From the Bookshelf of The Reading Challenge Group…

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

Start date: February 1, 2014

Finish date: February 28, 2014

Discussion: Group Read Archive 2014-16

Why we're reading this: Genre Group Read (Romance/Chick-Lit) - February 2014
[close] Genre Group Read (Romance/Chick-Lit) - February 2014

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 139 topics — 2,834 comments total

Group Read Archive 2014-16

Genre Group Read (Humour) - December 2016 - You Are Not So Smart
By Allison , Quest Hound · 11 posts · 30 views

last updated Dec 28, 2016 04:05PM

Alternate Group Read (Classics) - December 2016 - Mansfield Park
By Allison , Quest Hound · 5 posts · 18 views

last updated Dec 04, 2016 09:34AM

showing 10 of 42 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Nov 18, 2011 Cathy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001books-to-read, social

Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, written approximately during 1798–99. And because of that, this novel may be the most juvenile of their publications.
Northanger Abbey follows seventeen-year-old Gothic novel aficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath. It is Catherine's first visit there. She's a innocent girls, which is easily fooled by the other characters. This book is about growing up in that soc ...more

2 likes · Like · see review

Feb 09, 2011 Elle rated it really liked it

Shelves: boty-finalists, classic

This book read much easier for me than other Austen novels. I liked the setup and the plot. The heroine, Catherine is a very well-developed character. The only complaint I have is that the ending seemed rather rushed. The conclusion of the book took maybe a chapter. I think it could have been extended and developed more thoroughly. All in all a good and easy read.

1 like · Like · see review

Jun 05, 2014 Karen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: guardian-1001-books

This varied between a 2 star and a 3 star read for me. At times I felt like I was slogging through it. This may be because there was a somewhat abrupt change in style between the Bath scenes and the Northanger scenes. I know that the second half was meant to be Jane Austen's take on the Gothic novels that were so popular at the time but with Catherine being so silly, who was there left for the reader to root for? Henry was quite sweet but clearly had the patience of a saint. It also didn't help ...more

Like · see review

Oct 14, 2017 Sam rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, ebooks, books-of-2017

I haven't been the biggest fan of the Austen I've read so far, but I did enjoy this one more than I was expecting going in! It's a little on the nose, but for the most part it's a fun, smart satire.

Austen isn't afraid to openly mock aspects of society that, at the time, I'm sure she was advised to stay away from. Courtship rules, a woman's place in society and how she should behave, the literature of the day...all are fair game in this novel as Catherine Morland enters society at Bath for the f ...more

Like · see review

Feb 18, 2017 Krysta MacDonald rated it it was amazing

Could this be my second favourite Austen? Hmmm... maybe...

Like · see review

Nov 19, 2016 Bookjazzer2010 rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016

I was in the mood for a little humor & this filled the bill.

Like · see review

Jul 06, 2011 Rhiannon rated it it was amazing

I love this book read about 9 times now its so easy to follow and its nice and short perfect for anyone who is new to Austins work I recomend this book for anyone who wants a nice short book to start out with. I love the chractures and the setting.

Like · see review