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While staying in Bath Catherine meets 2 sets of siblings. The Thorpes, who become insufferable as their true nature is revealed, & the Tilneys (Henry & Eleanor). Austen does a wonderful job comparing the 2 sets, demonstrating a false nature vs. a genuine one. I love that Catherine & Henry like each other from the start. He is patient & kind & rises above his family with his moral compass. He‘s a truly good & one of my favorite Austen characters.

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AnishaInkspill

War and Peace (Revised) | Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

yeah, it's a very, very, (and) very long list, a few are:

War & Peace - Leo Tolstoy
The Waves - Virginia Woolf
The Collected Stories - Grace Paley
L A Confidential - James Ellroy
Jason and the Argonauts - Apollonius of Rhodes, translator Aaron Poochigian

BookmarkTavern That‘s a great list! Good luck! Thanks for sharing! 7h

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BookwormAHN

Hard Times | Charles Dickens

Here are my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin books, which will also serve for #ReadOrDonate
@TheAromaofBooks @julieclair

Bookbuyingaddict Whoop whoop 🙌🏻 here we go happy bingo-ing and happy 😊 reading 📖 thank you 🙏 14h

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 10h

julieclair Two very different books! Enjoy! 8h

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julieclair

Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen

Oh my dear Jane Austen, I do love you so.

Rereading this for #JaneAustenThenAndNow was a total delight.

Crinoline_Laphroaig

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm so happy #PemberLittens is back together! 1h

julieclair Me too! Thank you for making it happen. 😍 1h

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Librarybelle

Teenage Writings | Jane Austen

I had my after dinner chores completed earlier than usual, so I was able to participate in the #hyggehourreadathon tonight. With my weighted blanket and Vladimir, I read a bit more of Jane Austen‘s teenage writings (the Jane Austen House is hosting a virtual discussion of this on Tuesday). So interesting to see her writing evolve!

Current candle burning is Yankee Candle‘s Sicilian Lemon. My mood is relaxed at the moment.

#Vladimir #CatsOfLitsy

TheBookHippie, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

TheBookHippie Oooo this looks lovely. 20h

Ruthiella Again, Vladimir and the blanket are hard to distinguish from each other. 😹 20h

Librarybelle Thanks, @TheBookHippie ! 19h

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Librarybelle So true, @Ruthiella ! 😹 19h

Caryl I just started reading this -- isn't it fabulous? Thank you for sharing about the Jane Austen House's virtual book club! I can't attend this one, but might sign up for another later in the year. (Have you done these before? Do they send you a recording to watch later if you sign up?) 19h

Caryl I also listened to this podcast about Austen's Teenage Writings. One of the editors was a guest for the episode. https://www.thethingaboutausten.com/episodes/ep93-the-thing-about-austens-teenag... 19h

Librarybelle @Caryl Yes…these are so fun! This is my first time participating, so I‘m not sure how they have it organized. They do have the next few months available to sign up for—March is Lady Susan, then P&P, and then S&S, I think. And thanks for the podcast info! 19h

Caryl Have fun on Tuesday, @Librarybelle! I'm excited for you. 💖 And hmm... I think it's time for me to re-read Lady Susan, and re-watch the film version (which was titled, for some strange reason, Love & Friendship). It's a great film, and a fun story! (edited) 19h

Librarybelle Thanks, @Caryl ! I‘m looking forward to rereading Lady Susan! ❤️ 19h

AllDebooks Perfect 😊 10h

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staci.reads

Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen

1. Reread - my 3rd time, and I like it better each time.
2. Elinor, although her stoicism borders on annoying at times
3. The scenes between Mr. and Mrs. Palmer are always entertaining ?
4. "I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural awkwardness." Me too, Edward, me too.
5. Neither. Too weird.
6. Dashing and flirty as long as it was equal opportunity flirting

staci.reads 7. Elinor, but without that level of tolerance for others' nonsense
8. Col. Brandon, Elinor, and Edward. I feel as though they would match my introvert energy and not require me to entertain them. 23h

staci.reads #pemberlittens #JaneAustenThenandNow @Crinoline_Laphroaig 23h

Crinoline_Laphroaig I loved rereading with everyone! Elinor just keep putting up with everyones nonsense. 21h

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MariaW

The Great Gatsby | Fitzgerald, Francis Scott

Trying to read on the plane to Edinburgh. 🙈🙈🙈

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Mollyanna

David Copperfield | Charles Dickens

So many… especially after the recent #tlt lists posted by @dabbe

I plan on reading the tagged this year for #chunksterchallenge hosted by @Amiable

#SundayFunday

BookmarkTavern

Amiable Yay, chunksters! 24h

dabbe Same here! I have so many now from those dang AP lists! 🤩😂🤗 21h

Susanita Me too! 21h

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Mollyanna @amiable @dabbe @susanita I am in wonderful company 😊 18h

dabbe @Mollyanna Best social media website ever! We have found our people! 🤩😂😘 18h

dabbe You will LOVE David Copperfield ... one of my faves by Dickens. 🤩 I just started Nicholas Nickleby, and so far I'm like 🥴! 18h

Mollyanna @dabbe I am definitely looking forward to DC. I just need to finish one of my current reads first. Hoping to start it later this month. I have Nickleby on my TBR as well. 18h

BookmarkTavern Towards the top of my list of favorite Dickens! I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for posting! 18h

Mollyanna @BookmarkTavern That‘s great to hear! 😊 10h

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