Northanger Abbey in Crazy Challenge Connection

Apr 09, 2013 Mandy rated it liked it

2.5 stars-- It's not you, Jane Austen, it's me. Everyone else loves you. I'm pretty sure that even uttering the words "tedious" and "inconsequential minutiae" when speaking of your works qualifies as heresy. I thought P & P was pretty good. But reading this book was like slogging through a thick swamp. There were several interesting moments and the characters were well drawn, so I have to give credit for that. And I do have several more Austen books on my shelf to read yet, so I haven't abandone ...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Kaitlin rated it it was ok

This is a satire, but it was hard for me to appreciate it without having read what she was satirizing. I've read a fair amount of victorian literature and tend to like it. To me this was more like an inside joke or Austen venting some frustration, rather than a planned out, intricate story like many victorian novels.

Maybe I'll try this again to see if I get it in the future. ...more

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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.

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Aug 31, 2015 Mauzi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: and-so-it-goes

So for some reason this was the one Austen novel I never picked up. Ever. And actually, I'm kinda glad I did take so long to read it. It's like discovering Austen all over again, and now I'm determined to fit in a reread of everything this year somehow. I really enjoyed this, much more than I thought I would have. The plot/blurb has never really grabbed me, so I've just kept putting it off every year. Everything about this book was lovely. ...more

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Mar 20, 2016 Jasmiina F rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

My favorite thing in this novel was how passionately both Catherine and Henry felt about novels. The story itself wasn't that exciting but I enjoyed Austen's characters. Maybe I should finally read some of her other works too. ...more

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