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I absolutely loved this!! Such a fun read, especially if you're a fan of Gothic novels. I'll definitely be rereading this at some point.
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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
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I don't know that I would have gotten all the way through this if I hadn't been listening to it on audiobook. Still, more tolerable than the other Austen I've read.
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There were a few times that I got so frustrated by the actions of some of the characters that I actually tossed my Kindle aside. But, I had to get back to it in order to see how it would turn out. Lovely and fun; even more enjoyable once I realized that parts of it were intended as satire on the Gothic romance novels popular when Austen wrote.
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.
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Apr 04, 2012
Amanda
marked it as research
Nov 17, 2012
No Name
marked it as to-read
Feb 08, 2013
Ashley Searcy
marked it as to-read
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Jun 10, 2016
Jirrine
marked it as wishlist
Jan 17, 2017
Carla Simoes
marked it as to-read
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Mar 30, 2017
Therissa
marked it as to-read
Apr 23, 2018
☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣
marked it as to-read
Jan 08, 2021
JackAttack
marked it as tbr-pre-2025
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