tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post6005731175706527154..comments2017-06-07T15:07:41.330-05:00Comments on Shanna's Journal: The Sad Literary Fate of Useful WomenShanna Swendsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07558317020951521656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post-18222239477530071162010-06-14T15:37:05.213-05:002010-06-14T15:37:05.213-05:00Wow, you're good! Yep, that was what set off t...Wow, you're good! Yep, that was what set off the rant. The way the book was written, I really did think he'd end up realizing that the older sister was far preferable. He kept talking about how wonderful and reliable she was and what a remarkable woman she was while describing the other one as childlike and feeble. I never imagined he'd actually end up choosing the childlike, helpless one to marry.Shanna Swendsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558317020951521656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post-52190121197926286612010-06-14T09:49:06.340-05:002010-06-14T09:49:06.340-05:00Was the book you were reading, by any chance, `The...Was the book you were reading, by any chance, `The Woman In White' by Wilkie Collins? Because I sooo wanted to smack our hero at the end of that book for being a moron.Chicorynoreply@blogger.com