I sympathized with Princess Maria in W&P so much. There was a scene where she cried that made me cry. I rank Sense and Sensibility higher than many people do. Love the Dashwoods.
@@mattkean1128 yes, Marya is the absolute saving grace character for me in war and peace, she was such a strong and beautiful female. And YES, sense and sensibility is my favorite Austen (so far at least)
I knew Dororthea would be on your favs list haha, she's one of mine too, although Rosamond Vincy is one of my most hated ever - I just couldn't stand her total inability to see things from any point of view but her own. Which is the point of the character, I think, but god, she made me wanna throw the book across the room. I love Mary Garth from Middlemarch too and wish she had more of a role in the plot, she's so smart and funny, and I find her relationship with Fred so endearing. George Eliot writes great complex characters generally, I'm almost finished with Daniel Deronda and Gwendolen Harleth is becoming a favourite too - so wonderfully complex and realistic, same with Woolf's Clarissa Dalloway. My other most hated is definitely Levin from Anna Karenina because he bored me to absolute tears and I resent the fact that I was catfished into reading a book with a male protagonist. Doesn't do or say a single compelling thing in the entire very long 800 pages.
@@pheebs9255 omg this is the most amazing comment ever 😂😂😂 I LOVE your take on Anna Karenina and Levin 😂😂😂 that is so funny Yeah I see that he was pretty boring and Pierre was similar (both being based on Tolstoy himself) And literally EVERY character in middlemarch is so amazing to read. YES YES YES Rosemond is another one of my most hated as well, I feel like my love for Dorothea overshadows my hatred of rosemond tho for some reason. The scene where Rosemond is flirting with Will ladislaw and Dorothea sees it and then resolves to still have compassion for Rosemond was like one of the most pivotal moments in my own personal emotional life. I was like wow, Dorothea is SUCH a strong and cool woman. And yeah, Mary is a slay. Love her too 💜💜💜 Thanks for making my day with this comment ⭐️ I hope you are doing well ✨
So, I adore Jane Austen (my channel name is Austen inspired) and I’ve been reading her books for 30 years…and I totally agree with you on Emma 😂 I just can’t get on board with her snobbery and how she nearly ruins Harriet’s life. The scene where she is awful to Miss Bates is something I can barely read.
@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged oh my gosh thank you SO much for leaving this comment! I thought I was the only one, I literally only hear people speaking ardently about Emma. Lol Can’t wait to check out your channel ✨
Totally agree with Nesta! As smart as she is though, I can never understand why she chose Cassian. He is not a good mate, has never been, and probably will never be one.
@@mckenziekate literally. When Eris checked him about Mor, that was brilliant. I'd rather she be with him than Cassian. There's been a lot of foreshadowing of her as a Queen/High Lady of the Dusk Court through the book series in this world and I don't think Cassian, as loyal of a general as he is, would go with her (more specifically, leave Rhys). I hope they aren't endgame🤞
“She doesn’t have any problems in her life” that’s my problem with Jane Austen in general, her characters and their so called spoilt brat problems get on my nerves. Their problems are mostly rooted in their own classist snobbery. No one has real problems through no fault of their own in her worlds and I find it annoying
I hate Emma with my entire soul but it was the main goal of Jane Austen so cheers to her for that! I feel the same about Mercedes but the count of Montecristo is a 5 stars for me😊😊
Raskolnikov is a favorite of mine. I dunno. Something about half starved, delirious, anti-social characters with a sincere heart that I really jive with. Anything less and they're too intellectual and boring, i.e. the epitome of modern characters in novels lol. I want a Raskolnikov and Sonya romance tbh. Anything less and the romance is too intellectual and boring, i.e. the modern relationship. 😂
@@mckenziekate Haha. I was talking to someone the other day (relating to Sonya and Raskolnikov) and I told him I want a woman that leads me to God and Siberia and not to the bedroom or anywhere else. What do I care about such pleasures and gratification? And like I said, anything other than God and truth is boring as hell. It's like that Steve Winwood song "bring me a higher love." I don't care about the body. I want the soul. You can see why the dating game ain't it for me, especially at 26. 😅
Pointing out the inherent flaws in classic literature (namely character-building) when most readers put such works on a pedestal is definitely going to rattle the cage in some quarters. But then again, you can simply be demonstrating poorly written female characters ✅
I sympathized with Princess Maria in W&P so much. There was a scene where she cried that made me cry.
I rank Sense and Sensibility higher than many people do. Love the Dashwoods.
@@mattkean1128 yes, Marya is the absolute saving grace character for me in war and peace, she was such a strong and beautiful female. And YES, sense and sensibility is my favorite Austen (so far at least)
finally someone said what I've been thinking about Emma, I couldn't even finish the book when I first started reading it because of her character😭😭
@@oly_d9485 glad we are on the same page! Haha
I knew Dororthea would be on your favs list haha, she's one of mine too, although Rosamond Vincy is one of my most hated ever - I just couldn't stand her total inability to see things from any point of view but her own. Which is the point of the character, I think, but god, she made me wanna throw the book across the room. I love Mary Garth from Middlemarch too and wish she had more of a role in the plot, she's so smart and funny, and I find her relationship with Fred so endearing. George Eliot writes great complex characters generally, I'm almost finished with Daniel Deronda and Gwendolen Harleth is becoming a favourite too - so wonderfully complex and realistic, same with Woolf's Clarissa Dalloway. My other most hated is definitely Levin from Anna Karenina because he bored me to absolute tears and I resent the fact that I was catfished into reading a book with a male protagonist. Doesn't do or say a single compelling thing in the entire very long 800 pages.
@@pheebs9255 omg this is the most amazing comment ever 😂😂😂 I LOVE your take on Anna Karenina and Levin 😂😂😂 that is so funny
Yeah I see that he was pretty boring and Pierre was similar (both being based on Tolstoy himself)
And literally EVERY character in middlemarch is so amazing to read. YES YES YES Rosemond is another one of my most hated as well, I feel like my love for Dorothea overshadows my hatred of rosemond tho for some reason. The scene where Rosemond is flirting with Will ladislaw and Dorothea sees it and then resolves to still have compassion for Rosemond was like one of the most pivotal moments in my own personal emotional life. I was like wow, Dorothea is SUCH a strong and cool woman.
And yeah, Mary is a slay. Love her too 💜💜💜
Thanks for making my day with this comment ⭐️ I hope you are doing well ✨
So, I adore Jane Austen (my channel name is Austen inspired) and I’ve been reading her books for 30 years…and I totally agree with you on Emma 😂 I just can’t get on board with her snobbery and how she nearly ruins Harriet’s life. The scene where she is awful to Miss Bates is something I can barely read.
@@ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged oh my gosh thank you SO much for leaving this comment! I thought I was the only one, I literally only hear people speaking ardently about Emma. Lol
Can’t wait to check out your channel ✨
Great choices! No ruffled feathers here 🐔 😃
Totally agree with Nesta! As smart as she is though, I can never understand why she chose Cassian. He is not a good mate, has never been, and probably will never be one.
@@prabhneetbhandaal7742 lol you tell her ✨haha
He is just a bro dude
@@mckenziekate literally. When Eris checked him about Mor, that was brilliant. I'd rather she be with him than Cassian. There's been a lot of foreshadowing of her as a Queen/High Lady of the Dusk Court through the book series in this world and I don't think Cassian, as loyal of a general as he is, would go with her (more specifically, leave Rhys). I hope they aren't endgame🤞
@ omg that would SHAKE THINGS UPPPPP if they weren’t!! Haha I’m here for it
“She doesn’t have any problems in her life” that’s my problem with Jane Austen in general, her characters and their so called spoilt brat problems get on my nerves. Their problems are mostly rooted in their own classist snobbery. No one has real problems through no fault of their own in her worlds and I find it annoying
@@ririschannelx I feel you. Good point about the classist snobbery. I do enjoy Jane Austen but yeah it just REALLY irks me in Emma
I hate Emma with my entire soul but it was the main goal of Jane Austen so cheers to her for that!
I feel the same about Mercedes but the count of Montecristo is a 5 stars for me😊😊
@@Marylluvia92 I am so glad you love the count of Monte Cristo! And lol Jane Austen NAILED it 🥂
I loved War and Peace, but I cannot agree more that Natasha was the worst. I couldn’t stand her.
@@jibby1986 thank you! Haha she really was
Raskolnikov is a favorite of mine. I dunno. Something about half starved, delirious, anti-social characters with a sincere heart that I really jive with. Anything less and they're too intellectual and boring, i.e. the epitome of modern characters in novels lol. I want a Raskolnikov and Sonya romance tbh. Anything less and the romance is too intellectual and boring, i.e. the modern relationship. 😂
@@scoutdarpy4465 haha I totally see raskolnikov as being a favorite of yours! 😂😂 I love that so much
@@mckenziekate Haha. I was talking to someone the other day (relating to Sonya and Raskolnikov) and I told him I want a woman that leads me to God and Siberia and not to the bedroom or anywhere else. What do I care about such pleasures and gratification? And like I said, anything other than God and truth is boring as hell. It's like that Steve Winwood song "bring me a higher love." I don't care about the body. I want the soul.
You can see why the dating game ain't it for me, especially at 26. 😅
@@scoutdarpy4465 hahaha hey, again, I do really believe there is someone out there for everyone. Just keep doing you Jacob ⭐️
Pointing out the inherent flaws in classic literature (namely character-building) when most readers put such works on a pedestal is definitely going to rattle the cage in some quarters. But then again, you can simply be demonstrating poorly written female characters ✅