Of all of Jane Austen's books, I think Northanger Abbey gets the least recognition. If it hadn't been for the fact that my copies of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility are both annotated, I probably never would've heard about it, much less read it. However, here we are. I read Northanger Abbey and... Continue Reading →
Review: Emma…How Not to be a Friend (Spoilers)
Back in October, I did a review of the 90's movie Clueless staring Alicia Silverstone and as it turns out, that movie was based on Jane Austen's comedy Emma. At the time, I had never read Emma and had only seen the movie version with Gwyneth Paltrow, a movie which, while accurate to the book,... Continue Reading →
Review: Sense and Sensibility is Better Than the Movie (Spoilers)
I don't know about you, but Sense and Sensibility is extremely underrated. It is one of Jane Austen's greatest works that is second only to Pride and Prejudice (which remains my favorite Jane Austen novel). While Pride and Prejudice focused more on the psychological aspects of love and attraction, Sense and Sensibility shows two extremes... Continue Reading →