford comes into the picture you can really feel the struggle Edmund goes through. My favorite part of the...more
The book begins when Fanny arrives to Mansfield Park and she and Edmund become friends. From the book you can totally feel the strong bond between Fanny and Edmund. When Mary Crawford comes into the picture you can really feel the struggle Edmund goes through. My favorite part of the...more
The man's point of view from Mansfield Park. It was okay. Mansfield Park isn't my favorite Jane Austen anyway, but it was something to do on a rainy day!
Once again, although the actual story itself was good, and seemed to be building up to something wonderful, I'm afraid this one also fell flat.
I enjoyed this book, especially since I've only seen the Masterpiece Theater's rendition of Mansfield Park. I am really liking this author.
I really enjoyed this book. It was much easier to get through than Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.
I didn't dislike this book, but I felt it didn't really add much more to the original.
Amanda Grange is very talented...this is a must read for any Jane Austen fan!
Not as good as Mr. Darcy's diary, but a fun read nonetheless.
This is a lovely novel inspired by "Mansfield Park" and told from Edmund Bertram's point of view. I only have one more book in this series left to read, and I shall miss them when I am finished. I rank the Amanda Grange books among the best Jane Austen fan fiction.
This book is okay. Nothing negative or encouraging to say about it.
More fun from Amanda Grange. It's a light, "beach read" type novel.
Patricia Rozema's 1999 film version did such a wonderful job of romanticizing what is, in my opinion, one of Jane Austen's least romantic tales and saddest heroines. I was hoping for more on the part of Edmund Bertram through his "diary", a better understanding of Mary Crawford's allure and more hints from the very beginning that Fanny Price was the girl and then the woman he loved more than any other. But Edmund remains fairly clueless, even by his "own" words, and there is nothing thrillingly...more
Edmund Bertram's Diary is about the characters of Mansfield Park written by Jane Austen. I enjoyed this book more because of how this author writes than because of becoming better acquainted with Edmund himself. Mansfield Park is my least favorite Jane Austen novel primarily because of Edmund Bertram's character.
I finished this novel primarily because I want to read all of Amanda Grange's diary series. Kudos, to Amanda! I now think that Edmund's character is simply a poor choice for a main chara...more
I finished this novel primarily because I want to read all of Amanda Grange's diary series. Kudos, to Amanda! I now think that Edmund's character is simply a poor choice for a main chara...more
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This wasn't bad, but it is weak in comparison to Ms. Grange's other Diaries. At times it was downright boring. I would have liked to see a glimpse of Edmund and Fanny's life at Mansfield after their marriage but it was not mentioned. The ending was rather abrupt as if the author tired of writing and wanted to get it over with.
Edmund & Fanny are kind, low-key, considerate characters. Perhaps they are not the type to inspire passionate sparks but this book could have us...more
This wasn't bad, but it is weak in comparison to Ms. Grange's other Diaries. At times it was downright boring. I would have liked to see a glimpse of Edmund and Fanny's life at Mansfield after their marriage but it was not mentioned. The ending was rather abrupt as if the author tired of writing and wanted to get it over with.
Edmund & Fanny are kind, low-key, considerate characters. Perhaps they are not the type to inspire passionate sparks but this book could have us...more
Not as good as Mr. Darcy's. Not as touching as Captain Wentworth's. Not as amusing as Mr. Knightley's.
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Amanda Grange was born in Yorkshire and spent her teenage years reading Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer whilst also finding time to study music at Nottingham University. She has had sixteen novels published including six Jane Austen retellings, which look at events from the heroes' points of view.
Woman said of Mr Darcy's Diary: "Lots of fun, this is the tale behind the alpha male," whilst The Wash...more
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