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juliabp's review against another edition
RIP Jane Austen, you would have loved the CW's Reign.
manderly's review against another edition
4.0
Great to see Jane Austen experimenting with different kinds of writing:
Love and Freindship: just proves that Jane Austen was a silly little guy sometimes even though she was extremely talented and could write deeply serious stories. She had the duality!!!!
Lesley Castle: Miss Austen once again writes about a timeless subject; a group of women being nice to each others faces and then immediately shit talking each other once they are alone with their friends.
History of England: Was not expecting to love this , but she was being a hater! Gossiping, rating the monarch’s hotness levels, making fun of their deaths. (Also tore into Elizabeth for like 3 pages while most everyone else got a paragraph.) Would be a 10/10 video essay.
+ v cute that she dedicated her early works to her siblings and cousin
Collection of letters: Cute little snippet where I could tell she had not quite found her voice yet, but was coming into it.
First Act of a Comedy: Shakespeare dupe?
A letter from a Young Lady: Gillian Flynn wants what she has. Can see this writing style in later works, albeit with less murder.
Wales letter: literally just a letter
A Tale: literally just a real estate tour
Love and Freindship: just proves that Jane Austen was a silly little guy sometimes even though she was extremely talented and could write deeply serious stories. She had the duality!!!!
Lesley Castle: Miss Austen once again writes about a timeless subject; a group of women being nice to each others faces and then immediately shit talking each other once they are alone with their friends.
History of England: Was not expecting to love this , but she was being a hater! Gossiping, rating the monarch’s hotness levels, making fun of their deaths. (Also tore into Elizabeth for like 3 pages while most everyone else got a paragraph.) Would be a 10/10 video essay.
+ v cute that she dedicated her early works to her siblings and cousin
Collection of letters: Cute little snippet where I could tell she had not quite found her voice yet, but was coming into it.
First Act of a Comedy: Shakespeare dupe?
A letter from a Young Lady: Gillian Flynn wants what she has. Can see this writing style in later works, albeit with less murder.
Wales letter: literally just a letter
A Tale: literally just a real estate tour
nawij's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
taylormendoza19's review against another edition
4.0
It was really entertaining to read Austen's stories from when she was a teenager, and you can really see how far she came!
ardentlyelle's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
maryska's review against another edition
3.0
Endearing travesty of the then romantic novellas. A nice surprise I wouldn't have expected from Austen, therefore I'm only gladder I got down to this collection.
Stories in the edition I've read:
Love & Freindship
Jack & Alice
Frederick & Elfrida
Henry & Eliza
The Tree Sisters
The Beautifull Cassandra
Sir William Mountague
The Adventure of Mr. Harley
Stories in the edition I've read:
Love & Freindship
Jack & Alice
Frederick & Elfrida
Henry & Eliza
The Tree Sisters
The Beautifull Cassandra
Sir William Mountague
The Adventure of Mr. Harley
julshakespeare's review against another edition
2.0
2.8/5 stars, full review to come! I can appreciate it as a parody but this didn’t do it for me and I was super confused for most of it.
Plot: 2/5
Characters: 2/5
Pacing: 3/5
Writing: 4/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
Plot: 2/5
Characters: 2/5
Pacing: 3/5
Writing: 4/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
caryleliza's review against another edition
5.0
Jane Austen must have been such a fun kid! Joyful, witty, observant (of both people and literary fashions), and wise.
mariahreadit's review against another edition
2.0
This ain’t it chief.
Stick with the classic novels.
Stick with the classic novels.