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Flirting With Pride And Prejudice
Flirting With Pride And Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives On The Original Chick Lit Masterpiece | Jennifer Crusie, Glenn Yeffeth
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One of fiction's most well-loved novels, this 19th-century classic continues to capture the hearts of contemporary readers with its notions of marriage, dating, and romance. Leading authors in the area of women's literature and romance contribute to this fresh collection of essays on everything from Lydia's scandalous marriage to George Wickham to the female-dominated Bennett household and the emphasis placed on courtship and marriage. Contributors include Jo Beverly, Alesia Holliday, Mercedes Lackey, Joyce Millman, and Jill Winters. This compilation is an excellent companion for both those new to Jane Austen and well-versed Austen-philes.
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Pickpick

I'm giving this a Pick rather than a So - So because it's a anthology. As per usual, some are great and some are just not my style. Of course I loved the 'Bennets and Bingleys and Bitches' Quiz. Lani Diane Rich's 'My Firth Love' is hilarious. Which brings me to IMHO book's problem. It's dated. Copyright 2005 - Pre Matthew/Kiera P & P. No #whoseyourdarcy. Cellphones are talked of, but Social Media is so much more now. #austeninaugust #tbr

Crinoline_Laphroaig One off #mounttbr. Its definitely going in the #donate pile 6y
Linsy Love this pic! 6y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @Linsy We've had days of rain. Very unusual for Oklahoma in August. Every thing is still green and growing. 6y
Crinoline_Laphroaig #goodreadssummerreadingchallenge Lucky To Have You - A Book Picked Up At A Library Sale or Thrift Store 6y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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It's a rainy day. I can't be in the garden. I should be cleaning house. Instead I'm figuring out how the rest of my #austeninaugust reads can fit my #goodreadssummerreadingchallenge
🌧📚🤓 #priorities

Mitch That FAR more important 😇 6y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @Mitch Litsy friends understand! 6y
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balletbookworm
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Mehso-so

Solidly in the middling category. The essays were rather uneven (a blindingly terrible essay about Austen and war was followed by one by Jo Beverly who clearly did all HER research) and the back half of the book was Pride and Prejudice fanfic, some good, some not very good. Fun to read though.

(Otoh, not wild about the "chick lit" appellation that kept cropping up.)

DebinHawaii Good to know. I have toyed with getting this one a time or two and have never quite committed. I should see if my library has it. 📚👍 8y
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balletbookworm
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First three essays, pretty good. This essay, number 4? Terrible. The author makes a lot of spurious assumptions and non-equivalent comparisons - how did he get invited to write for this collection anyway? 😒

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balletbookworm
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Rainy morning reading. ☔️

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balletbookworm
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Trying to take a picture of the book I'm starting (book of essays - and maybe a few stories - about Pride and Prejudice edited by Jennifer Crusie) and the kittehs had to get in on the act. #amreading #cats #catstagram #catsoflitsy #chaucerkitteh #dantekitteh

DebinHawaii Cute! 🐱❤️🐱 8y
rubyslippersreads Adorable! 😻😻😻 8y
CherylDeFranceschi 😻😻 8y
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booksandsympathy Of course! They're the center of attention, always. 8y
BethFishReads Awww. 8y
LauraBrook Adorable! Plus, I need this book yesterday. 8y
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