tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post6566330667974501899..comments2024-02-09T13:20:01.103-08:00Comments on bibliophiliac: Top Ten Tuesday: Jerks!bibliophiliachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-65538124951773131822011-05-15T15:01:33.176-07:002011-05-15T15:01:33.176-07:00Casual brutality. A perfect description of Tom Buc...Casual brutality. A perfect description of Tom Buchanan. Could not agree more.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597485569740436880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-56418182946367005082011-05-14T19:50:43.709-07:002011-05-14T19:50:43.709-07:00It's no surprise to find so many of Austen'...It's no surprise to find so many of Austen's characters on people's lists--she really did include a lot of jerks in her books. Totally agree about Tom Buchanan as well--he kind of gets forgotten when it comes to thinking of jerks but then when it comes down to it Gatsby himself was kind of a jerk.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-66093767105631588142011-05-11T17:34:31.539-07:002011-05-11T17:34:31.539-07:00i love your picks from persuasion. i love that boo...i love your picks from persuasion. i love that book but it does have some of the most awful characters in austen. lucy steele of sense & sensibility also comes to mind!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-41684007746677433482011-05-10T19:20:35.939-07:002011-05-10T19:20:35.939-07:00@LBC-Time for a reread of As I Lay Dying! Faulkner...@LBC-Time for a reread of As I Lay Dying! Faulkner novels deserve at least two readings.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-46719544519450052052011-05-10T19:19:48.289-07:002011-05-10T19:19:48.289-07:00@LaCoccinelle-Collins is a consummate jerk! He def...@LaCoccinelle-Collins is a consummate jerk! He definitely belongs on this list.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-88831152963878209232011-05-10T19:19:11.125-07:002011-05-10T19:19:11.125-07:00@Red-I think with a little time and thought, I cou...@Red-I think with a little time and thought, I could have done a top ten jerks list composed entirely of Austen's minor characters.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-45168103780093401792011-05-10T18:30:37.394-07:002011-05-10T18:30:37.394-07:00I have read As I Lay Dying, but it's been a re...I have read As I Lay Dying, but it's been a really long time, and I wasn't blogging then, so I don't have any reminders. <br /><br />Read my list <a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/05/top-ten-tuesday-meanies.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-36855529212619002852011-05-10T15:30:41.747-07:002011-05-10T15:30:41.747-07:00I only have one jerk character from Austen: Mr. Co...I only have one jerk character from Austen: Mr. Collins. He's not evil, but he's such a stuck-up bore that I had to include him on my list.La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236334828969414641.post-58846106044909500232011-05-10T08:33:39.376-07:002011-05-10T08:33:39.376-07:00I also had trouble separating out the villains fro...I also had trouble separating out the villains from the simple jerks but Austen seems to be a master at creating these jerk characters.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.com