tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post7854033250760400782..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: Jane Eyre Read-Along: Preface to the Second EditionHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-60285569415807737562016-09-01T21:44:12.014-04:002016-09-01T21:44:12.014-04:00Just leave me a link :-)Just leave me a link :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-22679586163596429082016-08-30T12:06:42.213-04:002016-08-30T12:06:42.213-04:00I'll try to get it up as soon as I can!I'll try to get it up as soon as I can!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-12520660673837732792016-08-29T22:17:53.041-04:002016-08-29T22:17:53.041-04:00MovieCritic, I'm always happy to have people j...MovieCritic, I'm always happy to have people join in as we go along :-) <br /><br />I've never seen the 1934 version. If you get a chance to write up a review, that would be cool!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-75279346602419641172016-08-27T18:09:27.213-04:002016-08-27T18:09:27.213-04:00I read this book earlier in the year, but I had to...I read this book earlier in the year, but I had to hurry (a challenge), so thanks for letting me tag along een though you are almost done! <br /><br />I don't usually read preferences or introductions because I am too exited to read the book, but I liked this very much!<br /><br />I have only seen the 1934 version starring Viginia Bruce, and I saw that before I read it so I knew the story line, I haven't watched it since, but I own the disc and could do a review of that one if you like. <br />Thanks again for doing this!!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-33603163018283598302016-06-30T18:37:35.615-04:002016-06-30T18:37:35.615-04:00Olivia, don't worry about it! It's taking...Olivia, don't worry about it! It's taking me several days to reply to blog comments lately <i>on my own blogs</i>. I'll put you down for the 2006 and whenever you finish it (as long as the read-along isn't over, lol), up it goes! You do have my email address, right?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-69492911891248254152016-06-29T09:33:47.213-04:002016-06-29T09:33:47.213-04:00Yes, t'is meself! ;D
I think you may enjoy V...Yes, t'is meself! ;D<br /><br />I think you may enjoy VF, too! It's odd, but I liked it :P<br /><br />Good plan! (Sorry it's taken me so infernally long to respond.) I thiiiiiink I'd like to try reviewing the 2006 one. Because, you know: Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson. The only problem is I'm not quite sure when I'll be able to do it...is it all right if it's delayed awhile?<br />Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-26117946567176885832016-06-14T12:36:10.724-04:002016-06-14T12:36:10.724-04:00Works for me, Rose :-)Works for me, Rose :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-7449786744446354102016-06-12T08:48:32.486-04:002016-06-12T08:48:32.486-04:00I read Jane Eyre back in January, so probably won&...I read Jane Eyre back in January, so probably won't read it again now, but I am really looking forward to discussing the plot in depth and analysing the characters:)Rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675286577484698201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-24785272846911558942016-06-05T19:32:14.615-04:002016-06-05T19:32:14.615-04:00Olivia, huzzah! You're here!
I haven't r...Olivia, huzzah! You're here!<br /><br />I haven't read <i>Vanity Fair</i> yet :-o One day!<br /><br />I would love to have a movie review from you! Pick one to start with, and we'll go from there, how's that? <br /><br />(The ZC is my fave, yum yum, but I think RW is my fave Jane.)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-89884786141340025392016-06-05T19:30:51.559-04:002016-06-05T19:30:51.559-04:00Becky -- WOW! Ten adaptations. I am agog. I'...Becky -- WOW! Ten adaptations. I am agog. I've seen 4. I love the 1983 dearly, but I liked the 2011 enough to buy it (though a lot of that is because I'm a Fassbender fan). I liked the 2006's Jane a lot, but not Rochester much at all. I love your ranking of them!<br /><br />And you sound like me with introductions. They are often very spoily, and I only read them if I know the story already.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-73694082783101254552016-06-05T19:28:13.004-04:002016-06-05T19:28:13.004-04:00Birdie, free is my favorite kind :-DBirdie, free is my favorite kind :-DHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-9155911285781178072016-06-05T19:27:53.961-04:002016-06-05T19:27:53.961-04:00Yay! Glad it worked for you, Sandy.Yay! Glad it worked for you, Sandy.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-46552446699226802042016-06-05T18:20:13.867-04:002016-06-05T18:20:13.867-04:00It did help, Rachel! Now I'm Cerrillos Sandy a...It did help, Rachel! Now I'm Cerrillos Sandy and a very happy reader. Thanks so much!Cerrillos Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819657846881446756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-420599186872634332016-06-05T17:00:27.946-04:002016-06-05T17:00:27.946-04:00I'm listening to a (free) LibriVox recording b...I'm listening to a (free) LibriVox recording by Elizabeth Klett. I like her reading pretty well so far.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-61641259518334398982016-06-05T14:18:03.793-04:002016-06-05T14:18:03.793-04:00Huzzah!
I tend to skip over prefaces, but somet...Huzzah! <br /><br />I tend to skip over prefaces, but sometimes they'll catch my attention and I'll read them. (I love that Brontë dedicated JE to William Makepeace Thackeray! I just recently read Vanity Fair and surprised myself by enjoying it.)<br /><br />Oooh, you're looking for people to contribute guest posts? Movie reviews? Well *cough cough* "I'm here and handy." ;D <br /><br />I'd love to try my hand at reviewing either the Zelah Clarke, the Ruth Wilson or the Mia Wasikowska versions--probably either the RW or the MW, because they are the ones I've watched more often. However, I did just recently rewatch the ZC for the first time in a long time, and ohhhh mah worrrrrd...I liked it. I liked it a lot :D)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-59416655898905834732016-06-03T21:30:51.894-04:002016-06-03T21:30:51.894-04:00Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books.
I've ...Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books. <br /><br />I've seen ten adaptions of Jane Eyre. You can read all about that <a href="http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2012/07/all-about-jane-eyre.html" rel="nofollow">experience</a> on my blog. I wrote movie reviews for all of them and then a wrap-up post. <br /><br />Essentially: <br />The best adaptation around two hours: Jane Eyre (1944);<br />The best adaptation over two hours: Jane Eyre (1983)<br />Well worth watching: 1973, 2006, 1996, 2011, 1997<br />Worth watching just for laughs: 1934, 1949<br />Least Favorite: 1970<br />My favorite soundtrack: 1996<br />My least favorite soundtrack: 1970<br /><br />As for prefaces and introductions, it depends on if I've read the book before. Some introductions are bad about spoiling big, big plot twists. But if I don't read them first before starting a book, I generally come back to them after finishing the book. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-75984705095846799782016-06-03T20:58:37.534-04:002016-06-03T20:58:37.534-04:00Birdie, I'm so glad to have you along!
Ruth...Birdie, I'm so glad to have you along! <br /><br />Ruth Wilson is probably my favorite Jane. She really nailed the way I perceive the character.<br /><br />Silly audiobook to not have the preface! Tsk tsk. Who's the narrator? Are they good? I'm listening (in tiny snippets) to a novelization of <i>Hamlet</i> read by Richard Armitage, swooooooooooon...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-59312355115658011722016-06-03T20:56:43.922-04:002016-06-03T20:56:43.922-04:00Sandy, I'm going to be teaching a niece Lit an...Sandy, I'm going to be teaching a niece Lit and English for 9th grade, and I'm definitely planning to read most of the selections with her if I haven't read it recently. It's just so hard to discuss otherwise!<br /><br />If you search YouTube for "Jane Eyre full movie," you'll find several versions. If you have Netflix or Amazon, they both have some too.<br /><br />As for changing your name for commenting, go <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/05819657846881446756" rel="nofollow">here</a> and click the orange "edit profile" button on the upper right. On the page that pops up, under the heading "Identity" you'll find a thing that says "Display name" with a box to the right. Put the name you want to sign things with in that box. (Should be right above where you can upload a profile picture.)<br /><br />Hope that helps!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-90937515758095009262016-06-03T20:48:41.990-04:002016-06-03T20:48:41.990-04:00Sarah, either of those works for me! Or, if you f...Sarah, either of those works for me! Or, if you find yourself with a chunk of time later this summer, you could catch up then! This will take us through August, I'm sure.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-24324584957411753452016-06-03T20:47:50.118-04:002016-06-03T20:47:50.118-04:00Livia Rachelle -- I see! I was being too literal ...Livia Rachelle -- I see! I was being too literal and trying to remember times when people signed things, hee. So kind of the essential moments, for you? I have a bunch of those too. The gypsy scene, her asking for money and refusing to give it back because he's not to be trusted, when he calls her back to him...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-71983018442301693642016-06-02T17:55:14.028-04:002016-06-02T17:55:14.028-04:00I have read Jane Eyre before, two times actually. ...I have read Jane Eyre before, two times actually. But it's been a few years and I definitely think reading such a book together with others and discussing it will make for a new and very rich experience!<br /><br />I watched multiple adaptation of JE, my favourite is still the 2006 BBC miniseries.<br /><br />I do usually read prefaces, they're full of interesting information. But I'm listening to JE as an audiobook for this read-along and that one didn't have a preface.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-32669021005109664292016-06-01T20:34:49.143-04:002016-06-01T20:34:49.143-04:00I almost always read both prefaces and introductio...I almost always read both prefaces and introductions just because I want to see what the author and others have to say about the book. I also read all those blurbs that readers have written about a book. Just a curious old lady! I've read Jane Eyre many times. I probably taught it five or six times, and each time, I'd curl up in a comfy chair after doing dishes and grading papers and give myself pure pleasure for a while. I never felt comfortable teaching a book if I hadn't read it recently, preferably as the students were reading. But . . . it's been about 30 years since I taught the book; hence, I've forgotten lots. I know I've seen movie versions, but I don't remember much about them. Any suggestions as to where I can find the movies?<br /><br />Here's a comment and a question: The first time I commented, I was Forever Young. Now I'm Frank 'n' Sandy. I know where the names came from, but is there a way to change my comment name? I'd love to be "Sandy" or "Cerrillos Sandy." Just wondering . . .Cerrillos Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819657846881446756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-41127025707038169062016-06-01T12:12:08.580-04:002016-06-01T12:12:08.580-04:00Oh man, I want to take part in this so much, but I...Oh man, I want to take part in this so much, but I don't have time for reading right now! Jane Eyre has been waiting on my list for so long though. Maybe I'll follow along with your posts anyway, or come back whenever I do read it... have fun! (I'm sure you will!) :DSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901639281043602191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-64881057802995253012016-05-31T16:36:00.350-04:002016-05-31T16:36:00.350-04:00Well, the proposal is the best example, but one of...Well, the proposal is the best example, but one of my favorites is when she is going away and asks him for money; that hilarious and yet intense interaction. When she hears him call her name while she is in exile. Small, intense, significant occurrences; I am sure there is a better way of putting it.Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-13709816311885371112016-05-30T23:31:21.654-04:002016-05-30T23:31:21.654-04:00Livia Rachelle, ooooh, five! You're one up on...Livia Rachelle, ooooh, five! You're one up on me. But the Timothy Dalton -- I adore that one. You can watch it on YouTube, albeit chopped into pieces. Just search for "Timothy Dalton Jane Eyre." Don't know what the quality of the vids is like, but you could at least try it out.<br /><br />I feel differently about intros than about prefaces. I guess because prefaces are written by the authors, and are them trying to explain something about their books, whereas introductions are written by scholars or other novelists and are all about their interpretation, the history of how the book was written, etc. So while I always read prefaces, I only read an introduction if I'm already familiar with the story. Reviews... reviews I read on a case-by-case basis, hee.<br /><br />What do you mean by "signature" moments? I'm curious!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com