In doing research for this month's poll, I kept seeing Mansfield Park rated at the bottom of lists, or people saying how they don't care for the novel. I happen to like the novel and was wondering how everyone else feels about CNJ-JASNA's novel of 2017.
I first asked if readers liked the novel:
Then I asked readers where they would rate the novel out of Jane's 6 novels:
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Showing posts with label Poll. Show all posts
1.13.2017
Fun Friday - Mansfield Park Poll
In doing research for this poll, I kept seeing Mansfield Park rated at the bottom of lists, or people saying how they don't care for the novel. I happen to like the novel and was wondering how everyone else feels about CNJ-JASNA's novel of 2017.
6.03.2016
May Poll Results - Love and Lady Susan
Well it looks like it's our voting membership loves Lady Susan and can take or leave Love and Friendship.
Did you like Lady Susan?
100% Yes
Did you like Love and Freindship?
Yes 50%
No 50%
Which one was your favorite?
Lady Susan 100%
If you loved Lady Susan let me recommend Lady Vernon and Her Daughter by Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway.
Did you like Lady Susan?
100% Yes
Did you like Love and Freindship?
Yes 50%
No 50%
Which one was your favorite?
Lady Susan 100%
If you loved Lady Susan let me recommend Lady Vernon and Her Daughter by Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway.
3.01.2016
Leap Day Poll Results
It looks like a good number of votes believed that Marianne Dashwood would be the top pick to propose to a man on February 29!
2.29.2016
Leap Day Poll
We're going to have some fun on this extra day. Vote day and I'll share the results tomorrow.
2.26.2016
Fun Friday: February Poll Results
If you could pair up any two Austen characters and send them on a Valentine's Day date who would you pair up and where would you send them?
Lady Susan and Captain Frederick Tilney are forced to spend the weekend at Bible camp. There is no electricity, but there is Mr. Collins and Lady Catherine to keep things in order.Col. Brandon and Eleanor would spend a quiet weekend at a bed and breakfast.
2.05.2016
1.08.2016
Fun Friday: December Poll Results
In December we asked what parlor games would you participate in during holiday festivities:
Bullet Pudding
Snapdragon
Dancing
Card Games
Here's how everyone would be spending the holidays in the Regency houses
Here's a quick discussion of Bullet Pudding and Snapdragon
Bullet Pudding
Snapdragon
Dancing
Card Games
Here's how everyone would be spending the holidays in the Regency houses
Here's a quick discussion of Bullet Pudding and Snapdragon
12.04.2015
Fun Friday - December Poll
I was scouting around for ideas for a December Poll when I came across this article at Austen Only. Go read it and then vote in this month's poll.
11.30.2015
November Poll Results
In honor of Thanksgiving and the kick-off to the holiday season this month we asked:
Awkward family dinners seem to go hand in hand with the holidays. Which family dinner would you want to be a part of?
Here's what you said:
50% of respondents would want to be at the dinner with Lady Middleton and Mrs. John Dashwood. Here is Chapter 34 of Sense and Sensibility.
Awkward family dinners seem to go hand in hand with the holidays. Which family dinner would you want to be a part of?
Here's what you said:
50% of respondents would want to be at the dinner with Lady Middleton and Mrs. John Dashwood. Here is Chapter 34 of Sense and Sensibility.
11.06.2015
11.01.2015
Fun Friday - October Poll Results
Happy Halloween!
We had limited responses to this poll question:
For the ladies:
We had limited responses to this poll question:
For the ladies:
- Marianne
- Emma
For the guys:
- George Knightly
- John Knightly
- Admiral Croft
I hope everyone has a wonderful Halloween!
Edit: Sorry, I forgot to post this yesterday.
10.02.2015
Fun Friday - September Poll Results and October's Question
Hello everyone!
Did the end of September surprise anyone else or was that just me?
September's question wanted to know which of Jane's writings outside of The Six was reader's favorites. Here are our results:
It seems Lady Susan is a favorite! Let's be honest, there is something kind of entertaining about her.
Now for October's Poll.
Did the end of September surprise anyone else or was that just me?
September's question wanted to know which of Jane's writings outside of The Six was reader's favorites. Here are our results:
It seems Lady Susan is a favorite! Let's be honest, there is something kind of entertaining about her.
Now for October's Poll.
9.04.2015
Fun Friday - September Poll
Last week we shared an article titled 11 Underrated Books Only Truly Devoted Readers Will Appreciate. The first book on the list is Love and Friendship. I commented that I felt that anyone who picks up Jane's Juvenilia would find something to love. Now were asking you, which of Jane's writings outside of the six novels is your favorite?
8.28.2015
Fun Friday: Poll Results - Box Hill
We had a wonderful time at our Box Hill meeting. Since we were celebrating our yearly event we asked you your opinion on Emma.
First we wanted to know who your favorite character was in the novel.
As you can see Mr. Knightly was the overall favorite with a second place tie between Emma and Mrs. Elton. Someone loves her as the rest of the results will.
Second we wanted to know who your least favorite character was in the novel.
Contrary to our one participant Mrs. Elton is not a favorite of everyone.
For our last question we wanted to know what your favorite scene was from the novel. We got a number of responses but as with the other two questions it seems most people are of a similar mind.
We love when Mr. Knightly proposes to Emma! So here it is...
"My dearest Emma," said he, "for dearest you will always be, whatever the event of this hour's conversation, my dearest, most beloved Emma -- tell me at once. Say 'No,' if it is to be said." She could really say nothing. "You are silent," he cried, with great animation; "absolutely silent! at present I ask no more."
Emma was almost ready to sink under the agitation of this moment. The dread of being awakened from the happiest dream, was perhaps the most prominent feeling.
"I cannot make speeches, Emma," he soon resumed; and in a tone of such sincere, decided, intelligible tenderness as was tolerably convincing. "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lectured you, and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it. Bear with the truths I would tell you now, dearest Emma, as well as you have borne with them. The manner, perhaps, may have as little to recommend them. God knows, I have been a very indifferent lover. But you understand me. Yes, you see, you understand my feelings -- and will return them if you can. At present, I ask only to hear, once to hear your voice."
To read the rest of the chapter visit Pemberly.com
First we wanted to know who your favorite character was in the novel.
As you can see Mr. Knightly was the overall favorite with a second place tie between Emma and Mrs. Elton. Someone loves her as the rest of the results will.
Second we wanted to know who your least favorite character was in the novel.
Contrary to our one participant Mrs. Elton is not a favorite of everyone.
For our last question we wanted to know what your favorite scene was from the novel. We got a number of responses but as with the other two questions it seems most people are of a similar mind.
We love when Mr. Knightly proposes to Emma! So here it is...
"My dearest Emma," said he, "for dearest you will always be, whatever the event of this hour's conversation, my dearest, most beloved Emma -- tell me at once. Say 'No,' if it is to be said." She could really say nothing. "You are silent," he cried, with great animation; "absolutely silent! at present I ask no more."
Emma was almost ready to sink under the agitation of this moment. The dread of being awakened from the happiest dream, was perhaps the most prominent feeling.
"I cannot make speeches, Emma," he soon resumed; and in a tone of such sincere, decided, intelligible tenderness as was tolerably convincing. "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lectured you, and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it. Bear with the truths I would tell you now, dearest Emma, as well as you have borne with them. The manner, perhaps, may have as little to recommend them. God knows, I have been a very indifferent lover. But you understand me. Yes, you see, you understand my feelings -- and will return them if you can. At present, I ask only to hear, once to hear your voice."
To read the rest of the chapter visit Pemberly.com
8.07.2015
Fun Friday - August Poll: Box Hill discussion of Emma
It's August, which means our annual Box Hill picnic. This year we are meeting at the Kuser Farm and Mansion in Hamilton, NJ. As in past years we will be discussing Emma and enjoying some strawberry treats provided by the officers of CNJ JASNA. I thought it would be appropriate to make this month's poll an extension of that discussion.
7.31.2015
Fun Friday: Poll Results - Clueless Yes or No?
This month we asked you about your opinions on the movie clueless, which turned 20 on July 19th.
The first question we asked was Do you like the movie Clueless? 100% of respondents said yes!
7.03.2015
Friday Fun: July Poll - Clueless, Yes or No?
On July 19th, Clueless turns 20. Can you believe it's been 20 years? I can't. Clueless was my first introduction to Jane Austen, and at the time I didn't even know it was based on Emma. I learned about that in college, when we were assigned to read the novel in a history class. After reading the book I went back and watched the movie again and wow, I thought it was even better with this new knowledge. - Amelia
6.26.2015
Friday Fun: Poll Results - Austen v. Davies
The results are in on Austen v. Davies and the general opinion is:
No! 78% of voters felt that Austen wouldn't have cared that Andrew Davies showed the private lives of the men in her novels.
We had one "Other" response that I would like to address here. I'm sharing my personal views on the matter and invite others to either email us or post a comment on the topic. The "Other" vote read: It's weird that people think that she could live with her father, brothers, her father's students, her brothers' children, and know nothing of men's lives. We are told that Jane only wrote about what she knew. She knew about the general outward lives of men, and we can assume she knew this because of her father and brothers. What she didn't know about was what men did in private. I'm sure she didn't know what her brothers talked about among themselves, just as her brothers wouldn't have known what her and Cassandra would have talked about when they were alone. It was this private side that Davies shows. He shows a conversation between Darcy and Bingley, something that Jane could have probably imagined but never would have really known what was being discussed.
-Amelia
We had one "Other" response that I would like to address here. I'm sharing my personal views on the matter and invite others to either email us or post a comment on the topic. The "Other" vote read: It's weird that people think that she could live with her father, brothers, her father's students, her brothers' children, and know nothing of men's lives. We are told that Jane only wrote about what she knew. She knew about the general outward lives of men, and we can assume she knew this because of her father and brothers. What she didn't know about was what men did in private. I'm sure she didn't know what her brothers talked about among themselves, just as her brothers wouldn't have known what her and Cassandra would have talked about when they were alone. It was this private side that Davies shows. He shows a conversation between Darcy and Bingley, something that Jane could have probably imagined but never would have really known what was being discussed.
-Amelia
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