#QOTD – Which is your least favourite Austen? I haven’t read all of them yet, but Mansfield Park falls behind Persuasion and Pride & Prejudice in many ways. As usual, the plot is centered around marriage and ‘marriage economics’. And, as always, Austen is quite successful at introducing a unique perspective to make things interesting, but Fanny Price is a rigid, boring and a humorless … Continue reading Review | Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
A year of reading Jane Austen? Yes, please! I’ve been wanting to read all of Austen’s works for awhile and thankfully @jen.loves.books is hosting a yearlong Austen read along, #ReadAusten22 , which should definitely motivate me to pick all of them up! Our first book was Sense and Sensibility, which is about two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Marianne is the younger of the two, and represents … Continue reading Review | Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
#QOTD – Do you know anyone who loves to get into other people’s business? I have a friend who literally gets into everyone’s business. She is convinced that she is a natural therapist to everyone’s problems. She has this fantastic talent for getting people to tell her about their lives, and then she leaves no chance to meddle into it. With an exceptional wit and … Continue reading Review | Emma by Jane Austen
#QOTD – Did Jane Austen ever had romantic dreams with her characters? Did she fantasize about Darcy or George Knightley or may be Wentworth? Have you ever wondered about this or am I the only one who is crazy! I mean no Austen hero has fallen in love with a heroine because she’s pretty or beautiful or has long, blonde hair. Her heroes fall in … Continue reading Reflections | Jane Austen
#QOTD – Do you write handwritten letters? I feel that when someone sends you a handwritten letter, you receive a part of who they are. I am crazily analogue, a sucker for everything vintage, little notes in coffee stained paper, polaroid pictures, sending handwritten letters, making birthday cards and keeping a journal over a digital planner. I have even turned to pen pals for exchanging … Continue reading Review | Persuasion by Jane Austen
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