[ SECRET POST #6068 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6068 ⌋

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[Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows]



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[(Anonymous)]

Jane Austen's writing is, overall, pretty undramatic. Her plots are fairly naturalistic.

Her genius, IMO, was in her ability to observe people and society and then breezily use those observations as the material for her stories in ways that rang true and felt astute without being overly self-serious. The authenticity and coherency of Austen's characterizations is insanely consistent. It's rare to encounter a Jane Austen character that doesn't make me go, "Oh god, THIS guy--I know this guy," or, "Oh it's THAT lady; yeah, she would do that."

Basically, in Austen's novels, the plot does not drive the characters. The characters ARE the plot; they generate the plot by existing in the society they're in, and conducting themselves as they are inclined to do.

I love Austen's work and think she was an extraordinarily gifted writer, but I can see how her work might not be everyone's cup of tea.

[(Anonymous)]

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This is exactly my thoughts On Jane Austin's writing as well, I love most of her books but it's because she executes her characters so well that I find them a joy to read. It won't be everyone's cup of tea but that's fine.

[(Anonymous)]

This is an excellent way to describe her appeal. Her works feel like snapshots of time, place, and culture, and that's largely because the characters are so true-to-life.

[(Anonymous)]

Yep, pretty much this.

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Austen as a writer is on the side of precision, delicacy, smallness, naturalism, observation, minimalism, realism.

[(Anonymous)]

That's such a lovely way of putting it, thank you. And I DON'T like Austen. Because it's exactly what it is, not my cup of tea

[(Anonymous)]

As an Austen lover, all of this. If that kind of writing does not resonate with you that's perfectly okay, but it's the reason I love her writing.

I wish a lot of people weren't so... "If you don't like X classic/classic author you're a troglodyte hdu!"

Like... it's okay not to like things as long as you're not a dick to people who do like it, and vice versa.

I've tried to read LOTR like three times now and couldn't slog through it. That's not a character defect OR an insult to the books. It just is what it is.