tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post7947772026483497532..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Austen in August: Mansfield Park Karen K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-90921762298810432352014-09-13T20:26:36.638-04:002014-09-13T20:26:36.638-04:00Ooh I love a Mansfield Park post. I don't min...Ooh I love a Mansfield Park post. I don't mind Fanny - like her better than Emma - and I kind help being rather fond of the charming Henry Crawford!Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-60412715679467213322014-09-12T16:57:30.541-04:002014-09-12T16:57:30.541-04:00I have not read this book since I was a Freshman i...I have not read this book since I was a Freshman in college taking upper division classes. While I came to love Jane Austen, I can't say that I ever came to love Mansfield Park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-8863748064954613822014-09-04T16:25:43.382-04:002014-09-04T16:25:43.382-04:00I've often thought that I should reread this o...I've often thought that I should reread this one. Mansfield Park and Emma are my least favorite of Austen's novels and I don't know that Emma will ever redeem herself. Fannie might.Holly (2 Kids and Tired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13075380878850295214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-76769807374990929472014-09-03T16:53:37.614-04:002014-09-03T16:53:37.614-04:00I´ve never had a problem with Fanny, maybe because...I´ve never had a problem with Fanny, maybe because I´m also a more timid character who likes to stay in the background, I identified with her. Mansfield Park may not be my favourite Austen, but it definitely isn´t my least favourite!<br /><br />I don´t think the 1983 adaptation of MP is awful. It is rather longwinded and sometimes boring, but it is very true to the novel. I think many of the older Austen adaptations feel longwinded now that we´re used to a different (faster?) way of storytelling.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-46922664389373983282014-09-03T02:21:02.631-04:002014-09-03T02:21:02.631-04:00I have never seen either of the film adaptations. ...I have never seen either of the film adaptations. MP is probably my least favorite Austen because I also found Fanny too prim and proper when I read it. But maybe I should also re-read it and try to understand her from a different perspective and not expect her to be Elizabeth Bennet or Emma Woodhouse.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-10554646160988902962014-09-01T22:12:03.674-04:002014-09-01T22:12:03.674-04:00I'm not crazy about Fanny (though I do underst...I'm not crazy about Fanny (though I do understand that she's a product of her difficult upbringing), but I think I like Mansfield Park more than a lot of people do. I like it better than Sense and Sensibility by a comfortable margin, and -- I should reread both before making this pronouncement final -- I think I like it better than Persuasion as well. Mansfield Park is underrated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-38124694660625446632014-09-01T19:12:41.957-04:002014-09-01T19:12:41.957-04:00Oh, yes, and enjoy the AGM. I can't make it t...Oh, yes, and enjoy the AGM. I can't make it this year again, but it's on the books for next year. JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-38704935405897279022014-09-01T19:11:43.203-04:002014-09-01T19:11:43.203-04:00I love that Penguin cover--so appropriate on vario...I love that Penguin cover--so appropriate on various levels. Interestingly, I liked Fanny less on my reading of MP this year, although I chalk it mostly up to the audio version. I also listened to Juliet Stevenson and I thought she made Fanny whinier than I did in my head.<br /><br />I have watched all the versions of MP and there really isn't a good version. The older BBC is tedious (I fall asleep during it), the Rozema one isn't true to who Fanny really is (although I like a lot about it), and the Billie Piper version is egregious.<br /><br />Personally, I think Henry Crawford is the most interesting character in the book. I used to like Mary more, but this time around I found her too artful and too arch.<br /><br />MP has its issues but it's still a great novel. I laugh out loud every time I read it. JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-53929795392459955412014-09-01T08:10:07.615-04:002014-09-01T08:10:07.615-04:00I re-read/listened it this year for the anniversar...I re-read/listened it this year for the anniversary and found it surprising -- Fanny was a much more complex character than I remembered. The Naxos reading was great! Thanks for mentioning the Paula Byrne article - I hope you'll tell us more about the meeting.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-36259867901665312012014-09-01T05:19:16.363-04:002014-09-01T05:19:16.363-04:00I definitely had the same experience - I liked the...I definitely had the same experience - I liked the novel much more the second time round. Like you said, Fanny is a product of her environment, and Austen makes that clear. Even though she's not the most endearing heroine, I did sympathise with her much more the second time I read the novel, though I still liked the Crawfords, Lady Bertram, and Mrs Norris much better than anyone else. :D<br /><br />As for the movie versions, it's been a long time since I saw the 1999 one, and I'm actually quite curious to see it again, even though it seems to be pretty disliked. I don't like the 2007 version; the problem seems to be that nobody thinks a character like Fanny will make for compelling viewing, so they feel obliged to re-write the story. They really need to make a new version! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-21544370504094951032014-08-31T18:55:58.621-04:002014-08-31T18:55:58.621-04:00I've never been that bothered by Fanny. She...I've never been that bothered by Fanny. She's strong when it really matters, which is when people are telling her to do something she knows is wrong. I admire her for that.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-62549543025383956922014-08-31T18:09:49.376-04:002014-08-31T18:09:49.376-04:00I disliked very much the 2007 version of Mansfield...I disliked very much the 2007 version of Mansfield Park and from what I've heard from others and from my mother who did watch it, I don't think I'd like the 1999 version because of how much they change Fanny and other parts of the story.<br />I thought the 1983 version was okay though. Great in comparison to the other versions. The acting isn't as great but it is quite true to the book and that is normally what I look for in a book to movie adaptation. <br />I have a film review of the 2007 version and the 1983 version on my blog where you can get a more complete idea of my thoughts from them. <br />http://youmeandacupofteablog.blogspot.com/2013/12/movie-review-mansfield-park-2007.html<br />http://youmeandacupofteablog.blogspot.com/2013/12/movie-review-mansfield-park-1983.html<br />-Lois @http://youmeandacupofteablog.blogspot.comLois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.com