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I really enjoyed this book, but calling it even a loose adaptation of S&S is a stretch. True, it centers on two sisters with a deceased father (the elder sister is the oddest Elinor/Marianne hybrid and the younger is vaguely Elinorish) but that's pretty much it on the similarities. I wound up liking it a lot, and if YA is your bag, this one is a lovely coming-of-age story. But #PemberLittens, beware! There's not much of the Dashwood about it.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I hate when they call it Austen Adaptations but it's just like a barely a mention. now

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Deblovestoread

Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay & Diaries | Emma Thompson

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Watched these two adaptations over the last two evenings and I truly love both. I had forgotten Anna Madeley (Mrs. Hall of All Creatures Great & Small) was Miss Lucy Steele. Maybe the 2008 3 episode series has a slight edge since it has more content than 1995 film.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig Ooooh Mrs Hall! 19h

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staci.reads

Incense and Sensibility: A Novel | Sonali Dev

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This was a charming romance based loosely on Sense and Sensibility. I liked this so much more than the author's take on P&P (Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors), which I found just meh. India and Yash are such great characters. This is a fun adaptation. #pemberlittens @Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Crinoline_Laphroaig I've read a couple in this Series but not this one. Good to hear your thoughts. 19h

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CrowCAH

Lady Susan | Jane Austen

#chirp #audiobook deal! #PemberLittens

$.99 for a limited time (2025)

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

The Ladies of Norland: Twisted Austen | Alexa Adams

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#PemberLittens Stumbled upon this while searching for Sense and Sensibility Retellings for #JaneAustenThenAndNow.

Author seems to have disappeared in 2023.
From her abandoned Blog "Welcome to Twisted Austen, my annual event conceived in the spirit of Halloween, but which really just serves to infuriate and confuse my fellow Janeites.⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig That‘s not being totally fair to myself. Some readers do actually seem to really like these stories, but I write them for my own amusement. It‘s a space where I can explore ideas that really aren‘t marketable."⬇️ 4d

Crinoline_Laphroaig A Sense and Sensibility with this the only mention of Colonel Brandon "It was soon learned that Mr. Ferrars had married Miss Steele, an act made possible by the generosity of an acquaintance procured in Devonshire, one Colonel Brandon, who, despite having no interest in the couple beyond pity for the treatment they had endured, had given Edward the living attached to his estate of Delaford in Dorsetshire."⬇️ 4d

Crinoline_Laphroaig ⬆️Now that is a thing of horror. 4d

bookandbedandtea "Twisted Austen" indeed! Any story in which Edward ends up married to Lucy would be too painful. 4d

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

What Would Jane Austen Do? | Linda Corbett

#PemberLittens it's your Mid Month Check In for #JaneAustenThenAndNow.

I was trying to think of General Discussion Questions for 'Now' books. And this is the main one. Add Zombies or set in Space as long as it maintains the spirit.

What does bug me is when Author doesn't do their research. Things like I'll just pop down to bookstore and buy a 1st edition of Pride& Prejudice.

What makes or breaks a 'Now' book for you?

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Crinoline_Laphroaig Tagged book is great Austen Inspired book, that I just loved.

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TheBookHippie Stupidity and or not intelligent writing. I think they assume Austen is “bubble gum” and misconstrue her intelligence!!!! The fluff is 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫. I‘ve yet to read one I like 😂🤪🤷🏻‍♀️😮‍💨🙃🤫😱😝😅 4d

BarkingMadRead So far mine isn‘t much like the original, but I‘m not too deep into it, so I hope that changes 4d

willaful @TheBookHippie agreed! And I hate when they miss the point of her books. Or just want to add sex. I have read some continuations I like, and some retellings, where there's actually an interesting new take. 4d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @willaful @TheBookHippie yes! And some are just cash grabs that you can tell author knows nothing of Austen. 4d

TheBookHippie @Crinoline_Laphroaig Oh for sure cash grabs!! Happens to Bronte as well as Shakespeare.. 4d

bookandbedandtea @TheBookHippie I agree that some authors don't credit Austen- or her characters- with much intelligence and tend to write "bubblegum" stories. For me, if the similar names are stripped away, I have to be able to recognize the characters. They must act like themselves, despite whatever new circumstances the retelling finds them in. 3d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @bookandbedandtea absolutely! 3d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @bookandbedandtea @TheBookHippie @willaful I went back and found my review https://litsy.com/p/ZlpVV0M5OEhQ of the hated

Me and Mr. Darcy: A Novel

TheBookHippie @Crinoline_Laphroaig OMG. All of that. It‘s why I typically don‘t pick them up. 3d

bookandbedandtea @Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheBookHippie That book sounds dreadful! I'm making a note to avoid it. 😣 3d

TheBookHippie @bookandbedandtea I have lists like that!!! 😂 3d

AnishaInkspill I tried it with one, but I had to stop in how it undermined Jane Austen's intelligent. 2d

CaramelLunacy @Crinoline_Laphroaig Oh, I remember how much I hated Me and Mr Darcy... 1d

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DebinHawaii

Sense and Second-Degree Murder | Tirzah Price

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My second #Roll100 pick for February (#60 Any Retelling) & also read for #Pemberlittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow after reading Sense and Sensibility in January. I enjoyed the first book of the Jane AustenMurder Mysteries which was a retelling of Pride and Prejudice but I liked this one even more! The author kept the soul of the characters but putting them into a mystery setting where the Dashwood sisters try to solve the ⬇️

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DebinHawaii … mystery of their detective father‘s death was a smart move that made both Elinor & Marianne more interesting. The mystery was good & kept me guessing. I‘m going to have to read the third, Manslaughter Park now. 7d

Crinoline_Laphroaig Such cool covers. 😍 6d

DieAReader 🎉Excellent! 5d

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 4d

CaramelLunacy I am in the middle of this one now! 1d

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay & Diaries | Emma Thompson

#PemberLittens is you want to pop over to Instagram and join the Sense and Sensibility Watch Party here's the link.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DF5lePpRvnZ/?igsh=cGhtbDY0dHZkbzI2
Will be starting in about an hour Noon CST/6PM GMT

Or watch at your leisure and pop back here and leave your thoughts.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig That was fun! My favorite scenes are Margaret and the map, Fanny nose pinching Lucy, and Elinor standing up for herself. And the ending. Best Plot Twist EVER! 1w

Crinoline_Laphroaig And Colonel Brandon‼️🥰 1w

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CrowCAH

Jane Austen Society | Natalie Jenner

I‘m officially a member of #JASNA!

Any other #PemberLittens a member?

Librarybelle I am!!! I joined a few years ago. 1w

CrowCAH @Librarybelle you totally make sense to have a JASNA membership 😁 1w

AnnCrystal 🆒📚💝. 1w

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CrowCAH @AnnCrystal I agree! Especially with the 250th anniversary of Jane‘s birth this year, there‘s bound to be a lot of events! 1w

Crinoline_Laphroaig I need to join! I've always meant to. 1w

AnnCrystal @CrowCAH that's absolutely wonderful, have a splendid time ☺️👍💝. 1w

CrowCAH @Crinoline_Laphroaig that‘s how I had been. Finally, I had a moment to register! 1w

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