Since its publication in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has become one of the most-read and best-loved stories in the world. Translated into more than twenty languages and with at least fifty million copies sold worldwide, L.M. Montgomery’s classic novel has made her talkative and impulsive heroine Anne Shirley not only a Canadian icon but an international treasure as well. As inspiring today as it was a hundred years ago, Anne of Green Gables remains a testament to the powers of hope, friendship, and imagination.
This is an enduing work and one of my favorite novels. It’s not deep. It’s not long. It’s not hard to understand. It’s simply a beautiful story of a girl growing up. So, now that autumn has arrived, curl up on the couch with a mug of hot tea, snuggle under a cozy blanket, and just enjoy reading Anne of Green Gables.
All right, I will admit that I kind of forgot to get back to this… Sorry ladies! Because of my lapse of attention to this site, the voting results will cover October-December instead of starting in September.
So, that being said, here are the books that we will read together for the next three months:
October 2011- Anne of Green Gables
November 2011- North and South
December 2011- The Scarlet Pimpernel
Have a wonderful week, everyone and enjoy the begining of autunm! The coming months are perfect for reading and writing so it’s a great time to be getting this club going again.
I’ll see you in October for the reading of Anne of Green Gables!
Stuff on the site began to slow down around April and May. Because of this, I deleted the Reading posts from those months and will repost them if those books are chosen again.
The books that were removed were I Capture the Castle and Pride and Prejudice. If we vote for these books next year, everyone will have the chance to read and discuss them again.
After a few months off, I’m so excited to be able to read with all of you ladies again!
It is now time to pick the books for the rest of 2011; September through December. Even if you don’t participate much, it would be great to have you vote.
All of the members can comment on this post and tell me which four of the books on the list below she would most like to read.
I tried to create a good mix of classics and modern novels, but if there is a book that you would like to read that isn’t on this list, send me an email and I’ll include it in our next voting session.
Here is the list:
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale (Sequel to ‘The Goose Girl’)
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Watership Down by Richard Adams
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Bride Goes West by Nannie T. Alderson
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Pearl Maiden by H. Rider Haggard
Please vote by leaving a comment with your book choices.
As it is now the end of March, it is time to discuss ‘The Hobbit’, which, even though this month was taken over somewhat by ‘Jane Eyre’, was still our March book.
I love the Hobbit and you can read my introductory post HERE.
If you were able to read the Hobbit this month (or if you’ve already read it), I would love it if you would partake in the discussion on this post.
Below are three questions to consider (which I did not write), regarding the story and you are welcome to comment on this post with your thoughts. I would love to hear your impressions of this fabulous story. These questions are just to get the wheels in your head turning, and if you have other thoughts or observations to share, feel free!
1. What factors define a person’s identity in The Hobbit? Do individuals
have any power over who they become, or are their characters entirely
determined by static factors such as family and race?
2. Describe Tolkien’s use of humor in The Hobbit. From what authorial
techniques and sources does the book draw much of its wit? How does
Tolkien’s lighthearted tone impact the portrayal of the more serious
elements of the plot? Is The Hobbit primarily a comedy?
3. Talk about the plot. What was more important, the characters or the plot?
Was the plot moved forward by decisions of the characters, or were the
characters at the mercy of the plot?
Last Thursday I went with my mom and some friends to see the 2011 version of Jane Eyre starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. It was beautiful.
As a very brief overview, the music and cinematography were breathtaking and the casting and the actors were phenomenal. The dialogue was well-executed and stayed true to the novel and the style of Charlotte Bronte.
Wasikowska looked exactly like I had always pictured Jane, but, her Jane was very soft-spoken. Where was Jane’s passion?
Fassbender was a perfect Mr. Rochester. I’ve always thought that Toby Stephens from the 2006 version was the best and now he is tied with Fassbender (I can’t choose between the two). In his role, Fassbender was energetic, sardonic, vehement, annoying, pompous, haunted, etc… He was fantastic.
My main complaint about the film is this: It was too short. The scenes felt rushed and it seemed like I was only seeing brief choppy bits of a story on fast-forward. I didn’t connect with it. Also, the ending was severely abridged. If they had made the ending longer by about ten minutes, it would have saved the movie in my opinion, but, they didn’t.
Jane ran over the moors for a vast majority of the movie, but it was beautiful and the scenery was beyond gorgeous, so that made it more interesting.
I like this version of the movie, I love the 2006 version, I adore the novel. There, you have my thoughts.
Did any of you see the movie? If so, how would you compare it to the book?
Yesterday I talked with my friend (who I went to see it with) about the film and I’m curious to know if any of you picked up on any of the things that we noticed. I’d love to talk with anyone about the subtleties of the film.
Did you like it?
Did you think that the actors portrayed their characters well?
So, the brand new Jane Eyre movie comes out in theaters tomorrow and, personally, I cannot wait to see it!
The anticipation has been growing for months and now I can hardly contain myself any longer.
For all of the participants in the Jane Eyre Project (Reading the book, watching the movie, and then visiting the site once I’ve made the Project Post to discuss it.), this post is for all of you!
To announce the movie’s release on the Literary Ladies Discussion Society, I am posting the movie trailer and some stills from the film for you all to enjoy. I am also giving away a vintage classics copy of Jane Eyre from Amazon.com. Read on to learn how to enter!
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