Favorite Jane Austen?
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Anonymous
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I read a ton but it’s mostly non-fiction. I’ve taken a few runs at Jane Austen and enjoyed them as far as I got but I don’t think I’ve actually ever finished one, which is an embarrassing thing to admit.
Which Jane Austen is your favorite? |
Anonymous
| Persuasion. But I also love Pride and Prejudice. I re-read all of her books every few years. |
Anonymous
| pride and prejudice |
Anonymous
| Persuasion. It's also the best movie adaptation. |
Anonymous
| Sense and sensibility!!!!! |
Anonymous
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pride and prejudice and not just because it’s the most popular one. I’ve read them all multiple times and that’s the best one.
Do you think you’d have better luck with an audiobook? I think Austen works surprisingly well read aloud. |
Anonymous
| Persuasion is a little shorter, I think. But Pride and Prejudice has the most intriguing plot. |
Anonymous
| If I’m 43 and never read a Jane Austen book but consider myself a reader, do I need to read one? I’m not sure if I should force myself to read one over the holiday break or just stick with a good non-fiction or historical fiction. |
Anonymous
| I read P&P when I was 11. I didn't have to read it for school, my mother gave it to me and I loved it. The others are ok, I quite like Mansfield Park for the spoof gothic elements. |
Anonymous
| Not Mansfield Park. I use it to put myself to sleep. Better than Ambien. |
Anonymous
Agree with all of the above. |
Anonymous
| Fanny Price from Mansfield Park is my least favorite Austen heroine. |
Anonymous
She IS rather a pill. 
Pride and Prejudice is my absolute favorite. Northanger Abbey is a fun send-up of gothic novels. Persuasion has the most sympathetic heroine. PP who asked if she really needed to read any Austen: I would say yes. |
Anonymous
| Persuasion |
Anonymous
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I just finished the Jane Austen Book Club and there is so much discussion about this! Did anyone else read that?
I would start with Pride & Prejudice and see what you think. |