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A fun Northanger Abbey retelling where Northanger is a possibly haunted boarding school.
pickA fun Northanger Abbey retelling where Northanger is a possibly haunted boarding school.
Sneaking off for a quick reading session before my son‘s race starts
1. This was my 9th or 10th reading? I can't keep track anymore! My viewpoint hasn't shifted too much over the years; Emma has always been low on my Austen List but I've found new things to appreciate each time through.
2. It's complicated! Its a coming-of-age story so of course we have to see how she grows and God knows I regret things I did and said at 20...! But at the same time, her shallow snobbery grates on me. 👇👇
pickI love this series! However, I didn't love this 4th addition as much, mainly because I don't like Mansfield Park that much. I find Fanny and the rest of the Mansfield characters a bit insufferable. However, I did like Fanny‘s ending and I gained a lot of respect for her after her brother confided something very personal to her. I found the ‘will they wont they‘ a bit overly dramatic and I didn‘t like the ending plot twists at all. Low pick.
so-soSeptember has not been a good reading month for me. I've only finished 3 books and might finish a 4th tonight. I've struggled to get into any of the books I've picked up. This was my #JaneAustenThenandNow selection for June 🤦♀️. It was okay. I liked the fictionalized interactions with Sir Francis Austin, but not a lot else. @Crinoline_Laphroaig
I have finally finished Emma! This brings the total to three books during the #turnthepage readathon. My goal was six, but I‘m pleased to have completed the Jane Austen novels. And there‘s still plenty of reading time today!
On Sunday I tweaked my bookshelves to reincorporate the books I took to New Jersey and didn‘t read (I blame Substack) and to corral the books from my shelf that I chose for the #castthedie challenge.
