Jane Austen

iamacollage recommended this 1 year, 2 months ago

Every sentence she wrote was incredibly clever, witty and wise. I recommend Persuasion as the best of her novels. Harold Bloom called it the perfect novel. For me, it is what is in the back of my mind when I am writing, as the perfect build up of anticipation and then completion in a plot. I've read it at least 6 times and each time it is just as satisfying, except that I am always sad to finish.

kqer recommended this 1 year, 4 months ago

another great classic author

milkyway recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

I love her. The best part is that you can be sure you'll read something with a happy ending! My favorite books by her are Pride & Prejudice and Emma

xenasunshine recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Always a pleasure, Ms. Austen.

lorireeser recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

There's a reason they keep remaking her books into movies. Austen is the expert at complicated plotting that looks simple. Her language is extraordinarily tuned, each character has his or her own 'voice'. Although she wrote about a limited social group (mostly 'middle-class' women getting married) her writing transcends the genre and still rings true today.