{"id":2535,"date":"2018-10-24T16:30:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2018-10-03T15:34:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T07:34:35","slug":"handle-with-care-the-austen-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=2535","title":{"rendered":"handle with care; the austen edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-893 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bookworm-things.jpg\" alt=\"bookworm things\" width=\"500\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bookworm-things.jpg 500w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bookworm-things-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are some Austen novels I haven&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2396 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/handle-with-care.jpg\" alt=\"handle with care\" width=\"500\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/handle-with-care.jpg 500w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/handle-with-care-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes, I do read Austen fanfiction. Mostly centered on Mary Bennet, or based on the wesberies adaptations I&#8217;ve watched.<\/p>\n<p>We have established I am a nerd, yes?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Emma<\/em> is a fun story, in so far as I know it. I haven&#8217;t read the source material, but I have enjoyed <strong>Clueless<\/strong> tremendously and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aeeXkf8LZ_8&amp;list=PL_ePOdU-b3xcKOsj8aU2Tnztt6N9mEmur\">Emma Approved<\/a> was also fun. (And apparently it&#8217;s coming back for more episodes, which I am tentatively excited about!<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m unsure whether <em>Mansfield Park<\/em> has been adapted other than the one webseries I&#8217;ve heard about, but there is one fanfiction that crosses over with <em>Pride &amp; Prejudice<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fanfiction.net%2Fs%2F3158203%2F1%2FThe-Odd-Duck-s-Quest&amp;t=MjI2ZjkyZjdmNGYxMmEzYWZjZjhkMDRkNWVmYzViZWJjYjc2YjM5OCxVbHBUZDIzZQ%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AYeqtoFMXC2Mp3f77HF43Cg&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwouldyoulikeacupofteadear.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F147349860947%2Fthe-odd-ducks-quest-by-sempre-libera-follow&amp;m=1\"><em>The Odd Duck&#8217;s Quest<\/em> by Sempre libre<\/a> &#8211; that I reread on an almost montly basis.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s something about <em>Sense &amp; Sensibility<\/em> that I think would make for a really good modern adaptation, but I haven&#8217;t seen any anywhere yet. It&#8217;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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2724 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/dragonriders.jpg\" alt=\"dragonriders\" width=\"520\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/dragonriders.jpg 520w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/dragonriders-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Again, I don&#8217;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&#8217;s works, and any and all adaptations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1143\" src=\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/signoff-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"ara\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/signoff-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/signoff-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/signoff-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/signoff-1200x592.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some Austen novels I haven&#8217;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&#8217;ve watched. We have established I am a nerd, yes? Emma is a fun story, in so far as I know it. I haven&#8217;t read the source material, but I have enjoyed Clueless tremendously and Emma Approved was also fun. (And apparently it&#8217;s coming back for more episodes, which I am tentatively excited about! I&#8217;m unsure whether Mansfield Park has been adapted other than the one webseries I&#8217;ve heard about, but there is one fanfiction that crosses over with Pride &amp; Prejudice &#8211; The Odd Duck&#8217;s Quest by Sempre libre &#8211; that I reread on an almost montly basis. There&#8217;s something about Sense &amp; Sensibility that I think would make for a really good modern adaptation, but I haven&#8217;t seen any anywhere yet. It&#8217;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&#8217;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&#8217;s works, and any and all adaptations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[331],"tags":[332,469,428,59],"class_list":["post-2535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-handle-with-care","tag-handle-with-care","tag-handle-with-care-the-austen-edition","tag-the-austen-edition","tag-writings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2535"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2725,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535\/revisions\/2725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}