Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2022 discussion
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Introductions
Too late, the author responded, with grace I must add.
That was sweet of them. Still, it might be removed for future viewing. Your decision.
J. W. wrote: "Goodness, I just realized that I need to introduce myself. Hello, I’m J.W. also known as Jeanne. I am retired and I LOVE to read. Mother would be so proud as she was a prolific reader. When she pas..."Well, hello Jeanne! I'm pretty sure we all share your experience having trouble finding RL (real life) friends with any understanding - or interest - in JAFF. I've enjoyed your distinctive posts here on GoodReads for years and am so proud to count you among my online JAFF buddies! ❤️
Here in Ireland. with the exception of mask wearing, all restrictions were lifted from 6am this morning. I feel it's too fast. A lot of people I've spoken to agree with me. We'll see how the next few weeks go. I'll continue to be careful. We had one of the strictest set of rules of all countries during this pandemic and suddenly we can can carry on as we used to do.
Nicole, I'm very curious about that comment now. :-) Sam - I totally relate! I do NOT like making mistakes that I can't fix! (Maybe Sweden didn't count the statistics in the first place?)
Debbie, boy, I sure landed in the right place, because I didn't try multiple groups. I seem to think that Jeanne directed me here. Or maybe it was Sheila? I think it was Jeanne - and she told me that Sheila invited her.
Jeanne, is that right?
Sheila is indeed the culprit that invited me back in 2016. Yep, it's all her fault and I love her for it. We connected when Amazon still allowed comments on the reviews. That feature no longer exists. She told me about Goodreads and the rest as they say... Bless her for it.
J. W. wrote: "Sheila is indeed the culprit that invited me back in 2016. Yep, it's all her fault and I love her for it. We connected when Amazon still allowed comments on the reviews. That feature no longer exis..."Jeanne, looks like you invited me to the group in 2017, because the's the first iteration of the group that I have.
Sophia, when did you begin this group?
@155: Debbie: I'm glad to call you my JAFF friend also. I love reading your reviews and seeing if I agree.
Teresa @ 256: Thinking about you and your family, Teresa. Be careful out there. I will do the same here.
Teresa (responding to comment 256) - my sympathies! I'm sorry you're anxious. I totally get it. I am anxious in a different way - to not deal with this stuff, anymore. My blood pressure has shot up, and I'm on medication now. And I feel like I don't enjoy being a parent so much anymore. I continue to be a SAHM because for our family it makes sense, and it is still what I want to do. My "mother's helper" who does dishes and laundry for us for 9 hours a week has not been here for 2 1/3 weeks due to COVID quarantining. I've had to compensate by not doing any errands and by not practicing piano. And Dan has had to step in to wash dishes. I truly hope that some of the healthy practices continue. But I am really ready to be done. Best wishes for Ireland, truly!
Thank you Marlene for your comments. I was a SAHM when my children were young. Worked for a while when they went to school. Then my daughter got ill and I was her unofficial carer. I left school early to go working so have no qualifications and now I have no hope of working in the world we live in. I was never sorry I stayed at home with them. It made us a very close family.
We're all different.
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LOL, Jeanne! I didn't even realize you hadn't done your intro yet. Yay for you being back and part of the party.
Nicole wrote: "Yeah … So … I chickened out and erased my rambling. You and Sophia were too quick, and are the only ones who caught it. Not so courageous after all, but y’all are sweet. I will have a peaceful even..."Nicole, you are so very welcome here. We (me) have all had times we felt like Mrs. Bennet and as antisocial as Mr. Darcy. But THAT is exactly why we need you in this group. :-) Because YOU compared your (whatever it was...cuz I didn't read it,) to characters from Pride & Prejudice. However it was you felt when you first posted, we'll have a ready shoulder to cry on, dump on, b____ on.
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2015, I think. Been a while. :)
You've answered one of the burning questions I've always had. I'm often very curious about lots of things. What Austen character does that make me? ;-)
Teresa wrote: "I was never sorry I stayed at home with them. It made us a very close family."That's a blessing! I went to college for 6 years, taught for 3 years, and I've been a SAHM for 18 years. I too will never be sorry that I did so, but I'll tell you . . . COVID combined with being past the "cute" ages have made it difficult in many ways.
I can imagine Marlene. Mine are all in their thirties now. Our son lives at home with us but he's a quiet chap. Half the time you wouldn't even know he was here. I think he'll always be with us. Just how he is.
Teresa wrote: "Our son lives at home with us but he's a quiet chap. Half the time you wouldn't even know he was here. I think he'll always be with us. Just how he is."We have an autistic son who is in 6th grade, and think that's a possibility for him. Or a group home. Also quiet, except for when he's reciting lines from the script to a movie or a video game.
They're all different Marlene. Just because our son doesn't go out much and likes his own company he's often viewed as odd. We're fine with him being with us. He's a great help. He has a head full of all kinds of knowledge and trivia. He often regales me with stuff out of the blue and has me in fits of laughter.
Teresa wrote: "They're all different Marlene. Just because our son doesn't go out much and likes his own company he's often viewed as odd. We're fine with him being with us. He's a great help. He has a head full ..."That's great! Some of my kids I could easily imagine staying home, while others, I just can't even imagine. :-)
Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly two/three years ago and even had a blog where I used to be part of blog tours; I was under the name of LorenDushku, maybe someone of you remember me.
I suddenly disappeared because I was under a severe depression and felt overwhelmed about everything, even reading my pile of books. I apologize for that.
The cause was mainly because of I was not able to find a job and felt a burden for the society and I was not able to live the life I wanted.
I’m from Naples, in Italy, but I moved to Scotland and I’m currently living in Edinburgh. I found a job here and even if it is still hard to live alone in another country I am feeling much better and decided to slowly start again with my hobbies.
My sister was the first one who introduced me to the world of Jane Austen, I read Pride and prejudice because of a bet with her and then fell in love with Jane Austen. I cannot say which is my favourite novel sometimes it is Emma, sometimes Persuasion or Pride and prejudice. I think every time I read them again I learn and discover something new.
I like reading, watching dramas, spending my free time with the people I love and eating sweets! I would like to travel more and to adopt a cat to keep me company.
I hope that I can be part of your “tribe” again here!
SummerJade wrote: "Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly two/three years ag..."
Sorry you had to suffer depression. But glad to have you with us again. With this COVID virus lasting so long and evolving with variants many are suffering from the isolation required to stay well. And many have lost jobs due to businesses having to close as they lost employees and customers. Hope reading allows you a little "escape" into pleasant tales. Welcome to our neighborhood.
Welcome, Loren. There is always room for one more in this group. We are happy to have you back with us. I'm so glad you are feeling better. Blessings.
I am so sorry to hear about all you’ve been through, Loren! Hard times for so many recently, and I am familiar with the weight of depression. Delighted to hear you are climbing your way out. Hopefully Jane Austen-related fiction can spark lighter spirits for you! Welcome back.
SummerJade wrote: "Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly two/three years ag..."
Loren, welcome back! I'm so sorry you've experienced depression. I've never had clinical depression - have only experienced being depressed briefly, and it is awful. You can be assured that God loves you, and we will love you here as well. This group is very good at encouraging each other. I have never seen anyone be critical of another in this group! Which is amazing!
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My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly two/three years ag..."
Woohoo, happy to have you back, Loren! Of course, you must join in our tribe of Austenesque book lovers and get cozy to chat books or whatever. :) Glad you were able to get back into the workforce and hopefully settle into your new home and surroundings. Fun that a bet got you into loving Austen.
Settle in and get comfortable. :)
SummerJade wrote: "Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly two/three years ag..."
Hi Loren, So glad you decided to join us again.
You are strong and brave to make such a big life change and move to another country. I understand it is beautiful there.
Sheila wrote: "SummerJade wrote: "Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly..."
Thank you Sheila! I'm feeling blessed to be so lucky in this pandemic situation, thank you for your kind words!
J. W. wrote: "Welcome, Loren. There is always room for one more in this group. We are happy to have you back with us. I'm so glad you are feeling better. Blessings."Thank you JW, I'm happy to be here again!
Abigail wrote: "I am so sorry to hear about all you’ve been through, Loren! Hard times for so many recently, and I am familiar with the weight of depression. Delighted to hear you are climbing your way out. Hopefu..."Thank you Abigail!
Marlene wrote: "SummerJade wrote: "Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly..."
Thank you Marlene, this group of people is amazing, isn't it?
Sophia wrote: "SummerJade wrote: "Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly..."
Thank you for your warm welcome Sophia!
Sam wrote: "SummerJade wrote: "Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly..."
Thank you for your warm welcome Sam! Here is beautiful! There is a lot of nature and bright colours, I just miss the sun during the winter!
Hi all! You know when you see something and you can't unsee it? What is called when you start to read a story and you can't put it down fast enough, but the 'knowledge' is still there in your mind?
Argh!
I started a Dwiggie story - Particular Attachments https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/old_200...
(Thank you Jeanne)
and all I can scream is - my eyes, MY EYES!!!
Sam, you can't drop such a juicy little morsel like that with no further elaboration! I'm scarred for my eyes to venture in myself, if you won't spoil it here will you PM me what horrors you've witnessed and assuage my curiosity?
it starts with Elizabeth's wedding... To Bingley! they are in love. I have no idea where Jane is. I don't think there was a Jane. Darcy had kept the couple apart, been in love with Lizzy, refused on his proposal, but ended up with Kitty!!!!!! I skimmed, I only skimmed I swear!
it ends with the Bingleys happy in love and expecting at Netherfield and Darcy proposing to Kitty. Blech!!!
Sam wrote: "it starts with Elizabeth's wedding... To Bingley! they are in love. I have no idea where Jane is. I don't think there was a Jane. Darcy had kept the couple apart, been in love with Lizzy, refused ..."
Wait...wait...wait...what!? 😱
Long ago I read the beginning of this. I think Jane had died. Her final wish was for Bingley to marry Elizabeth. They waited for a year's mourning and then married. Like Sam, I skipped to the end.
Sam wrote: "it starts with Elizabeth's wedding... To Bingley! they are in love. I have no idea where Jane is. I don't think there was a Jane. Darcy had kept the couple apart, been in love with Lizzy, refused ..."
I read this long ago and HATED it! Just NO! Don't read it.
Sam wrote: "it starts with Elizabeth's wedding... To Bingley! the ..."OMG it's reputation precedes it! Dawn told me about being traumatized after reading a Jaff with Darcy marrying Kitty, I hope this is the only one out there with such a premiss.
I am pretty sure there are more.Don't consider myself a P&P purist, but ODC Not getting their HEA in the end, doesn't sit well with me.
There are only 3 showing at the JAFF Index:To Bear is to Conquer Our Fate
https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/old_200...
Fitzwilliam and Katherine Darcy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9115293/...
Thankfully, the relationship sort did not reveal any FD with Lydia.I do remember one but I can't recommend it, even if I could name it.
Lydia does the elope thing; FD brings her home but she needs to be away from her family. FD takes LB to Pemberley as a friend to GD. Eventually, he returns to Meryton to tell Elizabeth goodbye and goes back to Pemberley to marry Lydia.
EWWWW!
Nightmares, you are giving me nightmares!!!😅 😆
wosedwew wrote: "Thankfully, the relationship sort did not reveal any FD with Lydia.I do remember one but I can't recommend it, even if I could name it.
Lydia does the elope thing; FD brings her home but she need..."
I'm shocked...
That's sacrilege in my book. I count on a HEA for Darcy and ELIZABETH in every JAFF I read. So I do read the story descriptions and read reviews before I begin to read any story. Save me the heartache...and some nightmares.
SummerJade wrote: "Hi there! 👋My name is Loren and I decided to join this group to share my passion for Jane Austen with you all and because I missed you. In fact, I was part of this group nearly two/three years ag..."
Hello again, Loren! I do remember when you were a regular here. I will join the chorus welcoming you back and empathizing with your struggles with depression. I experienced it for a while about 20 years ago, and I know how debilitated I felt until I got some help.
We're so happy to have you back. Please don't allow the massive number of Austenesque books or any of the speedy readers make you feel pressured to "keep up." Read at your own pace and just enjoy the fellowship here!
But good idea, I will contact the moderator. It isn't fair on the author.