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more about #janeausten more comments β bookling: I can't stand Jane Austen. To me, her books just seem like 19th century chick lit. I'm just not a romance novel girl, sorry. more » Leiakat: I think it is the calling her a vicious gossip that is so annoying, it is so belittling. While her works don't appeal to everyone, is it so hard t... more » Nun Shall Pass: Well go ahead and call me a snob but I fail to see how anyone who has never read a single Jane Austen novel can consider themselves an Austen fan. I'm... more » willwriteforfood: So these critics are savaging Austen for not understanding characters that she herself wrote? Does not compute. If they want to criticize a writer who... more » tiredfairy: Way to miss a lot of her best character critiques. She does not, in fact, let her heroes off the hook. They just usually judge themselves in a self-aw... more » cynopt: Ah, I love the smell of misandry in the evening. Trust me Sadie, hating Jane Austen knows no gender: both my high-school lit classes despised her book... more » la.donna.pietra: Hey now. The Brontes didn't despise Austen. Charlotte's famous for saying Anything like warmth or enthusiasm, anything energetic, poignant, heartfe... more » haguenite: "Jane Austen intensely dislikes these people." Litcrit fail. The woman has been dead for ages, how the fuck would he know what she thought or felt abo... more » Kitty: I had heard one critic say that "Edward Cullen" was the "Mr. Darcy" of our era. I still need to find that person and wash their mouth out with soap. more » fridaphile: Yeah, well, it's not just teenage boys who find Austen unbearably boring. Yeah I said it! I was always much more of a Charlotte Bronte fan myself. more » rd2uk: Has anyone read any of the Linda Berdoll stuff? I always see her sequals at the bookstore in the 3for2 piles, but can't decide if I can be bothered. V... more » greensandbeans: Whatever. So if Austen is a "vicious gossip" for "chopping up" characters she doesn't like where does that leave Chaucer, Dickens, or Swift? Or Chekh... more » Treeless: Fulford does not sound entirely aware that Jane Austen was writing fiction. Perhaps he is unaware that a woman can write a fictional character, which... more » Thus Spake KATE!: I've been a Austen-hater since middle school. I don't usually reveal this when I'm in the company of other women for fear of being kicked out of the c... more » scullymurphy: Why are we having such a Jane Austen moment? I really don't know, but I think Colin Firth has a lot to answer for. That said, all of the sniping about... more » -
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Cold Case: Jane Austen
Jane Austen's death at the tender age of 41 has long perplexed scholars, doctors, and fans. And now, there's a lead:
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#sexandsensibility
Literary Ambitions
In Martin Amis' opinion, Pride and Prejudice would be improved by a "twenty-page sex scene featuring the two principals, with Mr. Darcy, furthermore, acquitting himself uncommonly well." (As if that's in question.) [USA Today] -
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Yeah, THAT's A Good Reason.
Of their landmark Jane Austen exhibit, a Morgan Library's curator explains, "There have been so many Jane Austen adaptations over the last 20 or 30 years. It seemed like a timely moment to show this collection." [BBC] -
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"How Do I Explain That My Coworker's A Raving Lunatic?"
Oh dear. There's a very troubling letter in today's Financial Times by a distraught citizen with a dodgy coworker. Really, there was nothing to do but get the opinions of a bunch of dead people, without delay.
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#leftovers
CDC Panel Approves Cervarix β’ Endorsement Of Oklahoma Abortion Law Delayed
β’ A CDC advisory committee has recommended GlaxoSmithKline's HPV vaccine Cervarix, which is similar to Merck's Gardasil vaccine, for use in girls and women. But, some say Cervarix is overpriced because it offers less protection than Gardasil. β’ More » -
#monstermash
Jane Austen Book Club
In case your book group needs guidance in analyzing Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, the author has helpfully provided discussion questions. Sample: "Have you ever been romantically involved with someone who turned out to be a sea witch?" [NYT] -
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Possibility Of Possible Jane Austen Suitor Possibly Inflames Fans
A new book, Jane Austen: An Unrequited Love claims that Jane Austen might have been in love with a guy who might have been this guy and that she and her sister might have fought over him! Squee! More » -
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#comics
Pride And Prejudice: The Comic Book
Currently riding a wave of zombie-infested hype, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is given yet another form, thanks to Rita Award-winner Nancy Butler's comic adaptation of the novel, which was recently released by Marvel Comics. More » -
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An Excerpt From Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
"β¦She saw Mrs. Long struggle to free herself as two female dreadfuls bit into her head, cracking her skull like a walnut, and sending a shower of dark blood spouting as high as the chandeliers." [NPR] -
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Yes, They Did
"Elton John's Rocket Pictures is mounting Pride and Predator, about 18th century English people who find their flirtations and courtships interrupted by an invasion of monsters from outer space." [Ain't It Cool News] -
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Jane-ia
Lost in Austen, the BBC series about a Jane Austen fan who time-travels to the 19th century, is reportedly being turned into a feature film by Sam Mendes's production company. Is his wife involved? [Mirror] -
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Zombie Nation
Apparently Jezebels aren't the only ones tickled by the idea of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The upcoming title that launched a thousand puns has become a viral internet phenomenon! [Media Bistro] -
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Killing Jane
Um. Seth Grahame-Smith's new novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, is a "delightful comedy of manners" featuring Elizabeth, Darcy, and the undead. I'd say Jane was rolling, but she probably stopped caring long ago. [Mediabistro] -
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Calamity Jane
The Jane Austen Society of North America celebrated its 30th anniversary recently with a Regency Ball at Chicago's Westin Hotel.
