#FeelinTheLove #FavoriteLiteraryLove why Mr Darcy of course ! Brought to life on screen by Colin Firth ! 😁🥰
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#FeelinTheLove #FavoriteLiteraryLove why Mr Darcy of course ! Brought to life on screen by Colin Firth ! 😁🥰
Lord help me, I forgot just how far Kelly reaches in this book. While I do agree that the works of Very Important Men are mined for symbolism and veiled political statements while the books of this particular lady author are dismissed as fluffy romances, I will never be convinced that Edward was sent away due to strange sexual proclivities nor that Brandon was actually misleading Elinor to throw her off the scent of being Eliza's actual father. ⬇️
pickIt was so delightful to read the entire juvenilia canon by Austen! One can easily tell how she builds her craft, from silly stories to more well-structured story lines. My favorite was her take on British history, as told through her bias slant of the monarchs. Not exactly accurate, but it was incredibly fun to read!
She also #BreaksTheFourthWall a couple of times in her writings, so I could check that prompt off for #52BookClub25 !
pickWhile 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.
Oh my dear Jane Austen, I do love you so.
Rereading this for #JaneAustenThenAndNow was a total delight.
Raced through the S&S chapter in one sitting, with some hot cocoa in hand. Love this bit best of all:
"The last thing lovers should do, despite what Marianne and I imagined, is agree about everything and share all each other's tastes...If your lover's already just like you, then neither one of you has anywhere to go. Their character matters not only because you have to live with it, but because it's going to shape the person YOU become."
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
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
In addition to the Austen adaptations, re-tellings, prequels, and sequels I'm planning to read this year, I'm also going to include these two these two, hitting the chapter in each connected to the book we've just finished. Both of them are re-reads for me (I especially like the tagged book and have come back to it multiple times!) but it's been awhile for both and I'm looking forward to digging in again. #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow
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