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ibmiller

Jane Austen's Birthday, 2012

Dec 16, 2012 14:26

Well, I've kind of abandoned you, Livejournal, for tumblr, something I never thought I'd do. But the lure of Lizzie Bennet Diaries fandom and easily searchable tags to find excellent essays has trumped my hatred of ridiculous reply formats and idiotic reblogging options. I still love Livejournal...but it's kind of dead here ( Read more... )

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litlover12 December 16 2012, 21:34:17 UTC

Happy birthday, Jane!

So, it's not just Dickens who's getting brutalized by the networks. (A CW "Great Expectations"? A CW "GREAT EXPECTATIONS"???)

ibmiller December 16 2012, 21:39:30 UTC

Wait, what? And after we got the BBC version last year and a film version this year? Where's my Andrew Davies Dombey and Son!

Oh, no, the networks are just doing what the heck they think will give them most money for least effort. Though sometimes is somewhat pays off, as in Revenge.

mosinging1986 December 18 2012, 15:04:41 UTC

Do you have a JA book rec for a newbie? Especially one who doesn't much care for romance? Though I guess that's impossible, since that seems to be a theme in all the books. Something that doesn't have 38473978274 characters that I can't keep track of? Though, again, that may be impossible! All of these classics seem to have so many characters!

I know I have to read one. She has a reputation for a reason. I feel like I'm missing out.

ibmiller December 18 2012, 15:11:15 UTC

Pride and Prejudice is probably the best entry point - it does have a few more characters (and the main character has three names - Elizabeth, Lizzy, and Eliza), but it's definitely got the largest fun factor. Persuasion is also pretty good - fewer character, and a more emotional story - though it takes a bit more time to get going.

mosinging1986 December 19 2012, 03:56:24 UTC

Groovy, thanks. Maybe this year!

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ibmiller January 21 2013, 15:55:27 UTC

Yay! I'm spending a huge bulk of my online time on tumblr right now, if you want to see what I'm doing, but if you're going to be back, I can work on posting once a week here.

I've been pretty good - brutally exhausted for the last month, working three jobs, but that ends next week, so I'm looking forward to that. How would you like me to send it - email, or LJ message?

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ibmiller January 21 2013, 16:05:24 UTC

Oh, I loathe tumblr - it just happens that the show I'm watching (The Lizzie Bennet Diaries) has an intensely active fandom there, so I kind of migrated there (getting feedback is a huge draw, even if I hate the format). I also have a twitter, but NEVER use it. My disgust for 140 characters outweighs any kind of community you can get. I don't think the kinds of relationships I would make on twitter would be that interesting. Anyhoo, my tumblr is ibmiller.tumblr.com.

So good to hear from you too! I shall start composing my letter soon!

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