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Maturing is loving Jane Austen.

On this day in 1816, Jane Austen finished writing Persuasion. How fitting that I finished reading for Thursday's Jane Austen's House Virtual Book Club. "You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope." ? #Pemberlittens

It's time for Austen in August! And while yes I do tend to celebrate Jane Austen all year long, it is tradition to read as much as possible in August.

Up first is Persuasion for next week's Jane Austen House Museum Book Club. My collection isn't as big as my Pride and Prejudice one, but some lovely editions none the less. 🎩📖📚

#Pemberlittens
#AusteninAugust
#12MonthsOfJane

There, he had learnt to distinguish between the steadiness of principle and the obstinacy of self-will, berween the darings of heedlessness and the resolution of a collected mind…he had seen everything to exalt in his estimation the woman he had lost, and there begun to deplore the pride, the folly, the madness of resentment, which had kept him from trying to regain her when thrown in his way.

Still one of my favorite of Austens, up there with P&P. But I admit I didn't care for this audio version quite as much. It is abridged with a full cast. I think so much of the novel is about feelings and happens internally, that some of the potency was lost here. I still enjoyed the story. The letter gets me every time 💌��

4/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#janeausten #romance #classic #historical

#SpringSkies Day 20 #2ndChanceRomance

I read this book, yes...I have various editions...Do I need this edition? Yes!!! 😂

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

April 20 #SpringSkies 2ndChanceRomance @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#OneWordTitle �� #SpringSkies 🌺🌼🌸🌻🌨�☀�

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

1) Persuasion (my very favorite Austen I have read it over a dozen times)
2) The Vegetarian by Han Kang
3) Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

#LuckyInLove

While Pride and Prejudice is my favorite Jane Austen novel (& favorite all-time book), Elizabeth Bennet my favorite Austen heroine & Elizabeth & Darcy my favorite couple, Captain Frederick Wentworth edges out Mr. Darcy as my #BookCrush He may not be as rich, own Pemberley or saved his beloved‘s family & realized the error of his prideful ways, but the man is loyal, hardworking & writes a hell of a love letter! “You pierce my soul…â€�

This is the first Jane Austen book I have ever read. I didn‘t realize it was her last. I loved Anne, but it seemed much longer than 257 pages. I had good intentions of reading more, but ran out of time this month.
#Authoramonth

‘you pierce my soul. i am half agony, half hope. i have loved none but you.‘ Once again Jane Austen's biting commentary on social situations and arrangements, on people and relationships is top-notch. Austen is excellent with female characters and also excels at writing gentlemen that, even now two centuries later, have many a girl swooning, Amazing book and a must read, highly recommended.
- https://english.shabd.in/

I did the puzzle while I listened 🤣 #authoramonth @Soubhiville

I admit, I'm not the biggest Jane Austen fan. I think I like the movies more than the books or maybe I've seen the movies so much that I don't really enjoy the books. Either way Persuasion was okay. I found some of the characters rather frustrating but I liked Anne.
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

Although I understand what Jane Austen tried to accomplish, I just found all the characters to be very bland and some downright unlikable. The book meanders for most of itself and then things really pick up in the last 5 chapters. It is one of those books that the conflict could have been resolved in 5 minutes but the characters refuse to communicate with each other like adults.

A pretty disappointing read.

I‘ve read all of Jane‘s books several times (excluding Mansfield Park which I really don‘t like.) So for #AuthorAMonth I decided to re-read the one I‘ve re-read the least. I forgot how Jane‘s humor shows in this book. A fun re-visit.

I love the movie adaptations of all her novels. I did like this, but sometimes I felt it was quite the chore to get through her writing.

#authoamonth @Soubhiville

#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

🎧Persuasion - 4 chapters a day.
📕The Goblin Emperor - A chapter a day.
📙Lord of The Necropolis - Reading before bed.
🎧Night of the Hunter - From time to time.

Progress:

Finished my first book of the year! I planned to read Persuasion between ACoK and ASoS but so far it's a huge slog but I will finish it. Looking forward to starting ASoS because I know I will like it.

My third or fourth re-read? 😂

Increased star rating by 1!

#authoramonth @Soubhiville

Book 3 of 2024.

As expected, this just wasn‘t for me. Even when I retrained my thoughts to think of this as more of a social commentary of the day a la Shakespeare, it just felt like a slog to get through and my attention kept straying. I‘m sure it‘s the narrative rather than the writing itself, because there was very little plot or conflict to be seen here. #AuthorAMonth

Those who loved this - what am I missing? What draws you in?

1/3 left and I‘m still scratching my head at how this book is considered a romance? And how Wentworth is considered so swoony? He‘s barely been in this!

🥺 I‘m gonna push through but man, Austen ain‘t for me. #AuthorAMonth

#AuthorAMonth Jane Austen

As Persuasion is the only book of Jane's, I haven't read, I chose it rather than revist old favourites (S&S).
This Audible collection is so good, I may yet listen to them all. Persuasion was narrated by Florence Pugh. As per usual, Austen's characters are exemplary, her plot masterful and social commentary as witty and scathing as always. Sad it was her last completed novel.
@Soubhiville

TBR for this week. #authoramonth

It‘s back to reality today after enjoying 2 weeks off, sigh. Spent part of yesterday reading my #AuthorAMonth pick and enjoying a coffee in my new favourite cup. Loved how the book and mug are colour coordinated! Thank you @UwannaPublishme for this awesome bookish gift!😘
(January 8, 2024)

Exhausting my kitty pictures from the holiday break 😻

Beginning my #AuthorAMonth pick today (tagged) and have changed my mind 12 times and decided on Vera Wong for my first #AuldLangSpine pick. Both will be audiobooks. Goal for this year is to be more balanced (and deplete my physical book TBR).

Sigh. I flipping ADORE this book.

Sigh. That's all I got. A swoony sigh 😂😂

#authoramonth #janeausten @Soubhiville

#firstlinefridays

#Pemberlittens #janeausten

When this was announced, I told myself I wouldn't buy it. It was just a marketing ploy, it was just a kitchy edition. I already have 3 other editions...

But I saw it in B&N and bought it with giftcards!
#happychanukah

Happy Persuasion Day! Brandon's whole thread on The Letter is a killer, forget Darcy, it's Wentworth FTW! ��

Read it here:
https://twitter.com/blgtylr/status/1737504920985612291

The older I get the more I like Persuasion over P&P. I guess with age I have tempered my character and went from being more of an Elizabeth to more of an Anne. They are alike in many ways, but at the same time dramatically opposite, Elizabeth is headstrong and once she believes something she won't let anyone persuade her to act in a different way, she'll do what she thinks is right, but at the end of the novel she changes her views. ⬇�⬇�

Time for a cozy re-read by the Christmas tree 🎄

Wentworth, I'm ready to fall in love with you again ��

#IdiomInsight

#OnceBittenTwiceShy is said when someone has been hurt or had a bad experience in the past, so they‘re far less likely to take risks or make the same mistake again in the future. Often used in books where the hero or heroine has been scorned once by love and refuses to let their guard down again.

In Persuasion, my second favorite Austen novel, Captain Wentworth epitomizes this idiom. These are the covers of the editions I own.🩵

#OnThisDay 1816 Jane Austen finished writing Persuasion. I love this quote. 🚣��♀�

#pemberlittens #pagesofpersuasion

Matching my nails to my current reread! I've had a spate of not terrific reads, so I've delved into an old fave to boost my desire to keep reading ... I get a bit discouraged when I get a run of not-so-terrific books. I'm going to follow this up with the next Cormoran Strike novel, Troubled Blood, as I know that won't let me down �✨�

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I think this is the most disappointing Austen read I've had to date. I couldn't connect to Anne. Her longing for Frederick became a point of irration rather than something enduring. And in the end I was hoping for a vicious plot twist where they don't end up together 😱

I reckon this is an #UnpopularOpinion

@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #Macchiato

Another lovely classic from Jane Austen.

#AtLast 💕 #EttaJames #VolumesAndVocals 🎶🌞🌈🌼

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

#VolumesAndVocals

Perhaps because his name is popping up in our #PemberLittens #chapteraday readalong of Old Friends and New Fancies (tagged below), Sir Walter Elliot of Persuasion came immediately to mind for #LoveYourself by Justin Bieber. Particularly “Cause if you like the way you look that much Oh, baby, you should go and love yourself.�🪞

(For the record, my favorite Sir Walter is Anthony Head in the 2007 version)

Conversations with friends. #PemberLittens

Have you guys seen these with the gilded edges? I lifted one at Barnes & Noble and immediately put it down. So heavy! Beautiful but too heavy. #gold #heavy #classics

I love having a lazy Sunday with nothing to do, and I especially love filling that time with my favorite Austen! I'm generally not a fan of the "radio play" adaptation but this one is better than many. I like the actor playing Wentworth and Florence Pugh is a fantastic narrator. And as ever, I'm struck by the complete badassery of Mrs. Croft; anyone else a huge fan? #CurrentlyListening #audiobook

https://fb.watch/iL63qCxoaj/?mibextid=NnVzG8

Tiktok performance of Wentworth's letter
#pemberlittens

The actual letter ✉� 💘 ��

My favourite â�¤ï¸� Austen and my village bookclub February read - couldn‘t resist this stunning 🤩 edition with perhaps the most romantic 💘 letter ✉ï¸� ever written in literary history from captain wentworth