Jane Austen Novels

Andrea313

Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion | Jane Austen

Someday the Internet will lose its battle against me! 😭 #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow

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CatLass007

Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion | Jane Austen

@StayCurious I see that there are nearly 7000 posts with the #PemberLitten tag, so I‘m guessing the group has been in existence for several years. But it looks like the #JaneAdjacent tag goes back only to February 2023. If I make book suggestions, I not only don‘t want to duplicate what the group already has read, I don‘t want to miss out on books of which I might be unaware. I see that you went through a #ReadingSlump this year and I‘m (cont)⬇️

CatLass007 glad you‘ve overcome it. May I be nosy and ask how you accomplished it? I‘ve had reading slumps in the past (fortunately not this year), and I don‘t remember how I got out of them. I would appreciate any suggestions you or anyone one else reading this post might have. 14mo

BookwormAHN I suggest audiobooks especially one with a full cast. Good luck 🩵 14mo

CatLass007 @BookwormAHN Thanks for the suggestion! 14mo

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Crinoline_Laphroaig Hi! Pemberlittens started during the Pandemic. We came together to read original Austen books with Chapter a Day Readalongs. Whenever we finished a book. The next month we'd do retellings of that book. It's evolved over time and #JaneAdjancent became a thing . Just thought you might be interested in history of group. 13mo

CatLass007 @Crinoline_Laphroaig Thank you! I haven‘t read much of her work so I decided I needed to remedy that. I‘m listening to Emma right now. This one is narrated by Jenny Agutter. 13mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @CatLass007 Emma❣️ 13mo

StayCurious Hello! When @BarkingMadRead and I took over the #Pemberlittens group last year, we went off into two branches - one to read classics and one to read retellings or books linked to Jane. Now we‘re evolving to include other classic retellings as well. I saw your comment on Sherlock retellings. I‘d be interested in co-hosting with you but would want to check with @dabbe and @Cuilin who are hosting #NoPlaceLikeHolmes. Ladies any plans to do retellings? 13mo

StayCurious @CatLass007 I was in a huge reading slump last year and honestly, Buddy reads (and committing to host them) helped me read again. Having other like minded readers around me helped so much! 13mo

Cuilin @StayCurious I think we should collaborate!!!! Yes. I love retellings. @dabbe thoughts? (edited) 13mo

dabbe @Cuilin @StayCurious Sounds intriguing! I think there are 3 types of Sherlock's out there: 1. The original canon, which is what @Cuilin and I are doing at #NoPlaceLikeHolmes. 2. Pastiches, which are completely different stories with completely new plots (Ex. The 7-Percent Solution). 3. Retellings, which reimagine an original story in the canon or refer to it (A Study in Pink, SHERLOCK, Ep. 1/Season 1). ⬇️ 13mo

dabbe We've already sort-of-unknowingly collaborated with #NoPlace reading A STUDY IN SCARLET and #JaneAdjacent reading A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN. #howcoolisthat I'm open to any other ways to collaborate as well! The more Sherlock, the better! 🤩🤩🤩 13mo

Cuilin @dabbe @StayCurious @CatLass007 well now I need to read A Study in Scarlet Women. Since the Sherlock novels/stories are short if we read them in order and add in a relevant adjacent read per month? 13mo

CatLass007 @StayCurious @dabbe @Cuilin I had no idea that #NoPlaceLikeHolmes even existed. I usually just happen upon #BuddyReads as I scroll through my feed. I have been listening to audiobooks exclusively for a couple of years. Vision problems. So I only have looked into what Audible has available for #JaneAdjacent and #HolmesAdjacent books. There are so many of each! But there are others available only in print, both paper and ereader. I listened (cont)⬇️ 13mo

CatLass007 to A Study in Scarlet before listening to A Study in Scarlet Women and I‘ll find #NoPlaceLikeHolmes and ask to be added to the tag list. I‘m not sure what next steps to take to co-host a #HolmesAdjacent #BuddyRead. Please let me know. (edited) 13mo

Cuilin @CatLass007 I added you to the list. 13mo

CatLass007 @Cuilin Great! Thank you. 13mo

StayCurious @Cuilin @dabbe @CatLass007 perhaps we could start next month and do a relevant adjacent book for the next in the Sherlock series. It could be completely optional to read both. We could do just a discussion at the end of the month rather than daily posts so it is more in keeping with your original group. Let me know how that sounds. I‘m happy to work with you all - this sounds fun! 13mo

Cuilin @StayCurious this does sound like fun!!! We‘re reading The Sign of Four in February. Do you have a list of adjacent reads or do we need to do some research? Here‘s my email if you want to share suggestions, cuilin3 at gmail 13mo

CatLass007 @StayCurious @Cuilin @dabbe. I found it quite enlightening and entertaining to read the original Conan Doyle before I read the first book in the Lady Sherlock series. The Sign of Four in February sounds great! It‘s in the collection I have and it‘s narrated by Stephen Fry. Just Marvelous. I don‘t have a list of adjacent books but I have taken screenshots of the first book in the different series. It‘s just easier for me to remember. (cont)⬇️ 13mo

CatLass007 @StayCurious @Cuilin @dabbe I would be glad to compile a list for you. Would it be possible for one of you to look for books that are not available in audio? My email is catlass007 at yahoo. This sounds like a great time! 13mo

Cuilin @CatLass007 I‘m interested in audio too, so yes. I also listened to Stephen Fry‘s Sherlock narration. 🩷 13mo

CatLass007 @Cuilin He really is a wonderful narrator. Do you have an Audible subscription? When I looked for Sherlock adjacent books, all I needed to do was enter “Sherlock” and it brought up many standalones and series. (edited) 13mo

Cuilin @CatLass007 yes I do. I‘ll try that. 13mo

CatLass007 @Cuilin Sounds like a good idea. 13mo

dabbe @CatLass007 @Cuilin I don't do audio, so I'm not much help in that department. Anything I can do? 13mo

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StayCurious

Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion | Jane Austen

Hi #Pemberlittens as we head into the New Year I wanted to get some feedback on how we want to go on with our #JaneAdjacent buddy reads. Are we enjoying the retellings and books that showcase Jane in some way? Do we want to try reading books that take place in regency England but aren‘t necessarily linked to Jane? What about retellings based on other authors‘ works? Are we enjoying the variation on modern books and historical books? ⬇️

StayCurious Do we like the voting method each month? Please give me your thoughts and/or book suggestions. And if anyone would like to host for a month please let me know! 14mo

StayCurious @IndoorDame @BarkingMadRead @ChelseaM6010 @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @Gissy @AnneCecilie @willaful @KristiAhlers @Desha @Bookwormjillk @PageShifter @tdrosebud 14mo

StayCurious @AllDebooks @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle @DebinHawaii @julieclair @peanutnine @quietjenn @CatLass007 @AnnR @Larkken @Deblovestoread @SarahBookInterrupted 14mo

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Librarybelle I like the retellings, both modern and classic. And the voting system is great! That being said, I‘m happy to go along with what the rest of the group decides. 14mo

CatLass007 I want to read aaallll the Janes. I think that voting on a monthly basis allows for flexibility. For example, we all seemed to enjoy The Murder of Mr. Wickham and voted to read The Late Mrs. Willoughby, the second book in the series. The third book in the series is being released in July so I‘d enjoy reading that in August. Or whenever we vote to read it. There is a 15 book mystery series in which Jane Austen is the amateur sleuth. (cont)⬇️ 14mo

CatLass007 Maybe we could read the first one and vote to listen to more of the series, maybe not for 15 consecutive months, but interspersed with other #JaneAdjacent books. I‘d love to read at least the first book in the Jane Austen‘s Dragons series. I keep finding more books and series that fall into the #JaneAdjacent category. 14mo

BarkingMadRead I love voting and seeing which one wins the month! I love the Jane adjacent books, but I‘m always down for whatever everyone wants! 14mo

IndoorDame In general I like the way we‘re running things! But I‘m down for whatever the group decides. Especially since I‘ll probably be reading along fewer months next year, just cause one of my 2024 goals is about slower reading/reading from my own shelves/focusing less on challenges and buddy reads… 14mo

Bookwormjillk I don‘t always join every month but I do like the way things are going now. 14mo

SarahBookInterrupted I‘m okay with whatever everyone decides but I do love a Jane spin off. So I lean that way, but I‘d join if we read other authors from that era too. 14mo

TheAromaofBooks I really enjoy reading with this group and like voting each month. Sometimes the book doesn't appeal to me, so I just skip that month, no big deal. But I've also come across some fun Jane-reads this way, too, that weren't on my radar before!!

*edited because it autocorrected “group“ to “book“. I think the tech is onto me 😂 (edited) 14mo

peanutnine I'm enjoying all the retellings and like the voting system each month. Like others have said, I might sit out some months but I like the flexibility of joining in when I'm interested in the book. I've discovered some great new books but also crossed some off my TBR! 14mo

Gissy I‘m okay with whatever the group decides. I didn‘t read all the books suggested because I wasn‘t interested in some of them or because I‘m a slow reader. Even though I moved some of them to my next year tbr. Never is too late to read a book📚🤗 14mo

julieclair I love the monthly voting! Quarterly voting would be okay, too. And I like the idea of the other types of books you mentioned. N 14mo

julieclair Hit send too soon! Maybe we could have one or two of those other types of books among the mix, along with our regular Jane-adjacent books, each time we vote. Thank you for the great job you are doing as our coordinator! 14mo

StayCurious @CatLass007 thanks so much for your suggestions! I‘ll take a look for those 14mo

CatLass007 @StayCurious You do such a great job hosting! I hope you know how much we appreciate you.🥰 14mo

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LitsyEvents

Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion | Jane Austen

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Hello #Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent buddy readers! It‘s time to vote for our September read: https://forms.gle/PxBqyLtReuM5mgao6 All are welcome to join in! Please let me know if you want to be added or removed from the tag list and if you have book suggestions. Looking forward to jumping back in!

LitsyEvents Original post: https://litsy.com/p/S3BzV3ZqZ3Vi 1y

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Erinreadsthebooks

Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion | Jane Austen

😍🗣I. LOVE. OLLIES! If there‘s an Ollie‘s near you, don‘t sleep on it. Cheap books and a huge selection. This book is just so lovely.

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Cuilin

Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion | Jane Austen

#MayMontage #involvesawedding I think these are all safe bets.

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Sharpeipup Those are lovely. 2y

Eggs 💙💍🤍💒 2y

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StayCurious

Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion | Jane Austen

#Pemberlittens it‘s time to vote for our next #JaneAdjacent read! Here is the link: https://forms.gle/nw5kVQVRc3xwCCUC7 As always, please reach out to pemberlittens@gmail.com with book suggestions and comments.

BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Voted!! 2y