Fellow blogger Barry Barnitz is something of a Jane Austen buff. He supplied us with many of the links for this post. You may want to check out his Economic analysis of Jane Austen (link seems to be dead). Here are some other thoughts Barry has provided “off the top of his head”: “First, let […]
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Okay, since it’s clear not too many people finished Vanity Fair, what else have you been reading? Or do you folks only have time for reading PF blogs? I just finished Fun Home, an autobiographical book-length comic by Alison Bechdel. Fun Home is dark. Very dark. But I looooved it. There’s a section where Bechdel […]
I’m a little behind the schedule. I’m halfway through chapter 36. And I just went to the library today and got more books. My problem is I keep getting sidetracked and reading other books in between. But I’m still plodding along. I just can’t quite keep up and don’t have much to say on here. […]
Here are a couple of ideas, trying to indulge Chrees’ preference for literature 100+ years old. Northanger Abbey by Austen. Something else by Austen?Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Who else has ideas? We’re looking for something much shorter for next time. Claire
Can we just talk about the character names? Some of my favorites: The law firm of Hulker, Bullock and BullockMrs. Rougemont, the actressSir Huddleston FuddlestonSir Giles Wapshot and the Misses Wapshot Most of them are not very subtle, which I appreciate. Even “Miss Sharp” is a very telling name.
Today I picked up a copy of Vanity Fair at the library, so I’m all set to start reading once Chrees posts a schedule. The problem is, I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Not high-brow literature, but it sure kept my interest. Now I have to settle into the more sedate […]