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The Murder of Mr. Wickham: A Novel | Claudia Gray

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A fun exploration of Austen characters, thrown together by a house party, with murder. That the murder is of Mr. Wickham makes it a bit of a cozy mystery element (the hated character of the group). I think Gray cleverly weaves the characters and the storylines together, introducing offspring of well known couples from Austen‘s books. Admittedly, I was a bit puzzled by the austere and prim characters of the Bertrams, especially Fanny ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️ though Mansfield Park is probably my least read Austen book (I‘ve read it only a couple of times versus others by her, which I‘ve reread much more often!). I always imagained Fanny, though shy and slightly timid, as a strong character in her own way. Gray‘s characterization of her does not speak to that. Thanks to #PemerLittens #JaneAdjacent for reading this, and thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for the #ARC . @StayCurious 14mo

StayCurious I agree with you about Fanny completely 14mo

ravenlee @Librarybelle @StayCurious I agree - Fanny is my least favorite Austen heroine, but I still thought her characterization here was off the mark. She‘s a caricature, a tiny little mouse, when in MP she has a quiet determination and strength. 14mo

Librarybelle @StayCurious @ravenlee I actually felt bad for her and the way she was portrayed in this novel! 14mo

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BarkingMadRead

A Secret Sisterhood: The Hidden Friendships of Austen, Bronte, Eliot and Woolf | Emma Claire Sweeney, Emily Midorikawa

Foreword and chapter 1: I skipped most of the intro because it seemed like there might be some spoilers. Here we meet Anne Sharpe, Jane‘s somewhat secret friend, who works for John and Fanny…. Also known as Jane‘s brother and SIL, Edward and Elizabeth….. #senseandsensibility #elizabethisfanny #nastyfamily #pemerlittens #chapteraday #jaaaaaames #couldntresist #imdonenow

BarkingMadRead @sprainedbrain @alldebooks @jenniferw88 @thebookhippie @indoordame @daisey @suvata @batsy @blackink_whitepaper @rubyslippersreads @ravenlee @thearomaofbooks @erzascarletbookgasm @peanutnine @ruthiella @andrea313 @crinoline_laphroaig @nanuska_153 @debinhawaii @deblovestoread @caroline2 2y

Crinoline_Laphroaig This great because I just finished

Godmersham Park

IndoorDame One of the two intro sections was about the friendship of the co-authors of this book and how they met, not about the subjects so no spoilers there, and it was really sweet. 2y

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BarkingMadRead @IndoorDame oh that‘s good, I read the part about how they met but it started to look like they were going to break down the chapters, so I stopped! 2y

TheBookHippie I never read them because too many times SPOILERS 😂 2y

Caroline2 I often skip intros too because I don‘t want any spoilers. 😆 2y

Ruthiella I hear you on SPOILERS! It doesn‘t matter that the book has been in print for 100 years…that doesn‘t mean I‘ve read it! 😣 2y

AllDebooks I avoid intros until I've read the book 2y

suvata I guess I‘m the odd one, because I read everything from cover to cover in the order it is presented to me. That includes intros, afterwords, and anything but an index. 2y

julieclair I‘m in ! Please add me to the tag list. And… I never read intros either. Have been burned by spoilers too many times. I go back and read them as an afterword instead. 2y

BarkingMadRead @julieclair I‘ll add you!! I‘m glad to see it‘s not just me that skips the intro! 2y

suvata Chapter 1 - why in the world would Cassandra and Fanny burn the letters they got from Jane? It is a good thing that Fannie left behind her journals so we can learn a bit about Jane and Anne‘s relationship 2y

BarkingMadRead @suvata it blows my mind! 2y

julieclair @suvata Goid question! I have always assumed it was because they were trying to keep their family life private, and and maybe also to hide any less-than-flattering parts of Jane‘s personality from the public. 2y

suvata @julieclair Personally, I think she may have been gay and they don‘t want to admit it. That was so forbidden at that time. (edited) 2y

julieclair @suvata I wondered about that, too. Could she have been in love with Ann Sharpe? That is definitely something the family would have wanted to keep hidden in those days. 2y

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AnneCecilie

A Tangled Web | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Finished the tagged #KinderedSpiritsBuddyRead and YMAFODWYB #CampLitsy

I read Hunting and Gathering, and Nick and Charlie.

Currently reading Excellent Women #PemerLittens, Culture Warlords #SheSaid and The Invention of Wings #LiteraryCrew

Cinfhen

Cinfhen I love your stack of books!! So many genres 🤩 2y

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AnneCecilie

Kilmeny of the Orchard | L. M. Montgomery

#WeeklyForecast

Finish Rage Becomes Her #SheSaid. Continue with the #PemerLittens both The Other Bennett Sister and North and South. Start the tagged #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

Continue Bibliophile: Diverse Spines

Read Cards on the Table and Sorrow and Bliss. Start The Unheard.

Cinfhen

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