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A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter | William Deresiewicz

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• Litsy #AJaneAustenEducationBuddyRead — Read December 11-31, 2020

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So far, this is the best book that I‘ve read about Jane Austen‘s literature. If you‘re a fan of hers you really need to read this memoir by another Austen lover.

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quietjenn

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter | William Deresiewicz

Aiming for lots of reading over this holiday, including a few chapters of this for the #ajaneausteneducationbuddyread with some #pemberlittens.

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DebinHawaii

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter | William Deresiewicz

It‘s Friday night after a VERY LONG week & I am about done in. So it‘s veggie potstickers for dinner & an attempt to start this for the #AJaneAustenEducationBuddyRead with some of my fellow #PemberLittens 📚Not sure how long I‘ll be able to stay awake but I‘m going to try to at least get a chapter in. 😵😴 💤

sprainedbrain

sprainedbrain Yummmm... potstickers 😋 4y

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sprainedbrain

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter | William Deresiewicz

#AJaneAustenEducationBuddyRead

Hey, buddy readers! How is everyone liking the book so far? After a diversion to read Kipling‘s ‘The Janeites,‘ I settled right in to Deresiewicz‘s stories.

I‘m highlighting so many passages on my Kindle... there‘s something very satisfying in reading other Janeites talk about Austen and verbalize the way I feel so well.

‘You are born with a whole novel‘s worth of errors ahead of you.‘ ❤️❤️❤️

#PemberLittens

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suvata I know what you mean. This is the second time I‘ve read it. The first time I highlighted everything in yellow. This time I am highlighting everything in blue. Needless to say, I have a very colorful book. 4y

suvata I love this quote from when he was reading Emma: “Austen, I realized, had not been writing about everyday things because she couldn‘t think of anything else to talk about. She had been writing about them because she wanted to show how important they really are. All that trivia hadn‘t been marking time until she got to the point. It was the point.” #truth 4y

MaureenMc I‘m enjoying how the author is making me dive deeper into Austen‘s themes and really appreciate her incredible skill. 4y

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sprainedbrain @suvata I highlighted that one, too! 🥰 4y

meghathecloud The highlighting in my book has grown ridiculous too😂. It's satisfying to read and just nod along. 4y

DebinHawaii I am trying to start it tonight. The week got away from me. 😬 4y

Chrissyreadit This weekend!!! 4y

quietjenn I'm very much enjoying the connections that he makes between reading Jane and "real life." 4y

KVanRead I decided to join in on the buddy read last minute and I‘m so glad I did. I can‘t believe how much this is resonating with me, especially the parts in ch. 2 about his relationship with his father... I‘m his father, lol! Letting my daughter make mistakes is so hard for me but reading this might be the wake up call I need, Nothing really new in what he says but something about the way he connects it to Austen really brought it home for me 4y

batsy I'm a bit behind so still in the midst of Chapter 1 but I am enjoying the little insights. I really liked the quote @suvata pointed out, too. And I think my own resistance to Emma in the past might have been because it was kind of an uncomfortable mirror, lol. 4y

sprainedbrain @MaureenMc I like that, too. I think may especially help me appreciate the books we haven‘t gotten to yet more (mainly Emma, since it was my least favorite before). 4y

sprainedbrain @meghathecloud indeed it is! 4y

sprainedbrain @DebinHawaii @Chrissyreadit I hope you both enjoy it when you get to it. I find it relaxing. 😃 4y

sprainedbrain @quietjenn Same here! Trying not to feel too seen in his chapter about Emma... as @batsy points out, that may be why it‘s not my favorite Austen. 😬 4y

sprainedbrain @KVanRead I‘m glad it‘s resonating with you! And I‘ve added you to my tag list. 😉 4y

Cuilin I‘m having mixed emotions and feelings about this book. I really enjoyed the Emma chapter, there‘s something about P&P that bothers me and I‘m noticing a theme that‘s making me irritated. I‘m trying to remember it‘s his experience reading the books so he‘s not wrong. I‘ll keep reading. 🤔 4y

AnneCecilie I‘m still waiting on my copy, but from the comments here I‘m looking forward to it and hope it arrives soon 4y

alisiakae I haven‘t started it yet! 😮 4y

MeganAnn I haven‘t had much reading time this week, but I‘m hoping to get going on it this weekend. 4y

quietjenn @sprainedbrain @batsy I'm really curious about what my response to Emma is going to be when we read it! 4y

inthegreensandblues That quote, "novel's worth of errors," really stuck with me too! I have really enjoyed the author's own journey so far, the facts about Austen's life and acquaintances, and the bit about Austen v. Romanticism (chuckled at the Jane Eyre v. P&P grad students, as I love both!). 4y

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kspenmoll

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter | William Deresiewicz

#Pemberlittens #AJaneAustenEducationbuddyread #catsoflitsy

Plan on reading tagged book tomorrow while enjoying a snow day.
My sister sent this article imagining what Austen‘s characters‘ attitude toward wearing a mask would be.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/which-jane-austen-characters-would-wear-face...

Hope you all enjoy it this bit of fun! 😷

sprainedbrain, Chrissyreadit

sprainedbrain That‘s hilarious! I especially loved Mrs. Bennet. 🙄🤣 4y

LeahBergen 😆 That was cute! 4y

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sprainedbrain

The Penguin Complete Jane Austen | Jane Austen

It‘s Jane Austen‘s birthday!

I hope everyone finds a way to enjoy the magic that Austen gave to us today. 🥰

Personally, I‘ve already busted out Persuasion to read my favorite letter (and swoon a little). I‘ll be watching my daily episode for #25DaysOfPrideAndPrejudice & continuing #AJaneAustenEducationBuddyRead.

Bookhoarding‘s blog has more fun ideas: https://bookhoarding.wordpress.com/2020/12/16/happy-birthday-jane-austen

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AmyG Wow. Big day!!!!! 4y

MaureenMc 🥳🎂🥳 4y

OriginalCyn620 Awesome! Captain Wentworth‘s letter is totally swoonworthy! 😍 4y

Cuilin That letter is part of why Persuasion will always be my favorite JA. 4y

sprainedbrain @Cuilin same! 🥰 4y

Susanita Sirius is commemorating Beethoven‘s birthday today. He was five years old when Jane was born! 4y

sprainedbrain @Susanita oh! I can listen to some Beethoven while I work! 😃 4y

Chrissyreadit OMG!! So I‘m going to take my final today! My daughter has agreed to make a vegan bday cake and I will begin my Jane Austen Education book and watch Pride and Prejudice. WooHoo!!!! This is the best day ever! 4y

sprainedbrain @Chrissyreadit good luck on your final! 🥰 4y

Cuilin @Chrissyreadit I‘m making a vegan chocolate cake with my daughter! 🎂 we should compare recipes. I may watch S&S or Emma. 4y

meghathecloud I began 'A Jane Austen Education', so celebrating with reading about why she was so great! (edited) 4y

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm going to have tea and and try my hand at Bath Buns. Supposedly "Jane Austen, who lived in Bath for a while, was a fan of Bath Buns and wrote in 1801 that she would eat herself sick if her sister, Cassandra, did not accompany her during a visit."

Oats in the North, Wheat from the South: The History of British Baking: Savoury and Sweet

sprainedbrain @Crinoline_Laphroaig ooooh... care to share the recipe? 😉 4y

katy4peas Yum! 🥳 4y

inthegreensandblues 🥳 I will watch some adaptation tonight in honor of the occasion! Now which one.... 4y

i.besteph Definitely watching P&P in honor of the occasion. 2005 adaptation never gets old 🥰🥰 4y

MicrobeMom 👏👏♥️♥️ 4y

Chrissyreadit @Cuilin it‘s a vegan carrot cake we found online. I‘m hoping we have all the ingredients but will check when I get home. 4y

KristiAhlers I am loving all of this Jane Austen stuff. And I‘m so excited for Persuasion! 4y

KVanRead HBD Jane!!!! 🥳 I am so thankful for this post! Woke up feeling low today but now I‘m making plans to make some preserved ginger while listening to A Jane Austen Education on audio and then later maybe giving Becoming Jane a try (I‘ve never seen that one) while toasting Jane with some sort of ginger cocktail (tbd) ... thanks #Pemberlittens💗 4y

KVanRead @Chrissyreadit Good luck 🍀 on your final and with the cake. I‘d love the recipe if you find it‘s a good one. Carrot cake is my husband‘s favorite. 4y

Mitch Off to whip up a regency treat. Happy Birthday Jane 🎂 4y

Mitch @Crinoline_Laphroaig I love Bath Buns! They were always they first thing you made in school cookery classes! 4y

Crinoline_Laphroaig @Mitch Hopefully that means it not to difficult to make! Off to make!🤞 4y

Chrissyreadit @Cuilin @KVanRead I will have to try the cake another day. This day got completely away from me. @Cuilin how did your cake turn out? 4y

Cuilin @Chrissyreadit I‘ll post a pic. Not too bad. 4y

KVanRead @Chrissyreadit I had one of those days too and never got to the ginger preserve. Did watch Becoming Jane which I LOVED. Hope your final went well.😊 4y

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kspenmoll

Christmas Bells: A Novel | Jennifer Chiaverini

#bookreport #weeklyforecast

Finished 2 Christmas reads. Still listening to Louise Penny. I should finish this audiobook this week. Plan to start a Jane Austen Education sometime this week. #sundaymorningbuddyread #audiomystery #AJaneAustenEducationbuddyread #festivespirit

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LeahBergen

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter | William Deresiewicz

I started this one today!

#AJaneAustenEducationBuddyRead
#Pemberlittens

sprainedbrain

LeahBergen @Book_Fiend_Melissa You gave me this one in the LAST Austen swap. 😆😆 4y

sprainedbrain Yay! I‘m going to start tonight. 😉 4y

rubyslippersreads I‘ve already read this, but you‘re all tempting me to join in for a reread. 🤔 4y

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catebutler I‘m starting tonight! And I LOVE your leather bookmarks. I need to start hunting for some. 🤗 4y

batsy Bookmark envy (again! 😆) 4y

Cathythoughts Paper dolls 💕💕💕 4y

TrishB Lovely ♥️ 4y

MsMelissa That was nice of me, wasn‘t it? PS - I wish that bookmark had been an option when I was in Winchester. I totally would have added it to my collection 😂 4y

ValerieAndBooks I liked this one! Look forward to what you think. 4y

Reviewsbylola How are you liking it?! (edited) 4y

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inthegreensandblues

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter | William Deresiewicz

Started this today, loving chapter one! Recalled here that I still have not read Kipling's short story, The Janeites, so I will do so this weekend! Text here: http://www.telelib.com/authors/K/KiplingRudyard/prose/DebtsandCredits/janeites.h...
#AJaneAustenEducationBuddyRead
#pemberlittens

sprainedbrain I still haven‘t read it either! Thanks for sharing. 4y

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sprainedbrain

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter | William Deresiewicz

Reminder that #AJaneAustenEducationBuddyRead starts tomorrow!

Discussion dates about just mean that I will post something to get us going those days... I realize that we have holidays coming, so please join in when you can. ❤️

Tagging those who have said they were joining, but everyone is welcome!

#PemberLittens

Michael_Gee Oh I really enjoyed this one! 4y

Chrissyreadit My book arrived! 4y

LeahBergen My book is ready and waiting. 😄 4y

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batsy I'm looking forward to this! 👏🏽 4y

AnneCecilie I‘m still waiting on my book to arrive. There was some problems with the delivery 4y

sprainedbrain @AnneCecilie oh bummer! I hope you will catch up! 4y

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