handle with care; the austen edition
There are some Austen novels I haven’t seen adaptations of, or even straight to screen adaptations, because for some reason, the story does not catch me. And then there are some, I might not have read or watched, or know much about that I read crossover fanfiction for.
Yes, I do read Austen fanfiction. Mostly centered on Mary Bennet, or based on the wesberies adaptations I’ve watched.
We have established I am a nerd, yes?
- Emma is a fun story, in so far as I know it. I haven’t read the source material, but I have enjoyed Clueless tremendously and Emma Approved was also fun. (And apparently it’s coming back for more episodes, which I am tentatively excited about!
- I’m unsure whether Mansfield Park has been adapted other than the one webseries I’ve heard about, but there is one fanfiction that crosses over with Pride & Prejudice – The Odd Duck’s Quest by Sempre libre – that I reread on an almost montly basis.
- There’s something about Sense & Sensibility that I think would make for a really good modern adaptation, but I haven’t seen any anywhere yet. It’d have to be handled a little well, I think, because sisterly relationships can be done pretty shallowly, and I feel like this is an important part of the story.
Again, I don’t know all of these stories well, so I could be wrong, and if I am, feel free to tell me so! I love to learn as much as I can about Austen’s works, and any and all adaptations.
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Jackie B @ Death by Tsundoku
I am embarrassed to say I’ve only read Pride and Prejudice. Oops! It’s brilliant, though, so I should certainly read other works of Austen.
There was a 2011 modern film adaption of Sence and Sensibility called Scents and Sensibility. It focuses on a Ponzi scheme and is honestly… not very good. I wonder if that’s why no one has done an adaption since?! XD
Ara
I’ve only read P&P too! I’ve started Persuasion, but I haven’t finished it yet because I got distracted.
Lol! Maybe that’s why. I know a Hindi serial attempted to adapt S&S but like, too much drama. Way too much drama.
Jackie B @ Death by Tsundoku
I mean, it’s no small undertaking to make an Austen adaption. With the internet as a “marketing tool” for films and TV through word of mouth, a team really needs to commit to make a great Austen retelling or, well, it will get thrown in the garbage by the world. O_o We’re brutal.
Ara
We really are. Lol. There’s apparently a Persuasion webseries in the works by a group of people I follow on YouTube that I’m super excited about.
Gayathri Lakshminarayanan
Your posts reminded me why I should be re-reading these classics again. I loved S & S when I re-read it recently. I am sure I will love them all right? I should give it a try and a hard pass to the fan fictions, sorry. Great post.
Ara
According to a couple of my friends, they love Persuasion and Northanger Abbey whenever they reread them! And aww, I’m a HUGE fanfiction person if only because I write them myself at times. It helps me develop my original content.
Gayathri Lakshminarayanan
You should share them on your blog so that we can read it as well.
Ara
Ahh, I might do that? None of them are based on books though, so we’ll see! Haha.
Ara
I just might! Eventually! <3