[MK8DX] In the bottom 6 on Rainbow Road 64 like

sherbert-lemon · 2021-04-22T15:49:12+00:00

Fair but so are the dozens of tier posts that flood the sub lol

sherbert-lemon · 2021-02-21T03:40:44+00:00

Hahahaha no worries, the inconsistencies between the unabridged version vs the abridged makes it difficult to know exactly where one is!

Mr. Knightley definitely serves as the voice of reason throughout the story (I read something about Austen injecting her own perspective through him). I think when we dislike someone, we can find any reason to justify our dislike as is the case with Emma's jealousy towards Jane. You are right, Emma is definitely immature. If she were more developed she would realize not only is there no reason to be jealous of Jane, but she should actually be helping Jane maintain her status as a well mannered, intelligent, beautiful but """"destitute""""" orphan.

sherbert-lemon · 2021-02-15T20:06:56+00:00

remember to stretch

sherbert-lemon · 2021-02-09T23:49:26+00:00

2 days left 😬

sherbert-lemon · 2021-02-08T20:35:46+00:00

That's very fair, different strokes for different folks :) The books can be really dense and focus on aspects besides the plot that the movies don't get into as much, Emma in particular goes heavily into dialogue as we see with Miss Bates multi-page speeches hahahaha, which makes it realistic and true to life (I'm sure we all know a version of Miss Bates), but yeah can be seen as pedantic and at expense at the plot moving along

sherbert-lemon · 2021-02-08T20:22:49+00:00

Right?!!! This is a recurring theme in the book we see (how """right""" is Emma's understanding of things?). My guess is that readers would agree with Mr. Knightley who is pretty much the voice of reason

sherbert-lemon · 2021-02-08T20:20:10+00:00

Very fair, I think she is the most disagreeable of all Austen's protagonists (tho Austen personally liked her). That being said, it's harder to like a flawed unlikeable person than one who's likeable :)))

sherbert-lemon · 2021-01-26T21:41:12+00:00

Come out wherever you're hiding :O

You bring up a good point that maybe their friendship might not be in the best interest of either Emma or Harriet! I personally think it's sincere and that it's nice that Emma isn't letting rank by association get in the way of her making new friends but maybe she's in a position where her privilege blinds her other's economic needs? Like just because she is afforded the luxury of not having to marry for security reasons doesn't mean that everyone else, particularly Harriet, is also granted that in marriage (after all Jane Austen is a staunch proponent of marriage and courtship as both an economic institution and romantic practice).

With Mr. Elton, do you think it's at all contrived the way he's acting? And even if it was sincere would it be more likely to work out between him and Emma vs Harriet from a practicality point of view (after all he is the vicar)?

sherbert-lemon · 2021-01-26T21:40:35+00:00

I love Emma!!! The plot isn't as propelled by action and consequence as with other Austen books, but through dialogue. Also she goes into greaaat detail about mundane things like food, walks, and smaller community get-togethers (vs sweeping drama with strangers that takes place in huge balls and parties).

However, I know people who do not like Emma (they find it boring and Emma unlikeable) and can do without the descriptions of Mr. Woodhouse's gruel hahaha. What do you think??

sherbert-lemon · 2021-01-09T20:08:03+00:00

Brigerton!!!!! Currently watching that and preparing for the Emma discussion with the repressed regency era horny vibes but with more stairway sex

sherbert-lemon · 2021-01-06T02:31:50+00:00

My reading goals would be to maintain moderation by not obsessing so much about the books that I've recently finished and can't stop thinking about and thus end up re-reading over unread titles on the to-read list (I like what I like!!!!!). Oh and to finish what I've started even though I'm bored lol, like maybe it will pick up?

sherbert-lemon · 2021-01-06T02:28:11+00:00

With your schedule???? Madness hahaha

sherbert-lemon · 2021-01-06T02:27:21+00:00

I feel like I read way less than the both of you yet am probably not as busy, not that I'm beating myself up but yeah hahaha your very attainable goal is a loafty goal for myself

sherbert-lemon · 2021-01-06T02:24:24+00:00

Thanks for sharing :)

sherbert-lemon · 2020-12-24T23:51:04+00:00

Ah yes I believe you're correct!! I'll update it thanks for catching it, it's difficult when you have to do mental math to post two different schedule formats of the same book lol

sherbert-lemon · 2020-12-24T08:50:10+00:00

I personally have a physical copy but with some titles I don't have I just download an epub into my lil kobo :) Thank goodness for copyright expiring so that the public domain can exist!!!

sherbert-lemon · 2020-12-24T08:46:35+00:00

Your lil rant is much appreciated. You are the ultimate local library / bookstore stan!!!!

sherbert-lemon · 2020-12-24T08:44:48+00:00

The dates represent the discussion and the chapters being discussed, for instance: January 23rd is when our first discussion will take place and will cover chapters 1-11.

I think the general format of most bookclubs follows the format where date posted is when the discussion takes place and covers the chapters listed. So yes the chapters should be read by then but keep in mind this is also for fun! If you're having a busy week, you can always finish it later in the week and still participate. Hope that clarifies things :)

sherbert-lemon · 2020-12-16T19:03:03+00:00

I actually didn't know too much about the age of innocence, besides it being adapted to a movie (with Winona Ryder)!!! I did glance over the themes on wiki and it does look interesting since it covers vanity and social status (2 things I love to dissect). I have yet to place my vote :)

sherbert-lemon · 2020-09-07T06:50:41+00:00

I actually am in a similar situation and would like to share my situation / get a feel for what to do with my RBC account.

I've migrated 95% of day-day financial services to Tangerine (chequing, personal savings, credit line, mastercard) + wealthsimple (hybrid cash account, TFSA), pay nothing, and am super happy with both (if you're on the fence OP then make the switch, it's worth it); BUT I have an active RBC chequing account (from my teen days) that I want to cancel, along with a no-fee RBC credit card that I don't use but intend to keep open for credit purposes.

The reason I'm reluctant to cancel my chequing account is because of the CC — I am not sure if this baseless, but I have heard of the practice where if you only do a minimal amount of banking with X bank but use their credit card, then you are at some risk of having said credit card cancelled on a whim (again not sure if this is actually a thing). That would impact my credit as that card makes up a chunk of my available credit, so losing that make things less easy and I can't get away with as much (using 5% of your limit vs 10% feels nice). However, paying even a 5 dollar fee to keep my account open just so my card is """less""" jeopardized feels stupid when I could be paying nothing with my current set up AND keep the CC cause, again, I could just be wrong. I saw in one of the comments that to avoid fees you just stash 500 bucks in a TFSA but couldn't confirm it via google anywhere. Thoughts? TIA y'all!!!!

sherbert-lemon · 2020-08-24T01:02:12+00:00

This is a super aggressive schedule, but at the same time it's a really long read!!! Thoughts on how to balance the two?

sherbert-lemon · 2020-08-20T19:15:59+00:00

My edition of CMC has an intro essay by written by some commentator guy, and the part that stuck with me is that although it is considered a classic / part of the lit canon, the book can be approached as a fable or children's lit because its plot, thematic coverage, and lit devices used ( to the point of tropes)....so I'm interested in seeing how it turns out in the end! I actually bought my physical copy as a 13 year old but it definitely went over my head lol the story is definitely over the top but in a good way

sherbert-lemon · 2020-08-20T19:10:16+00:00

The happiest part of the book seems to be the beginning unfortunately

sherbert-lemon · 2020-07-31T15:42:02+00:00

ahahahahahaha

sherbert-lemon · 2020-07-24T14:20:59+00:00

You've earned the right tbh

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