I am proud to report that I finally did something I have been unable to do for as long as I have tried. I have finished a Jane Austen book. I've been stubbornly chipping away at Persuasion for much longer than I would have expected given that it's only 184 pages long, and I kind of felt like I couldn't start anything else until I finished it (although I did allow myself a brief excursion into children's literature, because Frindle only diverted my attention for about an hour, max).Click on the titles in the text, or on my sidebar, or just visit my book blog to see my reviews for both. I would especially like people who have read and liked Persuasion to comment on my review. I feel like I don't really know how to read and enjoy Jane Austen, and while I thought the book was all right (I didn't dislike it), I feel like there was a lot I was missing and I'd really like to hear from those of you who know what I was supposed to be getting from it.
I don't regret reading Persuasion at all. In fact, I'm kind of proud of myself for doing it. But I have to admit, I'm also happy that I can move on now.
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Wow, you make it sound like such an ordeal. I think it's all in your head. You're so sure you won't like Jane Austen books, you don't. :-)
Jane Austen is my escape. I do enjoy the stories, but it's her character development that I love. When I first read her (Pride and Prejudice) as a teenager, I enjoyed the story. Just a light, easy and fun read I thought. When I read it again later, I realized it was much much deeper. There was so much I had missed when I just read the "story." When I read beyond the story I was hooked. I would describe Jane Austen as "wickedly insightful" (how's that for a period phrase!).
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