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Man, the supplementary material in this volume is really amazing. *___* Spent nearly an hour on some of the critical essays included at the end. Great stuff! If I weren't lazy I'd hunt down some of the references, I'm kind of curious about the queer theory reading Joseph Litvak references as a given on his essay on Austen and male charm.
Not much to say outside of that: this was a reread and my opinions remain the same. Excellent hilarious parody of gothic novels written with clear affection; sha ...more
Not much to say outside of that: this was a reread and my opinions remain the same. Excellent hilarious parody of gothic novels written with clear affection; sha ...more
Jane Austen was clearly having a blast with this. The narration is very tongue in cheek, making fun of the ordinary nature of the heroine, the transient relationships in Bath's society and Gothic novels of the time. There's not much to recommend Catherine at the beginning of the story, but it was nice to see her grow and gain agency, asserting herself against actions that did not seem acceptable to her. If I were to choose an Austen's hero, I think I'd take Mr. Tilney with his sense of humor, an
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Jane Austen's four star novel would be most author's five. I enjoyed it.
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While I enjoyed the story and was never sure what was going to happen, I didn't like how quickly everything was tied up in a sweet little bow at the end.
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