tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post6925467564411777610..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: "Middlemarch" by George EliotHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-34981298537878639942015-08-09T17:32:49.321-04:002015-08-09T17:32:49.321-04:00I've only seen a couple versions of Jane Eyre ...I've only seen a couple versions of Jane Eyre and have always loved the Timothy Dalton version best. The others didn't really stand out in my mind; I don't remember which they were. Now I'm thinking I should go through and watch them all to compare. This is such a good idea!Reading in the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812641480668564435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-57395632413259576262015-07-19T18:50:59.858-04:002015-07-19T18:50:59.858-04:00Hee, you're welcome. I haven't seen the 1...Hee, you're welcome. I haven't seen the 1996 or web series -- I keep hearing that the 1996 is pretty awful, so I haven't bothered. <br /><br />Off to check out your post :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-13523099359314489092015-07-19T12:43:28.247-04:002015-07-19T12:43:28.247-04:00YESSS! Thank you Hamlette! *high five* :D
I'v...YESSS! Thank you Hamlette! *high five* :D<br /><br />I've seen five JE adaptations so far: the 1983 version, the 1996 version, the 2006 version, the 2011 version and a modern-day web series. The Timothy Dalton version is definitely my overall favourite but I think the Fassbender version does a superb job at capturing the spirit of the book in its running time and I love the Dario Marianelli soundtrack. The worst adaptation that I've seen is the 1996 film with Charlotte Gainsbourg and William Hurt. Hurt's acting is a block of wood. They might as well have cast a wardrobe to play Rochester!<br /><br />I've also answered your questions on my "Ask Me Anything" answer post if you wanted to take a look at them.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112080523452829647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-22583880569061612912015-07-17T17:24:01.049-04:002015-07-17T17:24:01.049-04:00Just added a poll at my blog!Just added a poll at my blog!Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-36820842137681622382015-07-17T13:29:41.871-04:002015-07-17T13:29:41.871-04:00YES! I would LOVE to host a read-along of Jane Ey...YES! I would LOVE to host a read-along of <i>Jane Eyre</i>. It's only my favorite book. In fact, I have simply been waiting for someone to ask if I would host one... so now it's been bumped from the list of "prospective" read-alongs to "planned" read-alongs. We will do this next year! Because I've realized more than 2 read-alongs a year makes me cranky, and I've already scheduled <i>Hamlet</i> for this fall.<br /><br />I will be blogging about the 2006 version over on my Soliloquy next week some time, when I've finished it over the weekend. I so far can say I like it better than the Ciaran Hinds version, but not nearly so well as the Timothy Dalton, so about on par with the Michael Fassbinder so far. Also, in my head I think of it as the Ruth Wilson version, not the Toby Keith version, which you can see from the aforementioned versions is an anomaly. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-91174049028368731172015-07-17T10:43:18.138-04:002015-07-17T10:43:18.138-04:00I've been keeping tabs on this post and when I...I've been keeping tabs on this post and when I saw that you'd gone on to discuss 'Jane Eyre' I couldn't resist butting in :D Have you ever thought about doing a read-along for it someday, Hamlette? I can't think of anyone better qualified to do it than you!<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts on the 2006 version when you eventually finish it. I must admit I'm not a huge fan of that one which kind of sucks because I know a lot of people who love it and I do really love all of the other Sandy Welch adaptations that I've seen. It makes me wonder what I'm missing. Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112080523452829647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-68381050968530751252015-07-17T08:16:19.519-04:002015-07-17T08:16:19.519-04:00I am watching the 2006 JE right now for the first ...I am watching the 2006 JE right now for the first time -- have about an hour left. I really love Ruth Wilson in it, but Toby Keith is taking some getting used to. I would rewatch it with you, totally. I've never seen or read <i>Our Mutual Friend</i>, so that would be new territory for me. A poll would be a great idea!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-22648962527269877222015-07-17T03:38:21.070-04:002015-07-17T03:38:21.070-04:00Maybe I'll do a poll on my blog about the watc...Maybe I'll do a poll on my blog about the watch-alongBirdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-56726255393199597602015-07-17T03:37:55.966-04:002015-07-17T03:37:55.966-04:00Ah, Jane Eyre sounds like a good idea actually. Th...Ah, Jane Eyre sounds like a good idea actually. The 2006 version then, because I would like it to be a multi-episode series for a watch-along. I myself was thinking about the Dickens adaptation of Our Mutual Friend, as I just read that book. <br /><br />I'm sorry, but I don't think I'd participate in a Hamlet watch-along. Shakespeare is not (yet?) my thing really (don't hate me!)Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-33320041067484815862015-07-16T08:11:55.945-04:002015-07-16T08:11:55.945-04:00YES! I started this in September -- I grabbed it ...YES! I started this in September -- I grabbed it on the way out the door to go to the ER for what turned out to be the gall bladder attack, and it kept me faithful company through my couple days at the hospital and my recovery at home. But then it kept getting pushed aside for other things, and I'd start to feel guilty about not finishing it, and so I actually felt a great sense of relief and unburdening when I finished it up over the long July 4th weekend. Ten months, but it was worth it! And now I'll be able to read <i>My Life in Middlemarch</i>, which really intrigues me.<br /><br />Hmm. So many good adaptations! I'm overdue for a re-read of <i>Jane Eyre</i>. Would you like me to tell you all the adaptations on my to-watch list, see if that sparks any ideas? Or, here's a thought: I'm hosting a read-along of <i>Hamlet</i> starting on October 1st. Maybe you could do a watch-along of some version of <i>Hamlet</i> in tandem with the read-along?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-28207387895379928992015-07-16T06:21:39.414-04:002015-07-16T06:21:39.414-04:00You persevered and finished it, congratulations! ;...You persevered and finished it, congratulations! ;-) Thanks for the shout out, I'm thinking of doing another watch-along this autumn (any particular book you really want to read which has a good adaptation ;-) ?)<br /><br />I really love how you describe Eliot's style!Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-255801940727540432015-07-15T07:34:10.555-04:002015-07-15T07:34:10.555-04:00I haven't seen the trailer, but I did see it m...I haven't seen the trailer, but I did see it mentioned in <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> last week, and they had a pic of Rufus in a Nazi uniform. Stunning! Those Nazis sure did have snappy uniforms.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-42472421971929269882015-07-14T21:47:09.673-04:002015-07-14T21:47:09.673-04:00I'll have to prioritize T&I then too. Than...I'll have to prioritize T&I then too. Thanks DKoren! And I don't remember him from Amazing Grace! But it's been a while since I've seen it. It was before I knew who Benedict Cumberbatch was too. :)<br /><br />Have you guys seen this new trailer for an Amazon series called "The Man in the High Castle"? It's a Phillip K. Dick adaptation about what the world would be like if the Nazis won WWII. And apparently Sewell is a Nazi. :DSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901639281043602191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-78449859641251373842015-07-14T13:19:43.691-04:002015-07-14T13:19:43.691-04:00Ditto! I love reading about how books affect peop...Ditto! I love reading about how books affect people, since they affect me so deeply.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-63083708139686726602015-07-14T11:02:54.963-04:002015-07-14T11:02:54.963-04:00I saw that when it came out! Figured I should read...I saw that when it came out! Figured I should read the novel first, though. It's an interesting premise, especially since so many of us in this circle do that...re-read favorite books several times over.Reading in the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812641480668564435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-80850869663924576002015-07-14T07:44:53.065-04:002015-07-14T07:44:53.065-04:00You know, that's so true -- until I saw the mi...You know, that's so true -- until I saw the miniseries, I had no idea what it was about at all. It's often touted as one of the greatest British novels ever, but nobody talks much about what happens in it. <br /><br />A book came out a couple years ago called "My Life in Middlemarch" that's a memoir of a person who reads this over and over, and how it has shaped her life. I want to read that now.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-72162193340691253242015-07-13T16:42:08.801-04:002015-07-13T16:42:08.801-04:00I'm ashamed to say that I've never read an...I'm ashamed to say that I've never read any Eliot, although I've always meant to and I saw a movie once about her relationship with the pianist Chopin, which was very interesting. You've convinced me to start one soon! Middlemarch is one of those books that everyone tells you to read but no one ever tells you what it's about, so thanks for actually giving some detail!Reading in the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812641480668564435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-19130734869985089852015-07-13T07:19:00.505-04:002015-07-13T07:19:00.505-04:00I was wondering if you'd pop in here! You'...I was wondering if you'd pop in here! You've see rather more Rufus movies than I.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-47513131407092191992015-07-12T21:45:26.605-04:002015-07-12T21:45:26.605-04:00To chime in... I quite loved Rufus in Tristan &...To chime in... I quite loved Rufus in Tristan & Isolde. But he also kind of broke my heart in that one. DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-14593860563740817142015-07-12T17:59:42.123-04:002015-07-12T17:59:42.123-04:00Nope, haven't seen Tristan & Isolde. Love...Nope, haven't seen Tristan & Isolde. Love him in "Amazing Grace," though! I love it when he pops up in the Branagh "Hamlet" as Fortinbras too :-) Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-3886192923434126272015-07-12T15:10:43.078-04:002015-07-12T15:10:43.078-04:00I haven't, no... I actually forgot he was in t...I haven't, no... I actually forgot he was in that... hmm. I'll have to keep that in mind for if I have an opportunity to watch that now. Another he's in I've been meaning to see is Tristan & Isolde. Seen that by chance?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901639281043602191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-9691593932116926872015-07-12T13:03:46.420-04:002015-07-12T13:03:46.420-04:00I really need to reread Silas Marner, because I di...I really need to reread Silas Marner, because I didn't like it at the time, but I think I just didn't know what to expect. I'd seen Eliot compared to Austen, and they do have some things in common, but they're mostly different. Now... I'm prepared :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-15541586501480813852015-07-12T11:21:51.879-04:002015-07-12T11:21:51.879-04:00I read Silas Marner a few years ago and thought it...I read Silas Marner a few years ago and thought it was great. I've yet to hear anyone say anything bad about Middlemarch. I have The Mill on the Floss on my shelf. I need to make time for both of these novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-58222696851777485222015-07-12T09:42:19.658-04:002015-07-12T09:42:19.658-04:00Well, Sewell's an acquired taste, I think. Di...Well, Sewell's an acquired taste, I think. Did you see Hercules? He was great in that too! So snarky and reeeeally yummy.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-72662242732664379912015-07-12T09:40:25.867-04:002015-07-12T09:40:25.867-04:00I would say it ties with The Mark of Zorro for my ...I would say it ties with <i>The Mark of Zorro</i> for my favorite new read for the Classics Club, yes.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com