From the Bookshelf of All About Books…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
*
September and October 2025 - Classic Fiction Group Read - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (spoiler free thread)
By Alannah · 4 posts · 14 views
By Alannah · 4 posts · 14 views
last updated Aug 20, 2025 11:27PM
*
September and October 2025 - Classic Fiction Group Read - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (spoilers thread)
By Alannah · 4 posts · 11 views
By Alannah · 4 posts · 11 views
last updated Aug 21, 2025 03:25AM
showing 1 of 1 topics
view all »
Other topics mentioning this book
What Members Thought
My favourite classic.
In truth, Mark Twain might have ruined this book for me. Recently, I read "Who is Mark Twain" by Mark Twain. He has a short essay on Austin and basically talks about how much he hates all the characters. That perhaps Austin wanted to make disagreeable characters.
So I started reading Pride and Prejudice and found myself actually enjoying the charachters, loving the dialogue and interested in the plot line. But, in the back of my mind Mark Twain kept telling me to look deeper.
There came a point, ...more
So I started reading Pride and Prejudice and found myself actually enjoying the charachters, loving the dialogue and interested in the plot line. But, in the back of my mind Mark Twain kept telling me to look deeper.
There came a point, ...more
I guess you either love or hate Jane Austen. I'd avoided reading any Austen for years thinking it wouldn't be my kind of thing. Well, I was right. I decided to give it a try, because so many of my friends ARE Jane Austen fans. It was okay. It was even witty. I even laughed at times. No, I didn't find the language difficult. It just isn't my thing. I get impatient with "love" stories, and even more impatient with the kind of class structure and "manners" portrayed. I found it largely boring. Okay
...more
I liked the first part and the ending. Both were humerous, warm and full of Victorian style, wit and lovable characters. However, the middle 200 pages or so were frivolous and unentertaining. Pure Victorian Fluff.
(view spoiler) ...more
(view spoiler) ...more
I enjoyed this audio book very much - having the book read to me made it very easy to understand the language, and I enjoyed the extra little parts which had not been included in the various mini series and movies of this book which I've seen.
...more
Never thought I'd like a novel set in this time period, but this book is AMAZING. The wit, the sass, the plot turns. Love it. And love the BBC version with Colin Firth. He makes a yummy Darcy.
...more
One of my top three all time favourite books! No matter what page I open the book at, I am hooked and I read it to the end! Gotta love Mr Darcy's sullen and haughty brooding!
...more
Jul 23, 2008
Nasbly Kalinina
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
my-favourites
