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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: Chapter 26 is such a sweet chapter! I think my ponderings about General Tilney courting Catherine were incorrect because he seems very excited when she is excited about the little room Henry has not touched at Woodston, telling her that ‘…it waits only for a… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: Chapters 21 through 23 are absolutely hilarious! I so enjoyed Austen’s descriptions of Catherine’s imagination going wild and her embarrassment when her fancies ended up being just that. I couldn’t help smiling! R: When I first started reading Chapter 21, I was impressed that Catherine… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: I can understand Catherine’s disappointment after spending time with the Tilneys. It’s a shame when you’re looking forward to spending time with people and they seem to be preoccupied while they’re with you. I have to say, Isabella isn’t helping matters – actually, maybe she… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: Oo, Chapter 11 makes my blood boil. I actively dislike Mr. Thorpe now. How dare he not listen to Catherine when she wanted to be let out of the gig! And then to be angry that they had set out too late and blame her… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) R: Chapter 6 consists of an interlude between Catherine and Isabella Thorpe discussing ‘horrid’ novels and men. But it begins with a comment over a hat that Isabella had seen. She mentioned a colour that I had to look up – coquelicot, which is a poppy… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) R: So we begin Northanger Abbey, the second to last of Jane Austen’s novels that we’ll be writing about. I believe I’ve only read this one once, and other than the protagonist’s name, I remember nothing about it. S: Although I had seen some movie adaptations… Read more
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S: Happy New Year! We are back and happy to discuss the 1996 Emma movie adaptation starring Gwyneth Paltrow. I confess I was never interested in watching this adaptation and, in all honesty, I don’t know why. It really doesn’t make any sense considering there were so many Jane Austen adaptations released during this period… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) R: This was a great chapter! I loved Mr. Knightley’s comments as he read Frank Churchill’s letter. I tend to agree with him in his assessment of Frank’s character. I think Mr. Knightley moving to Hartford in order to marry Emma is a good solution. S:… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: I knew it! I am a bit astonished at Jane, but also her secrecy doesn’t surprise me. It’s Frank’s actions that annoy me most – his behaviour toward her really is appalling and very wrong, despite all the misunderstandings. R: YOU WERE RIGHT! Good guess… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: Chapter 41 is so very amusing! Emma thinks that Mr. Churchill and Harriet like each other and Jane Fairfax loves Mr. Dixon; Mr. Knightley thinks that Emma likes Mr. Churchill, but Mr. Churchill and Jane really like each other; we’re not sure who Harriet actually… Read more
