tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post2821025568198467414..comments2024-03-28T17:46:57.713-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Persuasion Is Perfection!pjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-37408803959215413932013-04-25T02:02:08.402-04:002013-04-25T02:02:08.402-04:00It's been fascinating, hasn't it, Rachel? ...It's been fascinating, hasn't it, Rachel? By the way, I'm busy cooking chocolate slice - your response to the baked goods inspired me to try it on another friend having a bit of a bad time at the moment. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-14483411451916445912013-04-25T00:44:10.924-04:002013-04-25T00:44:10.924-04:00Lol, Anna - I think I need a copy editor too! I wa...Lol, Anna - I think I need a copy editor too! I was responding to people in your comments section using Anne and the word wimp together. I love a good discussion about Jane Austen characters!Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-50266155714683705062013-04-25T00:27:18.661-04:002013-04-25T00:27:18.661-04:00I don't think Anne's a wimp at all - as I ...I don't think Anne's a wimp at all - as I said to Janga, that is an unclear sentence and clearly I need a copy editor. ;-) I'm saying Wentworth thinks she lacked courage to send him away - and he does! I knew this was your fave JA so I'm so glad you could swing by and check out the review! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-6185828721803177472013-04-24T23:31:01.301-04:002013-04-24T23:31:01.301-04:00Thanks for this lovely review, Anna. You know I lo...Thanks for this lovely review, Anna. You know I love Persuasion - it's long been my fave JA book. I think I'm just a sucker for a reunion story, and the emotions are so strong and beautiful in this one. <br /><br />It's been fascinating to read the comments and see other people's responses to Anne and Captain Wentworth. You know, I never thought of Anne as a wimp - I saw her as Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-12065174290855873302013-04-24T18:00:49.799-04:002013-04-24T18:00:49.799-04:00Sharlene, you've got a treat ahead of you. I b...Sharlene, you've got a treat ahead of you. I bet you finish it with a big old crush on Captain Wentworth. He really is lovely! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-22621885341282886352013-04-24T18:00:26.822-04:002013-04-24T18:00:26.822-04:00Andrea, aren't those Jane Austen stamps gorgeo...Andrea, aren't those Jane Austen stamps gorgeous? Lovely Anna Bandita who lives in England sent me a set too and I treasure them! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-34317455383866723092013-04-24T16:47:13.375-04:002013-04-24T16:47:13.375-04:00I can't believe I have never read this book! I...I can't believe I have never read this book! I have actually owned it for a few years & thought I had read it, but the description is not familiar at all! Thank you for waking me up!Sharlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287663628706669934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-46077093572229613282013-04-24T16:41:57.431-04:002013-04-24T16:41:57.431-04:00Great review, Anna! I have not read PERSUASION, bu...Great review, Anna! I have not read PERSUASION, but obviously I need to read it! P & P is my favorite with EMMA a close second. <br /><br />My mom's friend, who lives in England, was an absolute sweetheart and sent me a Jane Austen collectors' stamp set and I LOVE it!! :DAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-49042284739571680172013-04-24T16:41:47.763-04:002013-04-24T16:41:47.763-04:00Pat, I'm laughing at your post. This is a good...Pat, I'm laughing at your post. This is a good thing - you can re-read all your old books now and they'll feel new! That sounds like a good thing! I often say to myself I should give S&S and Emma another go - I haven't read them since my early 20s and I might like them better now. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-51321306768109261072013-04-24T16:40:52.940-04:002013-04-24T16:40:52.940-04:00Catslady, it's so hard to keep up with everyth...Catslady, it's so hard to keep up with everything we want to read, isn't it? I was really glad I read Persuasion again. It was a book I loved but it must have been twenty years or so since I'd read it. And I could fall in love with it all over again! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-32279865714755280702013-04-24T16:40:06.407-04:002013-04-24T16:40:06.407-04:00Deb, Lizzie is a great character and I love her wi...Deb, Lizzie is a great character and I love her wit. But I think there's a depth to Anne Elliot that I find so appealing. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-21887071736859898772013-04-24T16:39:19.942-04:002013-04-24T16:39:19.942-04:00Suz, I've heard the most recent version of the...Suz, I've heard the most recent version of the movie is lovely. I'm definitely going to hunt it down. Thanks for swinging by! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-22652506192952133912013-04-24T16:28:27.537-04:002013-04-24T16:28:27.537-04:00I have read P&P many many years ago as a young...I have read P&P many many years ago as a young teen I think it was. I think I read Sense and Sensibility also, but cannot remember the stories - I am lucky if I remember a story now after reading it. LOL.Pat L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11131728518949727213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-13164057372872073592013-04-24T15:57:10.946-04:002013-04-24T15:57:10.946-04:00I'm afraid it's been soooooo many years si...I'm afraid it's been soooooo many years since I've read Jane Austen that I have a very vague memory of it all. I remember I read Emma and liked it. I really need to reread her books but I have so many new ones that I want to get to that I never seem to get to rereading.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15133514536683831152013-04-24T12:52:41.898-04:002013-04-24T12:52:41.898-04:00I haven't read PERSUASION either! I need to g...I haven't read PERSUASION either! I need to get a copy, I think. I do like Lizzie in P and P. She's a strong, sensible, yet warm woman. Thanks for the blog post today, Anna. :)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568593700973347931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-38043897944665995162013-04-24T12:27:39.522-04:002013-04-24T12:27:39.522-04:00Anna, I haven't read PERSUASION, however I hav...Anna, I haven't read PERSUASION, however I have a copy of the movie and I've always thought it was one of the most romantic movies I've ever seen. When I'm having my Regency marathon, that movie and the A&E version of P&P play all day long!!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-74203799923979604962013-04-24T12:00:53.605-04:002013-04-24T12:00:53.605-04:00Maria, he's lovely, isn't he? Adore the wa...Maria, he's lovely, isn't he? Adore the way he finally tells Anne he loves her. Sigh. Sob. Swoon. Rinse and repeat. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-29715816143232289362013-04-24T11:47:01.316-04:002013-04-24T11:47:01.316-04:00While I don't have a favorite Austen novel--I ...While I don't have a favorite Austen novel--I love them all--I do love Persuasion. Captain Wentworth. Sigh. Nothing else needs to be said. :)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059357288031274689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-87914433039303770032013-04-24T11:38:51.510-04:002013-04-24T11:38:51.510-04:00Ack, shouldn't reply to things in the middle o...Ack, shouldn't reply to things in the middle of the night - clearly the Crofts are the admiral and his wife. Sorry - had a brain explosion! ;-) Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-58196087160306746352013-04-24T11:28:36.846-04:002013-04-24T11:28:36.846-04:00Cerian, what a lovely present. And something I'...Cerian, what a lovely present. And something I'm sure you'll return to over and over again. I'm on my third copy of Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion doesn't look like it will last through another reading. I bought a hardback Jane Eyre a few years ago so it should stand up to a bit of re-reading. I haven't seen that latest BBC Persuasion. I went away to stay with a friend Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-83436317039572626002013-04-24T11:27:17.682-04:002013-04-24T11:27:17.682-04:00We'll forgive yuo!We'll forgive yuo! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-7322677856018382912013-04-24T11:27:02.758-04:002013-04-24T11:27:02.758-04:00Suzanna, I really must have a hunt for Northanger ...Suzanna, I really must have a hunt for Northanger Abbey. I loved that adaptation and it's SOOOOO long since I read it. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-33779793796600943712013-04-24T11:26:38.890-04:002013-04-24T11:26:38.890-04:00Emma is such a bumptious little miss - which I kno...Emma is such a bumptious little miss - which I know is the point of the story. She needs to become older and wiser. But gosh, it's a pain watching her do it! Ducking bricks thrown by all the Emma fans now! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-3272134826794145182013-04-24T11:25:47.451-04:002013-04-24T11:25:47.451-04:00Carol, how interesting about Lisa maybe inspired b...Carol, how interesting about Lisa maybe inspired by Persuasion. I wouldn't be at all surprised. I think this story carries such an emotional wallop! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-43002596146415292792013-04-24T11:25:09.855-04:002013-04-24T11:25:09.855-04:00Hi Janga! I don't think Anne is spineless - re...Hi Janga! I don't think Anne is spineless - re-read and see how you thought that. Sorry about that! Wentworth definitely thinks she is at the beginning though. I love how as the story develops, he comes to have a greater appreciation for Anne's quiet strength. You're so right about the secondary characters. I love the admiral and his wife who take over Anne's old home too. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.com