tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post7470150325857881208..comments2023-07-13T06:32:12.819-04:00Comments on First Impressions: The Writings of Author Alexa Adams: Villette by Charlotte BronteAlexa Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-50474638483641546622010-05-02T17:30:46.682-04:002010-05-02T17:30:46.682-04:00Hi Naida. The deaths in the Bronte family I listed...Hi Naida. The deaths in the Bronte family I listed above were only the last, and arguably the most tragic, in a long line of familial deaths. Her life certainly leads one to understand the melancholy nature of Charlotte's writing. I hope you review the book when you read it; I's like to read your thoughts.Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-50733897820694041542010-05-02T14:38:54.022-04:002010-05-02T14:38:54.022-04:00Fantastic review. I would like to read this one my...Fantastic review. I would like to read this one myself. I didnt know that Bronte lost almost her entire family. <br /><a href="http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/</a>The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-85302919864160676192010-04-30T17:05:51.886-04:002010-04-30T17:05:51.886-04:00Hi Julia. That seminar sounds fascinating - I wish...Hi Julia. That seminar sounds fascinating - I wish I had a bunch of essays on the subject right now. I fervently believe that Austen is extremely passionate but, as you say, she doesn't moan about it. Anne Elliot, at the beginning of Persuasion, is not unlike Lucy Snowe in her melancholy, but Austen knew better than to dwell on such things - an excellent lesson for not just modern teenagers, Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-78066121358429815212010-04-30T15:00:41.725-04:002010-04-30T15:00:41.725-04:00I read Villete when I was in graduate school (semi...I read Villete when I was in graduate school (seminar on Jane Austen and the Bronte's). It definitely isn't a book for the ordinary teenager today. They are too angsty for very superficial reasons because many of them have not had significant life experience. I agree that Charlotte's bleakness in this particular book is never quite relieved. At the same time, I also disagree with Julia Erganehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-4120307035750969752010-04-30T07:15:13.696-04:002010-04-30T07:15:13.696-04:00Hi Maria. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I'll...Hi Maria. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I'll look forward to your review. There is so much to tear into in this book - I could spend my life analyzing it - and I can't wait to see where it takes you.<br /><br />Regarding your question, I think teenagers are naturally attracted to the explosive displays of emotion that Bronte excels at depicting, as they resemble their own stormy, Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-5066493910359122552010-04-30T06:53:38.820-04:002010-04-30T06:53:38.820-04:00What a beautiful deeply personal review, Alexa! I...What a beautiful deeply personal review, Alexa! I loved reading it, especially because Villete is in my TBR (soon) list. I loved your Austenesque look at it and the comparisonn between your reactions as a teenager and your current ones. Just brilliant. Thank you!<br />(As for your final statement, several of my teenage female students prefer the Brontes to Jane Austen - OMG!- and yesterday one Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.com