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Not as funny as I hoped, but there still was a chuckle here or there.
Does anyone have an epistolary novel to recommend?

A witty, contemporary take on communication between Austen's beloved characters. Highly amusing and entertaining. A must read for #Pemberlittens

Overall this was a quick and entertaining listen that I think you‘ll enjoy if you‘re familiar with a variety of classic literature and some more recent popular literature. There were a few conversations with which I wasn‘t familiar enough to follow the joke, a few I knew well but didn‘t find funny, several I appreciated, and a few that made me laugh out loud.

#audiobook

The layout of Texts from Jane Eyre is chronological, with all the most august works in the canon of western literature assembled before the reader in a single volume that could be very overwhelming.

Thankfully, Daniel M Ortberg's tone is light and playful, and frequently ironic.

#LGBT #trans

Not as laugh out loud funny as I was expecting, but a funny concept.

5/5 for this one. I laughed so hard while reading this. It is perfect for literature obsessed readers. This was just a fun read.

That was pretty funny. Since I read so much classic literature, I was able to appreciate quite a bit of it. Some of them were a little insensitive, but I also get very attached to characters. It would have been helpful if the characters were labeled at the top of the conversations, so I didn‘t have to figure it out midway.

In defence of Mrs. Bennet. 🙃

This book was delightful! I especially appreciated this P&P scene as I just passed that part in our read along. 😂 #pemberlittens #janeausten

MB: “what I liked about [Mr. Collins] the most
was how much he wanted to marry you
remember that?“

E: “yes“

MB: “remember when there was someone who wanted to marry you“

E: “yes“

MB: “hahahaha
there isn't anyone like that now“

Poor Lizzy.

#MagicalMay #Laughter

I can‘t think of any other book I‘ve read in my entire life that made me laugh as much! 😂

So my #triplespin was THE MERRY SPINSTER for a reading challenge prompt. But I wasn‘t loving it. So I subbed it for this book on my TBR which would still fill the prompt. This book was HILARIOUS. A short, sarcastic imagining of classic literature as told through text messages between the main characters of each book. The perfect escape right now. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book 12/12 upping to 24!) for #bfc28

"Texts from Jane Eyre" was a quick and funny read that I borrowed in both audio and print from the library and both versions were entertaining. The idea of taking iconic characters from literature and imagine them texting each other with modern dialogue was a novel idea.

The Medea chapters were by far my favorites.

A definite 3 ⭐ read.

As with all these compilations, some are hit or miss, and most of the time that has more to do with your recollection of the classic it‘s referencing and sense of humor than the joke itself. Overall though, I loved this bit of light-hearted and dark-humored fun at the expense of some classics and left wondering why some of these twisted stories remain classics considering how twisted they are even when boiled down to their bare essentials.

Sunday morning vibes with Precious 😍 #preciousthecat #textsfromjaneeyre #booksbrewsandbooze #malloryortberg #elizabethgilbertrecommends #literaryhumor

So I thought this book was really cute but suffered from assuming that you were familiar enough with each character to understand the conversations without identifying the speakers. For the record: frosting emergencies are real

I had fun this weekend! #24in48readathon

So funny I kept rereading passages! The standout for me was the thread between Catherine and Heathcliff. 😂😭😂

You know, I don‘t know much about the classics...

Playing fast and loose with the categories already #anepistolarynovel (not really) #orcollectionofletters (sorta kinda) #readharder2019

1. Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg! It‘s laugh-out-loud funny! 😂😂
2. January
3. Yes, 2
4. I think Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies. I‘m on a diet and they‘ve been calling to me! I‘m resisting their siren song, though—my scale‘s strident voice overwhelms them. 😁
5. Happy bday, September babies!! 🎂🎁🎈🎉
#friyayintro

If you're looking for a quick laugh, this is a great one. I'll admit, I really did think it was just Jane Eyre, so I was a little surprised when other books showed up, classics and pop culture faves.

Guaranteed to make you smile, even if you haven't read the books being parodied. Although I'm pretty sure they're also much funnier if you do know. Makes me want to go look up a couple new books now. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Tears-rolling-down-my-face hilarious.

OMG, William Blake trying to give his friend a drawing. "I drew something for you." "Is it horrifying?" "No.""William. Is it horrifying? Is anyone being flayed alive? Does something have eyes that shouldn't have eyes?"

This book is full of that, and I loved every page.

My kid is very annoyed at my LOLing while I read this book.

We had a #NashvilleLitsyMeetUp hosted by the extremely kind @LouLouLane ❤️ I cannot thank you enough for giving us food, drinks, books, and bookmarks! We all brought books to pool on the table and we drew numbers to see who would select first and we had the BEST time! Loved having #LitsyGossip with all of you beautiful Ladies! Thank you so much ❤️

This book is absolutely hilarious!! I recommend it as an #audiobook - I laughed out loud many many times throughout. The narrators did a good job. I know not everyone has read all the classics that are included in here, but you will still enjoy this author's wit and creativity!

Ortberg is simply an amazing writer. I laughed so many times while reading this. I adored how they completely called out all the problematic situations and attitudes in so many works and made THAT a wonderful part of the humor of this book.

I am in love with this book already!

I think bookshelves are one of the most beautiful sights 💖 Pure art 📚 #booksbrewsandbooze

When this book is on it is brilliant.

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What a fun approach to books! This quick read is the author‘s imagining of how text messages from certain characters or authors might appear. Clever and whimsical. (Hermione and Ron‘s exchange pictured here.)

Plus, the ebook is $2.99 across platforms right now!

Such a fun and quick read. Perfect for fans of classic literature with a twist.

Cute, entertaining book. I hadn't read some of the books she'd highlighted so a lot of the jokes went over my head. Still, it was a fast paced easy read, perfect for when you need a break from heavy reading material.

Clever book containing text messages between fictional characters. Entertaining!

A little levity for the week.

Yeeeessss.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Darling!

On sale from Kindle today...

COCOONS.

I needed a break from some of the heavier books I‘ve been reading or listening to, and this book guys... I‘m dying from laughing.

What a delightful distraction! I‘m in the midst of a mental health downturn and was searching out smart, funny and fast, and this audiobook absolutely delivered.

I was sadly pretty disappointed in this. 😞 Yes, I didn't get some of the jokes for the stories I'm not familiar with, but the ones I was very familiar with, for the most part I didn't find anything funny about them. There were a couple of times where I may have smiled but that's it. I feel there was a huge missed opportunity here. Oh well, to each their own! 2⭐️

#catsoflitsy
#Chipper

Taking a short break from my required Litsy reading to jump into this beauty that was delivered from the library today. Looks pretty funny, and Nala approves! 👍🏻😅😸

#catsoflitsy
#Nala
#libraryhaul

Coffee in hand and off to do errands

I have this bird thing to deal with.
#tbt #theraven #edgarallenpoe #throwbacktothenineteenthcentury #birds #badmentodate

This book is full of texts from literary characters & authors. I knew I was going to enjoy it when the 1st text was from Medea. I teach this play & absolutely love it. We actually write text messages from the characters, so I‘ll show them this next year! My favorites were Medea, Circe, Pride & Predudice, Edgar Allan Poe, Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, and Harry Potter (I certainly treated 💳 like magic when I was young) Thanks @LadyChristy !

Listening to Mallory talk about literary crushes on #ThirstAidKit made me think about my own 5 formative book crushes. SO. 1. Numair, Tamora Pierce‘s Tortall | 2. Corlath, Robin McKinley‘s The Blue Sword | 3. Mendanbar, Patricia C. Wrede‘s Enchanted Forest Chronicles 4. Bran, Susan Cooper‘s The Dark Is Rising Sequence | 5. Remus Lupin, JK Rowling‘s Harry Potter. I miiiiiight have a bit of a shabby loner type thing going on. 😬 #glorytotheguild

Quick reminder dear #JaneEyreBuddyRead ers that Rochester would be the most annoying text corespondent!

Also we are reading Chapters 26-32 this week, how is everyone doing? I have three more chapters to read, so I may be done early for once!

Something light & fun to enjoy with a glass of wine in the bath after my 3-hour-long transit commute home during #snowpocalypse2018