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Crinoline_Laphroaig
The complete novels | Jane Austen
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#Pemberlittens now that we have reached the end of Jane Austen of the 6 main novels, what's your ranking? Did it change with this reread?

I had thought mine had stayed the same until I went looking for my thoughts after finishing the original Pemberlittens Readalong. My 5 and 6 swapped this time.⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ Mansfield Park. Reading through older eyes I can no appreciate Fanny Price's quiet strength of character. But The PLAY! as it shall always be known and Edmund‘s prigish ways made it my least favorite this time. And I think this changes with my mood at the time of the reading.⬇️ 5d
Crinoline_Laphroaig 5️⃣ Sense & Sensibility. Marianne's sensibilities wear me out. Elinor has the patience of a saint. Colonel Brandon is what moves it up to 5th place. Although I still think he deserves better than Marianne.

4️⃣ Emma. I've always thought of Emma as loveable snob. Another change that older me notices is how Emma is a caregiver and basically parenting her parent. How that ties her down. And the sacrifices Mr. K makes to keep Mr. Woodhouse happy.⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 3️⃣Persuasion. I definitely didn't get this one as a teenage girl. Now I just find it more and more beautiful every time I read. ⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 2️⃣ Northanger Abbey. No surprise. My love of Henry Tilney is well documented. I just find Northanger Abbey to be such a fun read. Youthful, charming and it's a book about books. And it has my favorite Jane Austen quote of all time: “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 1️⃣ Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Darcy! Pemberley! And it taught teenage me to be Obstinate Headstrong Girl.
#pemberlittens
#janeaustenthenandnow #janeausten250

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TheBookHippie Oh!! I‘ll make a post! Soon. 5d
Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheBookHippie I'm excited to see everyone's rankings. 5d
Crinoline_Laphroaig Ooh I was actually able to find my ranking from original Litsy Pemberlittens Readalong! https://litsy.com/p/RDBTNllNbWhx 5d
AmyG Gorgeous set. 5d
Bookwormjillk Thanks for hosting the re-read this year. Emma used to be my favorite now it's Persuasion. 5d
willaful I think Persuasion may now be in 4th place instead of fifth. 4d
AnishaInkspill that's a really gorgeous set, and wonderful insights of how you now relate to these, I'll get mines together and post, thanks for pulling this together. 4d
SarahBookInterrupted @AmyG I was thinking the same thing. Beautiful 🤩 3d
julieclair Great question! As I didn‘t get to reread all of them, I can‘t definitely rank them. 😕 But Pride & Prejudice remains #1 for me (always will, I suspect.) I appreciate Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility more than formerly, and Emma has moved down the list… probably to spot #5 or even #6, which actually surprises me quite a bit! 3d
Crinoline_Laphroaig @julieclair Pride and Prejudice! 2d
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Blueberry
Broken Fields | Marcie R. Rendon
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I think this is #4 or #5 in the series of Cash Blackbear, a 20 year old, raised in the foster care system now friend and aide to the county sheriff. Set in Fargo, ND/MN.

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Born.A.Reader
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Here's my #20ThingsAboutMe for #AuldLangSpine @Itchyfeetreader @monalyisha
I can expand on anything you have questions on.

dabbe #17: 🎯♥️🎯 3w
Bklover #15 and #17 ❤️❤️❤️❤️ me too! 3w
Itchyfeetreader Sorry I have bene a bit delayed in responding - this is an awesome list @Born.A.Reader Its clear @Monalysha wins again as #5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 18 and 19 are alll also true for me! And on number 4 one of my fun facts (not on my list) is that I got married at the chapel at the Tower of London - starting marriage where Anne Bolyn is allegedy buried may not be auspicious but we seem to be holding on in! 2w
Born.A.Reader @Itchyfeetreader That is such a neat fact! One day I'd like to make it over to England, and the Tower is on my list to visit. Medieval England is my favorite era within historical fiction. 2w
monalyisha @Born.A.Reader & @Itchyfeetreader Wow! That‘s so many things in common! 🤩 2w
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jenniferw88
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So excited for my #auldlangspine list from @Singout ! I haven't read ANY of them, although I have read the tagged author before & loved it (Braiding Sweetgrass), so I'll probably start there.

Top right shows books I already owned (and/or purchased recently), & bottom right shows books I'm interested in.

Books #2, #5, #6 & #12 aren't appealing to me at mo, but might later in the year! 🤣

Thanks @monalyisha for another 👍 match!

#als2026 #als

Singout Wow!!! I‘m so happy you‘re looking forward to them! I‘m going to make a beautiful list like yours, and do a bit more reflection when I am away in the next couple of days. 3w
Amiable Oh, I love Thrity Umrigar —everything she writes is wonderful. 3w
KT1432 This looks good!! 3w
TheKidUpstairs I love love love Christine Higdon 3w
Chelsea.Poole @singout was my match last year and she had an amazing list! Several made my list this year. Enjoy! 3w
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
December | Robyn Brode
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1. Christmas music - Just when I'm sick of it, it goes back into the vault for another year.
2. Wrapping presents
3. Games nights
4. Twinkle lights
5. For years, I lived with my grandparents & an uncle. On the 24th, I got to place the presents around the tree for all the family coming over on Christmas. Even though we didn't have any little kids living there, making the holiday magic come alive was such a great feeling.

#majicmonday @Eggs

Eggs #5 - you were a Christmas angel 😍 Thanks for joining in🥳 (edited) 3w
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LeslieO
Fifteen Wild Decembers | Karen Powell
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Gissy
El tiempo de las moscas | Claudia Pieiro
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March 2025 Book #6
This is the second book in Tuya (All Yours) duology. Liked it but not loved it. The beginning was so slow and it was about flies if you have any kind of phobia with this insect, this book is not for you. It was interesting to know about this insect but this is not a nonfiction book. You will hate Inés who has l, let‘s say a different personality😬but half way of the book, it changed and kept attention with good twists⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) The title in English is The Time of the Flies. 3/3.5⭐️I still like this author writing style. She describes so well the characters, she gives you the psychological dynamic of their thinking process. For me she has this existentialist touch in her novels, mostly unlikeable characters. I have a couple of her books all in Spanish. I hope it is not banned to read in Spanish 😂I know… showing my sarcastic side 😊

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Gissy #Read2025 @DieAReader
#UltimateReadingChallenge @Fanae #39 two people
GR AroundTheYear prompt #5 (intrigued title)
#SeriesFinished @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#BookSpinBingo #14 (book in Spanish language)
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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1mo
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Gissy
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Mehso-so

March 2025 Book #5
I own like three special editions of this book because they are beautiful and I thought I would love this book. This book has mixed reviews. I‘m in the side of very disappointed team. The writing style is so different of what I use to read by this author, it was like someone else wrote it. The premise is so interesting but I found it extremely boring. Maybe because I was expecting action, intrigue, I don‘t know something else⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) It didn‘t work for me, sorry for the fans☺️2 ⭐️ What I am going to do with all these editions? Don‘t know yet, they are so beautiful and I really like this author but this one was not for me😬For now they still live in my shelf😊
#Read2025 @DieAReader
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
#UltimateReadingChallenge prompt #29 something dangerous
#BookSpinBingo #BookSpin (1) (AuthorAMonth)
#ISpyBingo (cover love) @TheAromaOfBooks
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Karisa Agreed. I ended up bailing on it and it had been one of my most anticipated books… Just didn‘t come to life for me. At least the books are pretty! 1mo
Gissy @Karisa Yes! I was asking myself if she used a ghostwriter 🤔 1mo
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Karisa @Gissy ooh, maybe? I see what you mean. It didn‘t feel like her other work 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1mo
DieAReader #Next 👋🏻👋🏻 1mo
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