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8 years after turning down an engagement from the love of her life, Anne Elliot must come to terms w/ that decision when she meets Captain Wentworth again as he is courting another.

Maybe my new favorite Austen! Also, I love Austen dearly, but Anne is so Eldest Daughter coded I will not be taking criticism. This second chance romance was so lovely, & I resonated so strongly w/ Anne, & I loved her friendship w/ Lady Russell & Mrs Smith.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

LoverOfLearning Awesome! I thrifted a penguin classics copy recently! I've not read it yet! 1d

ChaoticMissAdventures This is my absolute favorite Austen!! So glad you liked it. It is so often overlooked and I just find it so charming. 24h

KathyWheeler I loved it too. I read it after I saw the most recent movie version of it — which I was not in love with. 23h

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I surprisingly loved this too. 22h

Clare-Dragonfly I think Anne being eldest daughter coded is at least somewhat deliberate. It shows what a useless sister Elizabeth is. 15h

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BkClubCare

Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily

So, one of the categories for the #ReadICT (City of Wichita KS) Reading Challenge is a book that scares me.

I have been fearful of this book. For. Ever? A long time?! I was dismissive of the “girl authors” when I was a snotty snob in HS decades ago and NOW, honestly, them Bronte sisters scare me! 😳 I listened to Jane Eyre (Thandie Newton 🌟) and ❤️‘d it. Will WH give me the same reaction?

LoverOfLearning Hmmm. These books are a bit different. Jane Eyre feels much slower and more character based, whereas WH is a bit more Gothic, quicker paced and more focused on the theme/plot itself not just the characters. Hope this helps. Give it a shot. The audiobook was pretty good. But there many different audios so find one where you like the narrarators voice best. 2d

Ruthiella Agreed with @LoverOfLearning Emily Brontë‘s style is very different from Charlotte‘s. I‘d also try the audio, not only because there is at least one character who speaks entirely in Yorkshire dialect. ? 2d

LoverOfLearning @Ruthiella yes exactly! Ha. But I did enjoy both of these books! Not my favorite of the classics world but definitely worthy. 2d

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Tamra WH is one of my all time favorites! ❤️ 2d

BkClubCare @LoverOfLearning I am definitely going audio. I have done enough research (too much?!) of these books that have only added to me trepidation. I did not mean to imply that JE and WH are similar- only that I feared both, in their own way. 2d

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - I *ADORE* the classics via audio. I hope that I have fabulous experience 😊 2d

BkClubCare @Tamra - that is part of my irrational “fear” so many have loved it, and so many have said that their stage-in-life affects their reaction. Kinda wonder if I am “too late” 2d

Tamra @BkClubCare it seems to be polarizing because it is about people behaving badly. 😬 Go into it curious and try to let go of expectations. It‘s okay if you don‘t like it! 2d

LoverOfLearning @Tamra agree! Go into it as if you know nothing. I found it interesting thinking about how differently we respond to heartbreak and societal differences today. 2d

Readerann I don‘t remember too much about how I felt about the characters - but I DO remember how much I loved the writing . 2d

Lcsmcat If you remember WH is not a love story but a revenge story you‘ll get more out of it. (edited) 2d

BkClubCare @Readerann - it‘s a classic for a reason. For this, I am looking fwd. and why audio is my choice cc 2d

BkClubCare @Lcsmcat - good to know 👍 2d

Suet624 I read it years ago - decades ago - and loved it. 1d

TheLudicReader Do it! 1d

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RowReads1

Pride and Predujice. | Jane Austen

Celebrating Austen 250 years after her birth. https://youtu.be/jqWaFM3ojeI?si=FlgJXCfuJjmopDsK

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Andrea313

Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë

Saw this posted by an acquaintance on Instagram, and I am once again begging the world to stop romanticizing this story of generational abuse, trauma, and revenge. #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights

bookishbitch I was so concerned for a moment. Yes!!!! Say it louder for the people in the back please! 4d

Andrea313 @bookishbitch I suppose I should have edited the image with a giant thumbs-down emoji or something! Because UGHHH. The only thing tells me is that whoever made this list has never read the book. And obviously the person who reposted it has never read it, either. 4d

readingjedi Yes! It's the antithesis of romance - horrible people being horrible to one another (and I love it!) 4d

Andrea313 @readingjedi Right! I'm not saying I don't enjoy it! But come on, it's not romantic! Capital "R" Romantic, yes! Valentine's Day post on Insta romantic? GTFO. 4d

bookandbedandtea Ugh yes! It's a well told- even fascinating- story but romantic it is not! 3d

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Sparklemn

Great Gatsby (Classic) | F Scott Fitzgerald

So not the brightest thief… 🙄🙃

https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-man-charged-in-connection-with-theft-of-f-sc...

charl08 Hope it can be recovered and reinstated. 5d

Sparklemn @charl08 Me, too! 5d

Bookwormjillk Recycling F Scott Fitzgerald sounds like the title of a novel 5d

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Larkken Honestly this is pretty funny to me. 4d

Sparklemn @Bookwormjillk it totally does!, 😂 4d

Sparklemn @Larkken I thought it was funny, too 😆 4d

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konlitsy

Pride and Prejudice (Revised) | Jane Austen

“You showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased.”

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Bookwormjillk

Sense and Sensibilty | Jane Austen

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I finally finished this for #JaneAustenThenAndNow

I forgot how funny this book was. I‘m looking forward to reading some of the modern retellings this month.