It all started with
Emma, which I read for summer reading the year we moved to Georgia. Several years later, I read
Sense and Sensibility during my first year of teaching. My obsession with all things Austen really took off two years ago when I started watching the new Masterpiece Theater productions of her novels. Since then I have read both
Persuasion and
Northanger Abbey. I have also inundated myself with an avalanche of sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and spoofs:
- What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown -- Good fluff
- Lydia Bennet's Story by Jane Odiwe -- Well-written, but I didn't necessarily agree with Lydia's happy ending
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith -- I wouldn't have read this if it weren't for Book Club, and I actually enjoyed it
- Jane Austen by Marghanita Laski -- Short biography with lots of pictures!
- Austenland by Shannon Hale -- Really cute fluff!
- Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler -- I was disappointed with this one
- Jane Austin's Guide to Dating by Lauren Henderson -- Hilarious non-fiction!
That doesn't include all of the books on my shelf (plus
Mansfield Park and
Pride and Prejudice, which I have not actually read yet). Hence the reason for joining the
Jane Austen Challenge...
It all started with Emma, which I read for summer reading the year we moved to Georgia. Several years later, I read Sense and Sensibility during my first year of teaching. My obsession with all things Austen really took off two years ago when I started watching the new Masterpiece Theater productions of her novels. Since then I have read both Persuasion and Northanger Abbey. I have also inundated myself with an avalanche of sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and spoofs:
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