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Re: First SanditonCA video - 11 years ago
Should we go to the Tea Room? Very cute first video. We've also seen Edward Denham and Mayor Tom Parker. I wonder what they'll do with Sidney Parker, if anything? Since JA didn't have the chance to develop him at all....by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Chapters 9 and 10 - 11 years ago
Ive read through 11, was thinking of starting a thread, but had a major operation yesterday (elective), doing fine but on pain Meds etc so probably wouldn't make much sense. I do hope some of the others in this group will comment so I can read and maybe have my memory jogged. I've been managing to keep up with new DWG posts, so would love to read others' observations.by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Edit function - 11 years ago
I guess I knew that, but I'm mostly on an iPad these days, too lazy to go to the laptop most times, where copying and pasting is easy. I still haven't gotten the hang of it on a tablet. Excuses excuses. Well, I guess Sandpit is a little humorous, anyway. Is that what Sanditon really is? :-)by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sandpit on Group Read, chs. 7&8 - 11 years ago
Yes, I was reminded of Darcy here too. However, this is an ideal I doubt Sir Edward is capable of achieving -- if the narrative voice's observations are correct, and I suppose they are. He can dream of being such a person all he wants, but if he doesn't have Darcy's integrity, he could channel the ideal in a very hurtful way.by Carol P - JAFF Library
Correction: SANDITON Group Read, chs. 7&8 - 11 years ago
Oh, lord...look what autocorrect did! So sorry, I meant Sanditon Group Read! Am joining those wishing for an edit function!by Carol P - JAFF Library
Sandpit on Group Read, chs. 7&8 - 11 years ago
Okay, I'll add my second impression here on 7&8 (see my comment on thread below) and hope that Suzanne, Lise and others comment soon. I feel confirmed in my impressions of the characters being not terribly admirable, except Charlotte and Clara -- Clara, watch out for Sir Edward, keep away!! Diana Parker isn't quite as much of an invalid as she claims, if she could walk as swiftly as she did,by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Ready to move on? - 11 years ago
I want to reread ch. 7&8 before I comment more...but I'm starting to be sorrier than ever that JA died so young. There's not a whole lot more that could happen to be a real plot in only a few more chapters. One first impression I got from 7&8 that I also got from the first time I started Persuasion (needed to restart that one a few times before I made it all the way through) is that, exceby Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Bernie Su and Margaret Dunlop on Sanditon, etc - 11 years ago
Yay, I was finally right about something, Gigi Darcy = Charlotte Heywood!by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group Read, chs 5-6 - 11 years ago
I thought exactly the same thing when I read the bits in both chapter 5 and 6 about how Sanditon really doesn't need any doctors, according to everyone but Mr. Parker. Even today, when most of them are competent, one can get very tired of being poked and prodded. Imagine how it was back then, when much of what they did didn't help at all, and even actually harmed. I'm interested in learning moreby Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group Read, Chapters 3-4 - 11 years ago
The more I read about Clara's background, the more I hope she and Charlotte will be friends. If Mr. Parker is to be believed (and I put no absolute trust in his opinions!) she's a sweet girl who deserves the good fortune of being taken in by Lady Denham. Not much said yet about Miss Denham, the current baronet's sister. Just little clues about Sydney Parker (that's the brother's name, right?) --by Carol P - JAFF Library
Sanditon Group Read, Chapters 3-4 - 11 years ago
Okay, I've decided to start this. (Did we ever formally appoint a moderator? If so, please forgive me for overstepping!) I'll admit I've only read part of chapter 3 so far, RL keeps getting in my way. But first impressions, to be modified as needed by subsequent reading.... Lady Denham and Mr. Parker at first seemed to have something of a Lady Cat/Mr. Collins relationship...but as the chapterby Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group Read, chapters 1&2 - 11 years ago
Could someone clarify for me when we agreed to start talking about new chapters? Every Monday? Monday the 8th, chapters 3 and 4? I've started the first few pages of chapter 3 and have some observations about the Mr. Parker/Lady Denham relationship, hopefully RL won't reach out and swallow me again and make me forget my first impressions!by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group-Read - Vlog Ideas & Discussion - 11 years ago
It may depend on how much succeeding chapters are from Charlotte H's point of view. Now I'm motivated to read on! Am already trying to imagine what the first couple vlogs of the Sanditon mini-series might be like.by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: I'm not interested in vlogs, so I'm only reading because I hadn't read this one yet... - 11 years ago
Oh, no, please stay -- as Suzanne and Mari have suggested, we can move the LBD discussion elsewhere. What are your impressions about Sanditon chapters 1 and 2? When are we supposed to start talking about the next two chapters? Next Monday?by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Who is Gigi Darcy? - 11 years ago
Gigi Darcy is the reason we're all reading Sanditon all of a sudden! In Lizzie Bennet Diaries which just ended last Thursday after a year-long You Tube run, she's the younger sister of William Darcy, CEO of Pemberley Digital. Now she's going to Sanditon to test some new software PD is promoting. Oh well -- check out www.lizziebennet.comby Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group Read, chapters 1&2 - 11 years ago
I don't see any reason why they couldn't do both. LBD was a comedy/romance, now it's Gigi's turn? I haven't read farther than Chapter 2 of Sanditon yet -- I'll be interested to see what JA was able to foreshadow in what she did manage to write before her death. :-( However, the Sanditon Vlog writers will probably want to finish the story, so maybe there'll be a HEA for Gigi as there was in LBDby Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group Read, chapters 1&2 - 11 years ago
On the length of time being laid up because of a sprain...I had the same "bemusement" when reading Jack Caldwell's Mr. Darcy Came To Dinner, in which poor Darcy broke his leg and was stuck at Longbourn for a month. Nowadays no one would be off their feet for longer than a day or two with either injury. I believe it had to do with the state of medical science at that time, and also the state of aby Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group-Read - Organisation & Questions - 11 years ago
Oh, sorry, I just saw your note about April 1. That's easy to remember.by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group-Read - Organisation & Questions - 11 years ago
What day do we start? Why wait? -- start tomorrow with chapter 1? (Sorry, I'm usually not this impatient....)by Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group-Read - Organisation & Questions - 11 years ago
I seem to remember reading somewhere that another author did finish Sanditon. I think Wikipedia.... Just rechecked -- seems that MANY authors have attempted a completion. One was Austen's niece, which means that that version would also be in the public domain. The rest may be more recent and have their parts under copyright -- which mans that PD would not be able to use those. If we continue pastby Carol P - JAFF Library
Re: Sanditon Group-Read - Organisation & Questions - 11 years ago
Have never been in here before! I'm a poor excuse for a librarian.... I'd volunteer, since I started the TR thread that culminated in this -- however, next month I'll be in the hospital for my second hip replacement, so may be out of touch for a while. (And yes, I DO accept get-well messages ;-) I'll have my iPad available and will participate as I can, but my experience last year taught me thatby Carol P - JAFF Library