Isa
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Post by Isa on Mar 12, 2008 14:20:50 GMT -5
When Mr. Dashwood dies, his estate, Norland, passes to his only son, John. This leaves his second wife and three daughters, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, at the mercy of John and his selfish wife Fanny. With their circumstances greatly reduced, the two eldest daughthers, Elinor and Marianne, can scarcely hope to attract eligible bachelors and yet, love will come their way, for better or for worst...
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Mar 12, 2008 14:41:17 GMT -5
Alright. I've decided to lead the Sense and Sensibility discussion because we more or less decided to read it first. If anyone would like to help me--maybe thinking of some questions to discuss when we've read it or something--let me know.
I'm going to try to have a schedule for reading by the end of the weekend. If anyone has an opinion on how fast/slow to go through the book, let me know. We can go slower since it's not a bookclub book (and since some might be reading the real bookclub book and the JABC book at the same time, it might be easier to go slower).
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Post by Isa on Mar 12, 2008 15:54:52 GMT -5
When will the book club book discussion start (1984)? I think we should start this one slower, like a bunch of chapters every week - I think we should take it slow, since it's like an extra book club book. It looks like we might postpone our 1984 discussion, so you guys might as well start with S&S whenever you're ready
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Mar 14, 2008 14:38:52 GMT -5
Alright, I figured since there's 50 chapters we'll split the book into 5 sections, 10 chapters a section. Splitting it by that easy division makes the sections a little disproportional--the last sections being longer than the beginning ones--but it shouldn't be too different.
Section 1: Chapters 1-10 March 24th Section 2: Chapters 11-20 March 31st Section 3: Chapters 21-30 April 7th Section 4: Chapters 31-40 April 14th Section 5: Chapters 41-50 April 21st
So the discussion should take around a month. I'm open to suggestions of going slower since it's not the normal bookclub book, but that's only if you guys want to stretch it out.
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Mar 14, 2008 14:53:10 GMT -5
Sound good to me, Kristie!
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oureternity
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Post by oureternity on Mar 14, 2008 16:02:32 GMT -5
Sounds good!
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Mar 15, 2008 3:04:41 GMT -5
Sounds good to me too.
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Post by pixie on Mar 16, 2008 3:38:04 GMT -5
i will be visiting a friend from March 26th to April 5th so i won't be able to get online and discuss the book during that time. but i'll try to keep up with the reading and then join in when i come back. *fingers crossed*
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Post by Lu on Mar 21, 2008 2:51:56 GMT -5
thanks Kristie! Interesting, I never looked that up and I thought they'd moved to a nearer place..
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annak
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Post by annak on Mar 21, 2008 16:48:41 GMT -5
Yeah I never realized how far it was, I just assumed they said it was far because the form of transportation and the time and the way the roads weren't kept up too well and set up differently than they are now.... but it really was far!
I can't wait for this discussion. I love this book
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Michelle
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Post by Michelle on Mar 24, 2008 17:49:22 GMT -5
It looks like we are supposed to begin posting on chapters 1-10 today so I'm going to go ahead and get the discussion going with an easy question:
What do you think of Marianne and Elinor so far? Which one do you better relate to?
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thenephilim
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Post by thenephilim on Mar 24, 2008 18:24:01 GMT -5
I think I relate to Marianne better because it's important to me that someone I am with can relate to me in the way of books, music, etc. just like with her. I guess I'm more "sensibility" than "sense".
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Mar 24, 2008 21:19:27 GMT -5
I had a similar question, Michelle. I was wondering which sister you thought you were most like though, not necessarily which you like better.
To answer your question, I like Elinor more because I feel I'm more like her. While I can have really romantic notions like Marianne and speak my mind, too, I am more sensible like Elinor. I know when to govern my feelings--sometimes they can escape me, but I usually follow a sort of decorum. Marianne and Mrs. Dashwood are both labeled as silly, but I'm much happier with their sensibilities than with Mrs. Bennet's silliness/stupidity. I think Marianne knows to an extent that she dramatizes things, but Mrs. Bennet is oblivious to her actions.
I have a couple more questions which are really just responses to some quotes.
1) "I could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every point coincide with my own." -Marianne (p15 in my book) ---Do you agree with Marianne? Or would you rather have some disequilibrium in that area?
2) "My protege, as you call him, is a sensible man; and sense will always have attractions for me. Yes, Marianne, even in a man between thirty and forty. He has seen a great deal of the world; has been abroad, has read, and has a thinking mind. I have found him capable of giving me much information on various subjects; and he has always answered my inquiries with readiness of good-breeding and good nature." -Elinor (about Colonel Brandon) (p42 in my book) ---What do you think Elinor's feelings for Colonel Brandon would be if she hadn't met Edward first? Would she love him instead of Edward?
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