tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post2890244776058674119..comments2023-07-13T06:32:12.819-04:00Comments on First Impressions: The Writings of Author Alexa Adams: There Must Be Murder by Margaret C. SullivanAlexa Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-39339716528455060152011-01-28T23:40:26.474-05:002011-01-28T23:40:26.474-05:00Hi Karen. I too wasn't impressed by Ms. Grange...Hi Karen. I too wasn't impressed by Ms. Grange's novel, which was very much like one of Radcliffe's, but there are some other vampire/Austen novels that are far better. Still, I prefer Austen in its pure form, and this book keeps very nicely within her original purview. I hope you enjoy it!Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-509124887977476022011-01-28T22:55:08.166-05:002011-01-28T22:55:08.166-05:00I agree with the dislike if vampire books. In a we...I agree with the dislike if vampire books. In a weak moment I bought Amanda Grange's Mr. Darcy, Vampire. I found it today and groaned. What was I thinking? I certainly didn't read it. I realize that Jane Austen was reading the Gothic novel as that was what was available . But, I'm thinking that she wouldn't read it if she had a broader range of fiction to read. That's just my Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859325438892541670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-40755421290463431672011-01-26T11:40:01.775-05:002011-01-26T11:40:01.775-05:00Hi ibmiller! I can't comment on Romance of the...Hi ibmiller! I can't comment on Romance of the Forest, but I got about 150 pages into Udolpho before I abandoned it, as there was still over 500 to go, and I thought it agonizing - the characters and the plot so annoying I wanted to throw the book at a wall. However, I also don't care in the slightest for what you call "wampire" novels, so this certainly can be chocked up to Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-26124562624775697772011-01-26T11:26:46.592-05:002011-01-26T11:26:46.592-05:00Ah! I loved There Must Be Murder when I read it o...Ah! I loved There Must Be Murder when I read it online. Despite my difference in approach to Austen, I find Ms. Sullivan's grasp of Catherine and Henry delightful, and her plot genuinely engaging and enjoyable.<br /><br />I must disagree about Ms. Radcliffe, however. I've not had to read Mysteries of Udolpho, but I did read Romance of the Forest for class a year ago, and found it ibmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914380316134426353noreply@blogger.com