Emma is my 5th of 6 Austen novels. I will take a break after this before I wrap up my reading goal for the year. I wish I had read this in order of Austen writing them. Emma was written between Mansfield Park and Persuasion. I think I would have enjoyed Persuasion better if I […]
From Seth Grahame-Smith, the author who brought you Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a silly look at that very un-silly Jane Austen novel. I think Grahame-Smith was cheating a bit in “writing” this book since 90% of it was the original Austen verbiage. It was the exact same story with
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The House Girl by Tara Conklin is my book club’s April pick. Although it wasn’t one I voted for (I wanted a sci-fi book called The Bone Season), it was an interesting read. The story is divided between a current day lawyer who is researching info on a reparations case for descendants of American slaves,
The fourth Jane Austen book that I have read this year, Persuasion, left me irritable and dismissive of the Regency Era heroines. Anne breaks off her engagement because a friend persuades her that the fiancé is not good enough. She stays single and pines for him for a decade. When he returns a successful military
I think this is the first time that I gave more review stars than the average Goodreads rating was. I listened to The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown as the March book club choice. Yes, I’m a month ahead but I got it quickly on audio and listened to it while I exercised for a
