Review: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

[lantairvlea]

Northanger Abbey was prefaced with a note from the author about how its publication was delayed by the publisher thirteen for reasons the author did not know and she apologized for and out of date references or descriptions. Jane Austen intended to write for the here-and-now, it seems, but they are pretty timeless, as while we don't run about in

Comments

[geminiwench]

For what I like to read, this sounds like the most interesting of her books to me!

I tried reading Austen in my early 20s, and it did nothing for me. The Victorian style of storytelling couldn't capture me, even though I read ancient historical texts and stories and lots of modern 20th century ones. But this one where you are maybe living in this fantasy and only later find out what is really going on... a social mystery, that sounds like good fare. I'm not interested in romantic triangles and never care "who gets to be with whom" but I love a good character portrait or psychological inner world.

[lantairvlea]

I am not into romances or interested in who gets with whom either. This was definitely my favorite out of them all.

[geminiwench]

Good to know which one I should aim for!!

Thanks for doing all this audiobookin for me!

It... it was for me, right? ;)

[lantairvlea]

Of course it was!

[suraineko]

Thanks for the review. I might check this book out. How did you like the Audible narration?

[lantairvlea]

This particular narrator, Alison Larkin, has been really enjoyable to listen to and she has won awards for some of her work and I can see (hear?) why!