Sense and Sensibility
discussion
Is that book boring or what ?(NO OFFense )
date
newest »
newest »
Hannah wrote: "Don't allie I haven't time to read it again at the moment ... I love that letter bit too sooooooooo romantic For all the fuss being made about shades of grey at the moment I still believe that so..."
I totally agree Hannah. Classic English Literature has some ah-mazing moments in it that beats anything written today. I forgot about Room w/ a view! Perhaps its time for a reread...
ok i respect your opinion but actully I found it funny ! I loved the characters the three sisters , the mother and almost I fall in love with each character and find all the main characters lovable and funny in some how!so I don't understand why did u hate it ! even though it is the first and only Jane Austen books I had read so far ! :)
Lauren wrote: "That's ok, I don't offend easy. But in my opinion S&S is one of the best Jane Austen books. As a matter of fact, it's my favorite!"Mine, too, Lauren. Different strokes, different folks. I loved it.
Allie wrote: "I love S & S. Reread it all the time. Not particularly fond of the female characters but Colonel Brandon is wonderful. Even though he's older and not as dashing or handsome as Austen's other romant..."Allie: It got five stars from me and I do not give them out lightly. Took a chapter or two to get into the time/place but after that, I was hooked and simply loved the book.
Cathy wrote: "Allie wrote: "I love S & S. Reread it all the time. Not particularly fond of the female characters but Colonel Brandon is wonderful. Even though he's older and not as dashing or handsome as Austen'..."Yes its definitely a five-star-er. I just made up that word lol. Love Jane Austen. Could talk about her novels all day. You do get hooked!
I tried to read this when I was just out of high school but could not get into it. A couple of years later I read Persuasion, which completely knocked me back because I hadn't expected to like it. Yet I did. So I went back to Sense and Sensibility and didn't think it was boring at all. I didn't love it the way I love P&P or Emma, but S&S is a fine novel and deserves a second chance.
Sense and Sensibility was a great read for me. Now 'Emma' in my opinion is the most difficult book to read of Jane Austen.
Miriam wrote: "I find it funny that the majority doesn't like it! I really did. It was slow (not as slow as Persuasion in my opinion) but I really relate to both of the main characters and love this story line. R..."Col. Brandon is 35 and may ann about 20 it is a fair age difference, but not really disgusting and for the time, when a man had to gain an independence before marrying but a woman did so by marrying-they were an appropriate match
didn't find the book boring at all-but Edward Ferrars is no Mr. Darcy. When you think what Elinor must have gone through as Lucy with her cruel machinations tortured her
I really enjoyed Sense and Sensibility, although not as much as Pride and Prejudice. Mansfield Park is my least favourite Jane Austen book.
I read Sense and Sensibility shortly after P&P, and found it really slow and boring compared to the former. :) The characters weren't as interesting and the storyline much more tedious. I'll probably reread it in the future and see if my opinion's changed. About to start Persuasion!
Mary wrote: "I read Sense and Sensibility shortly after P&P, and found it really slow and boring compared to the former. :) The characters weren't as interesting and the storyline much more tedious. I'll probab..."
Ah, you're just like me.
Ah, you're just like me.
I love all Austen's books and think that S&S is the one of her stories that deal with sisterhood and different types of female characters the best. It's all about hopes and dreams and dealing with unexpected events and the lovey stuff is just symptoms of that.
I haven't read ALL of Jane's books (just 4) but of those, "Sense and Sensibility" was my least favorite. I've reread both P and P and Emma and I really loved Persuasion. Will likely never reread S and S.
Sense and sensibility is my favorite book written by Jane Austen, watching how Elinor Dashwood was able to withstand all that pain was just amazing.
Its also one of my favorite Jane Austen books, loved it!
Sense and Sensibility is unlike Austen's earlier works such as Pride and Prejudice. She brings a different style of writing to each of her books. Have read Emma, Northanger Abbey, tried to read her earlier works, like the Watsons, could not get into that. I am now reading Mansfield Park, and am enjoying it.
Sense and Sensibility led me on a ride the whole spectrum of emotions. Sometimes I really feel excited (when Edward announced that Lucy married Robert) or absolutely bored. I like Sense and Sensibility, but I love Pride and Prejudice.
Annalisa wrote: "(as proven by one wag a few years ago, who sent out Pride and Prejudice under its original title and received numerous rejections from agents and editors). Surely it was rejected because any agen..."
Sorry to disillusion you, but no. Most of the agents did not recognize it, even though the pseudo-author included what I had assumed, until I read this article, was the most famous opening line in English-language literature, with the possible exceptions of Dickens's "It was the best of times," and Melville's "Call me Ishmael." Of approximately 200 agents, only one rejected the book because it was plagiarized. The other 199 rejected the book on its merits (as perceived by them).
The point is not that they were right. The point is that literary standards have changed, for better or worse. Austen would have a hard time publishing S&S today, unless she reincarnated as Stieg Larssen....
Publishing is not about quality. It's about sales. And sales depend in part on reputation. Hence Austen is a classic, her modern descendant not so much. And modern readers can be bored by her without feeling bad.
Personally, I love P&P, tolerate S&S, cannot get through Emma on threat of immediate extinction if I fail. But I do know perfectly sane people who love Emma.....
Lopita wrote: "I only read two books S&s and Northanger abbey but I liked the abbey better and I found sense and sensibility really boring, it drove me crazy and I don't remember it Thank God cause it's about two..."I agree...i could not finish the book, it is really boring.
Miriam wrote: "I find it funny that the majority doesn't like it! I really did. It was slow (not as slow as Persuasion in my opinion) but I really relate to both of the main characters and love this story line. R..."Ha! That's a good point, Miriam! I think it was because men in that time-period always married younger women so they could have children together. :)
Alyson wrote: "I think it was because men in that time-period always married younger women so they could have children together"Mostly because a LOT of women died in childbirth and were more likely to survive it if they were younger.
JUst finished Sense and Sensibility, I loved the book but it was long winded in a way.
"I really like Sense and Sensibility - I agree with the comments that the Emma Thompson film was great. I love her acting when Edward proposes..."Found myself crying with her!
To me, turning the pages of Emma is like eating potato chips. Yet I recommended it to a friend who was totally left cold by it.
I've never recovered from the shock. It's like finding out somebody doesn't like Gershwin.
Shelley
http://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.com
Sense and Sensibility is not boring for me. I am thinking it is Austen best written novel, although it is not my favourite.
I actually loved Sense and Sensibility, both the book and the movie. I believe the reader's own personality and approach to the art itself is the litmus test as to whether or not they find it satisfying. We live in a fast paced, drive through, immediate gratification world, don't we, and given the slower place of S&S, one would naturally need to dedicate oneself to a much slower and diving in for the enjoyment pace, huh. But once dived in, I believe anyone would find true nuggets of joy in this book. It's a perfect example of the yearnings of the young; the anticipations and heartbreaks; as well as the ultimate triumphs, huh.
all discussions on this book
|
post a new topic
Sense and Sensibility (other topics)
Books mentioned in this topic
Persuasion (other topics)Sense and Sensibility (other topics)
For all the fuss being made about shades of grey at the moment I still believe that some of the most sensual moments in literature come from some of our classics , for me nothing can beat the moment in room with a view where he just runs up to her in the cornfield and kisses her , It made me go weak at the knees reading about it