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to think that Amy March is one of the most irritating literary characters ever.

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squoosh · 21/04/2013 17:22

God she annoys me, throwing Jo's book in the fire, being a general brat and then sin of sins marrying Laurie when she had no business do any such thing.

I don't care what the subsequent books may say the Amy/Laurie union was a stupid idea.

They should have left her to drown in the icy river.

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TwllBach · 21/04/2013 19:03

Oh well Grin
I think I'm going to have to find it and kick start my 'serious' reading.

tiggytape · 21/04/2013 19:01

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NumTumDeDum · 21/04/2013 19:01

GrinGrinGrin Squoosh. That will stay with me whenever I re read P&P. 'Lydia was a slave to the cock' .

MrsFrederickWentworth · 21/04/2013 19:01

Seeker, you dare...

MrsFrederickWentworth · 21/04/2013 18:59

I think willoughby would have turned a blind eye, esp if it brought him promotion or better contacts. So she might have had fun. Austen is quite clear about her reputation. But a better fate than that if whichever ugly sister it was in Mansfield park who ends up with the awful Mrs Norris.

It's Mary who is completely unbearable. Along with Emma and that stupid Marianne.

BruthasTortoise · 21/04/2013 18:58

I think Mrs March (and Mr March, although we see less of him) is incredibly irritating. All well and good to be noble, slightly alternative and piss away your money but then don't go expecting your children to mix with high society wearing rags. Amy is irritating but in reality she and Meg only wanted the life they would've had if their parents hadn't been irresponsible. Fanny Price is a complete drip, nearly failed my English Lit. A-Level through my intense hatred of her drippiness Smile

LRDtheFeministDragon · 21/04/2013 18:56

Oh, sorry ... free online.

Physical books, no!

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squoosh · 21/04/2013 18:56

Poor old Lydia was a slave to the cock.

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TwllBach · 21/04/2013 18:55

Free??

...freeeee????

Do you mean I can read it free as a ebook or I can find an actual physical book for free?

seeker · 21/04/2013 18:55
Mumof3men · 21/04/2013 18:53

John dies???? I don't remember that! :-(

NumTumDeDum · 21/04/2013 18:49

Well exactly Sqoosh. She was totally ruled by her urges. If she was on mn we'd all flame her!

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squoosh · 21/04/2013 18:43

Oh I quite like Lydia Bennett, she wasn't afraid to give into her carnal desires. Sadly all her fun was over by the time she was 16 though. She definitely didn't play the long game.

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marjproops · 21/04/2013 18:42

Yep i need to re-read it too, and/or watch one of the films of it.

and pride and prejudice after watching Lost in Austen the other week.

NumTumDeDum · 21/04/2013 18:41

Oh, you have inspired me to re read these two books now. But may I nominate Lydia Bennett for the top five annoying literary characters. Agree btw that Fanny Price was annoying. Wasn't all that keen on Emma (controversial) thought she was a spoilt brat.

Hmn. Might start a thread on favourite heroines/characters. Grin

PoppyAmex · 21/04/2013 18:40

I didn't watch the film but read the book dozens of times, it's comfort reading.

Laurie was not a drip! He was funny, warm and he belonged with Jo

I love the part where Beth goes to thank Laurie's grandfather for the baby piano and can't say anything so just kisses him and runs away

MrsFrederickWentworth · 21/04/2013 18:35

Damn you, seeker, I'm crying on the train home.
And I cry at all those
bits everyone else has mentioned.

I think Laurie might have got fed up with his unconventional wife. But he might not. And he doesn't develop any depth.
But he does carry a torch for her.
John isn't a wuss but she doesn't know how to portray him.

I've always thought that today Jo would have been LGBT. And that Bhaer is the conventional low sexed cop out

sicutlilium · 21/04/2013 18:35

Every Anita Brookner heroine (and I include Lewis Percy in that category) needs a good slap. And then another. Read Barbara Pym instead.

LRDtheFeministDragon · 21/04/2013 18:35

twl - you don't need to buy it! Well not unless you want to. It's out of copyright years ago, you can find them free online.

marjproops · 21/04/2013 18:33

Joey- so just how little are these women?

Jo and Laurie, is this a girl girl thing? cos thats whats missing from The Shining!!! Grin

SueDoku · 21/04/2013 18:33

I remember the feeling when I discovered that the Katie series goes on after 'What Katie did Next' - and found the next two books, 'Clover' and 'In the High Valley'.... Bliss.....! I love books that tell you what happened next..!! Smile

TwllBach · 21/04/2013 18:32

Oh I'd forgotten all about Little Women! It was absolutely my favourite book in the world when I was younger, but hated all the films. I'm going to have to buy it...

alistron1 · 21/04/2013 18:31

As is the bit where Nat goes badways overseas and then redeems himself and comes back to Daisy - I know what I'm going to be re reading this week!!

alistron1 · 21/04/2013 18:30

I think the bit in Little Men where Dan is tamed + the bit in Jo's Boys where he goes to chokey + redeems himself are very moving.

LRDtheFeministDragon · 21/04/2013 18:29

Mr Lawrence is a great character.