Austen is a much more focused (and better) writer than Dickens, as @avclub-32b63dd70d870580128d83e930199e1c:disqus says she doesn't try to be as all-encompassing as Dickens, and the books are better for it (I say that as someone who has loved Great Expectations).
That said, S&S is a bit crap, her most social minded…

This sounds horrible, and why am I not surprised that the main character is a fan of Colin Firth rather than a fan of Austen?
It seems to be one for the Austen fans who've never read her.

I'd say the review was substantial enough, he says that the movie is juvenile, and unsure of what it wants to be (satire or genuine superhero movie), leading to an unsatisfying experience, aggravated by scenes in truly bad taste as the one mentioned in the first paragraph.

Who also said it was best avoided. Maybe the movie is just bad, it's not like the first one was good, and everything I hear about this one seems to say the worst aspects of it have been emphasized.

The Bronte sisters are very much the perfect example of romantic literature, when Austen is the most un-romantic author you can find.

That's great!
The only things I remember you mentioning weren't quite as happy, I'm glad that's not all there was to your holiday.

I missed the news that you'd actually got married. Congratulations!

I've bought The Betrothed years ago, and it's been taunting me unread on my shelf ever since, what did you think of it?

Everything else he's done is different. You'll find plenty of people to tell you to pick his second Zuckerman trilogy, I'll recommend Letting Go or Everyman if you want to give him another go (assuming Portnoy is the only one you've read).

username too long, male, London UK, French (as a way to excuse myself for the occasional incomprehensible post, also I was told I was pretentious a few weeks ago which in itself I would probably agree with, but it was then apparently because I read books in languages other than English).

@Lupin: while the first Marillion I bout was Misplaced Childhood, keeping up to date with their career means that I've far more Hogarth material to enjoy, Season's End is still very much in the same mould as the Fish era, it then gets a bit more in tune with the environment and starts getting some charasteristics of…

They are, but don't tell them, they'll get upset that it makes them look uncol.

They may, but life is famously expensive there, and alcohol first and foremost. There's a state monopoly on sales and it's very heavily taxed (even by Swedish standards).

But Kylie's Fever is a great record!

That could be fun!
Get as drunk as you can before going, it's prohibitive there.

I bought clippers a few years ago, I haven't had a close shave since then, but I never need to anyway.

"Didn't like me checking his emails or texts. Talk about paranoid."

It's not a sad movie at all, but the end of Monsters, Inc. never fails to have me drop a tear.

it is definitely a moving moment.

Charlie's Angels. And I'm not taking it back.
Also Commando.