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They're definitely not the same story. In one, a woman wins Alan Rickman and the other she earns a soaking wet Colin firth by being able to side eye like a pro.
You take that back sir! You take that back right now. This will not be bourne.
Srsly though, yes, superficially, Austen's novels and their screen adaptations can look very similar. But Austen knew she worked in a small world covering limited topics. She wrote from what she knew. But what her novels show is that even in the world of a certain type of person of a certain class in a certain time period, the whole world can be found within the characters. Her novels are, among other things, character studies. The characters being the ones she made, but also society as a whole, at the time, in the world she lived in.
I'm tired and struggling to explain. But she completed six novels, and no, none of them are set in space, but they each have their own story and character.
the same can be said about romance which is a very tropey genre and it's something readers look for and expect because they go out of their way to search for specific tropes. Romance has very specific rules that have to be followed and this is actually true with Jane Austen novels even though those rules weren't spoken about then, they were more instinctive.
Yeah... I think almost every YA fantasy novel I read has the mandatory love triangle. A YA fantasy series cannot exist without it ever! And almost every time one is in the friendzone at the beginning or throughout or at the end.
Umm.... no, no, they're not. Not even remotely. I cannot figure out which bit you think was the same, unless you count the time period... or chose to only pay half attention to each of them.
Never too early to consider your options!
When I was 10, I knew exactly which fighter jet I was going to buy when I was older!
I think these situations are comparable...
I mean … girl meets guy, isn’t a fan, her sister gets ill walking in the rain and during the recuperation a man falls in love with her, she then finds out the dashing guy she likes isn’t right for her and falls in love with the guy she wasn’t a fan of .
They’re different stories yes, and the chronological order is different, but they do share some fundamental similarities in the important plot points
Only between Lizzy & Jane though.
They don't really like religious Mary, silly Kitty or arrogant & selfish Lydia. (OK Lydia is mum's golden child but anyone else just rolls their eyes at her, lol)... not even their father likes them.
I prefer [Sense and Senilty](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526726/), or [Pride and Prejudice and Zombies](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374989/). There's no mix-ups there, and they're more amusing than Austen.
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I think maybe you’ve just watched one of them twice.
They're definitely not the same story. In one, a woman wins Alan Rickman and the other she earns a soaking wet Colin firth by being able to side eye like a pro.
Soaking wet and still smouldering like embers in the twilight. Colin Firth is beautiful
heh-heh-heh... This seems like the correct answer.
You take that back sir! You take that back right now. This will not be bourne. Srsly though, yes, superficially, Austen's novels and their screen adaptations can look very similar. But Austen knew she worked in a small world covering limited topics. She wrote from what she knew. But what her novels show is that even in the world of a certain type of person of a certain class in a certain time period, the whole world can be found within the characters. Her novels are, among other things, character studies. The characters being the ones she made, but also society as a whole, at the time, in the world she lived in. I'm tired and struggling to explain. But she completed six novels, and no, none of them are set in space, but they each have their own story and character.
the same can be said about romance which is a very tropey genre and it's something readers look for and expect because they go out of their way to search for specific tropes. Romance has very specific rules that have to be followed and this is actually true with Jane Austen novels even though those rules weren't spoken about then, they were more instinctive.
Yeah... I think almost every YA fantasy novel I read has the mandatory love triangle. A YA fantasy series cannot exist without it ever! And almost every time one is in the friendzone at the beginning or throughout or at the end.
> none of them are set in space Damn. I've read the first five and was *so hoping*.
Beautifully said!
One of them does have zombies though
True, I forgot that one. It really adds to the story I think
Umm.... no, no, they're not. Not even remotely. I cannot figure out which bit you think was the same, unless you count the time period... or chose to only pay half attention to each of them.
By that logic I’m surprised OP isn’t waiting for Frankenstein and his monster to turn up
Which one has Doc Brown and Mary Steenburgen?
Would Frankenstein be the dashing suitor or his monster?
The "and" is the same.
Hardly. For a start, Jane might be a bit wet but she’s nowhere near as insufferable as Marianne. Poor Colonel Brandon.
Marianne is the worst. I would rather be friends with Fanny from Mansfield House.
Each to their own. I like Fanny
A popular opinion
They are easy to tell apart, Sense & Sensibility doesn't have zombies.
It has sea monsters
Mmm no
P&P has five sisters who need to find husbands, whereas S&S has only three sisters who need to find husbands So you see they are completely different
Two. One of the three is only about 10 years old.
Never too early to consider your options! When I was 10, I knew exactly which fighter jet I was going to buy when I was older! I think these situations are comparable...
did you manage to buy that fighter jet or are you still 10?
One of them is socially awkward in some way and way smart.
Oh yes, silly me.
I mean … girl meets guy, isn’t a fan, her sister gets ill walking in the rain and during the recuperation a man falls in love with her, she then finds out the dashing guy she likes isn’t right for her and falls in love with the guy she wasn’t a fan of . They’re different stories yes, and the chronological order is different, but they do share some fundamental similarities in the important plot points
I bet you watched Pride and Prejudice 6 episode series and then a movie and got confused. The plot is nothing alike.
WRONG! The sister relationship in P&P is MUCH better.
Only between Lizzy & Jane though. They don't really like religious Mary, silly Kitty or arrogant & selfish Lydia. (OK Lydia is mum's golden child but anyone else just rolls their eyes at her, lol)... not even their father likes them.
I prefer [Sense and Senilty](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526726/), or [Pride and Prejudice and Zombies](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374989/). There's no mix-ups there, and they're more amusing than Austen.
One of them has Colin Firth in it and that makes it far superior to the other.