I didn’t realise (or rather, had forgotten) that July was Jane Austen July when I picked up this book but look at what nice timing it was! The Jane Austen Writers’ Club was an impulse purchase made because the book promised to be about Austen and you know what? It seems to be more practical… Read More Book Review: The Jane Austen Writers’ Club by Rebecca Smith
Now that we’re in July, I’ve been able to crack open the other Jane Austen books that I bought before the month of rereading. While I think I’ve at least a copy of Austen’s novels, I didn’t have any of her juvenilia… until now, that is. Apart from Lady Susan, I also bought a copy… Read More Book Review: Sandition & Other Stories by Jane Austen
I thought I’d read this before but since I can’t find any evidence that I have, I waited till July to read Lady Susan even though this cloth-bound version was almost too cute to resist (and also, I was rereading quite a bit of Austen in June)! Lady Susan is part of Austen’s juvenilia, or… Read More Book Review: Lady Susan by Jane Austen
After realising that I’ve not written a review for Mansfield Park, I thought it would be a good idea to combine a post that could be a book review with my attempt to defend Fanny Price. Fanny (unfortunate name aside) has been considered one of Austen’s most controversial characters. Do we like her, or do… Read More An Attempt to Defend Fanny Price (Book: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen)
I’m back again! I am seeing this pattern in which I do not post on Saturdays because I’m really just not at the computer on Saturday. I did, however, have a good reading day since I finally finished the third Thursday Murder Club book and a good chunk of Jane Austen, Game Theorist. Today, I… Read More June ’23 Rereading Day 18 – Jane Austen, Game Theorist and Some Strange Medieval Advice
Hello hello! I have been very sporadic with the blogging but I am reading! I’ve finished Mansfield Park and enjoyed it just as much as the previous times. A few thoughts: After I finished Mansfield Park, I immediately started on Rewilding by Isabella Tree. I remember really enjoying the book when I first read it… Read More June ’23 Rereading: Day 13 – Mansfield Part Part 2
After not really reading (or rereading) yesterday, I have started on another old favourite today – Mansfield Park! I remember someone saying that Fanny Price is Austen’s most unlieable heroine, and that is something that I’ve never quite understood because I do quite like Fanny. But more on that later. First, I want to talk… Read More June ’23 Rereading: Day 11 – Mansfield Park Part 1
As planned, I finished Sense & Sensibility today and since I didn’t have time to write my originally planned post, it’s time for my update! After finishing the novel this time, I have decided that my current favourite character is Mrs Jennings. While the girls tend to think of her as being rather silly at… Read More June ’23 Rereading: Day 8 – Sense & Sensibility Part 2
Hello all! For the past two days, I have been rereading this beauty: While it’s not my first time reading Sense & Sensibility, it is my first time reading this edition (Chiltern edition). I was attracted to the gorgeous cover and though I already have a copy of the novel, I wanted this one as… Read More June ’23 Rereading: Day 7 – Sense & Sensibility Part 1
I found this book at a Church yard sale and of course, I had to buy it. It’s only 1 euro and you can never know too much about Jane Austen! This biography of Jane Austen is a rather slim volume that tells her story by focusing on her relationships and how that might have… Read More Book Review: Jane Austen by Carol Shields