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anghrainewinterwindows asked:
okay i'm really curious what are your exact issues w/ the AD northanger abbey? i love the book & i thought felicity and JJ were pretty perfect, but something felt off that i couldn't put my finger on. the only specific example i can think of is when they drive to the abbey and it IS gloomy and haunted-looking (where in the book that was just how catherine imagined it might be) anyways i love & trust your takes on austen so if you have time i'd love to hear more!
I replied:
I loved Felicity and JJ to pieces in their roles, but I had monumental reservations about how it engaged with the theme of women and novels, which is the core of the story in many ways. I screamed about it this morning on Dreamwidth here.
[ETA 2/24/2022: The circle is now complete!]
okay i'm really curious what are your exact issues w/ the AD northanger abbey? i love the book & i thought felicity and JJ were pretty perfect, but something felt off that i couldn't put my finger on. the only specific example i can think of is when they drive to the abbey and it IS gloomy and haunted-looking (where in the book that was just how catherine imagined it might be) anyways i love & trust your takes on austen so if you have time i'd love to hear more!
I replied:
I loved Felicity and JJ to pieces in their roles, but I had monumental reservations about how it engaged with the theme of women and novels, which is the core of the story in many ways. I screamed about it this morning on Dreamwidth here.
[ETA 2/24/2022: The circle is now complete!]