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I'd heard that this book was Jane Austen's only Gothic novel, but from the very first paragraph it's rather apparent that it's more of a parody of the Gothic tropes than it is a serious treatment. And while I generally love the genre, I have to admit that Austen is spot-on in her criticisms of it.
She had me laughing from the very first paragraph.
As a side note - I think the narrator of the audio book version didn't convey the humor as well as she could have, and I'd suggest finding an alternate ...more
She had me laughing from the very first paragraph.
As a side note - I think the narrator of the audio book version didn't convey the humor as well as she could have, and I'd suggest finding an alternate ...more
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