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I just completed my, what 12th? 6th? 20th?, re-reading of Northanger Abbey, the book that hooked me on Jane Austen. If you've not read her before, start with this one.
It is so funny. It is well-known that Miss Austen wrote this early in her life, and that it was not published until after her death. Perhaps because she was young and still learning, she could indulge herself with hilarity. Sentence after sentence, paragraph after paragraph -- almost no one is immune to her rapier wit. The main cha ...more
It is so funny. It is well-known that Miss Austen wrote this early in her life, and that it was not published until after her death. Perhaps because she was young and still learning, she could indulge herself with hilarity. Sentence after sentence, paragraph after paragraph -- almost no one is immune to her rapier wit. The main cha ...more
When I first read Northanger Abbey at the age of sixteen, I liked it well enough, but I think I read it too swiftly, and I missed a lot of the clever humour it contains. Ten years on and having reread it for the first time, I have to say I enjoyed it much, much more the second time around. While it's certainly Austen's idea of a clever dig at the novel-reading culture of her own era, it's also still very relevant as a cautionary tale for today. Too many people can lose sight of the division betw
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Love Jane Austen! :) This was a fun departure from her other novels, while still being completely Jane. Definitely a fun read.
Delightful!
Obviously, not her best book but it's gratifying to see that even geniuses can start out a little rough. Her wit and intelligence shine through, though, and I am convinced that Catherine is one of our first heroines with ADHD. Cheers!
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Jul 30, 2009
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Aug 11, 2011
Laura Spaulding
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