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Meghan Udell recommended Emma in Books (curated)

 
Emma
Emma
Jane Austen | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
7.4 (31 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"It’s hard to think about literature and knitting without referencing Jane Austen. Sure knitting was a by-product of the time — a task to keep women’s idle hands busy while creating practical garments — but Jane Austen was never one to abide by traditional gender roles. The title character Emma is a self-assured, and self-sufficient young woman — an anomaly of the time. Prone to hubris, the only character Emma admires is the continually knitting Jane Fairfax."

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Amanda DeMarcus (1 KP) rated Pride and Prejudice in Books

Dec 4, 2018  
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, Donald Gray, Mary A. Favret | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.0 (94 Ratings)
Book Rating
Literary Gold
Jane Austen is a literary bad ass. I've read this book a hundred times and always find something new when I read it. Her knack for language nuances....unparalleled.
  
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Andrew Koltuniuk (762 KP) rated Emma in Books

Jan 27, 2021  
Emma
Emma
Jane Austen | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.4 (31 Ratings)
Book Rating
A wonderfully fun and witty comedy that was a joy to read and a fun book. Highly recommend it. A bit of a slow burn at first, but Jane Austen really knows her way around words.
  
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Deborah (162 KP) rated Jane Austen's England in Books

Dec 21, 2018  
JA
Jane Austen's England
Roy A. Adkins | 2013
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A look at the social history around the time of Jane Austen. The book uses Austen's life and letters, but also diaries and letters of a group of other, non-famous people to illuminate different aspects of the period.
  
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ArecRain (8 KP) rated Evan And Darcy in Books

Jan 18, 2018  
EA
Evan And Darcy
Melanie Coles
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I was on a Jane Austen kick when this popped up on Net Galley. I was delightfully surprised that this novel wasn’t horrible. Jane Austen retellings/rip offs are a dime a dozen, especially modern versions. However, I felt that this was a lovely retelling. I felt is held true to its inspirations and I likes Evan and Darcy almost as much as Elizabeth and Darcy. The side characters were just as meddling and frustrating too!

Bottom line, if you want a cute modern retelling that doesn’t butcher the feel of the original, I highly recommend this novel.
  
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Persuasion in Books

Jul 28, 2017  
Persuasion
Persuasion
Jane Austen | 1817 | Essays, Romance
5
8.3 (29 Ratings)
Book Rating
The usual periodic melodrama
I struggled to get into this. There were moments where I understood why Jane Austen was hailed for addressing inequality between the sexes but it ended up being the usual story about love affairs in the middle and upper classes.
  
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron (Jane Austen Mysteries, #10) in Books

Nov 14, 2018  
JA
Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron (Jane Austen Mysteries, #10)
Stephanie Barron | 2010
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I had a hard time starting this. It reminded me of Jane Austen. Yes, I know that's the point but I would never have selected to read this if it wasn't a book club selection.

Again, this is another book that I'd rate a 3.5.