August Book Round-Up
This month I’m going to list the books in reverse order, from least to most favorite. 5. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty “WHAT?” you’re thinking. “But Leanne, you LOVE...
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Tag: pride and prejudice
5 Great Literary Lovers
Happy Valentine’s Day! As a life-long book lover, I’ve naturally had the occasional crush on a fictional character. I would have married any one of them, if a) they were real people; b) th...
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Death Comes To Pemberley, But Not Jane Austen
Last month, I was disappointed in a failed attempt at Jane Austen imitation, in my post Another Jane Austen Knockoff. This month, I’m impressed by P. D. James’s efforts in Death Comes to ...
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Another Jane Austen knockoff
Jane Austen’s work is very popular fodder for current fiction writers. The Jane Austen Book Club, Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued… I know there’s more, but I’m blan...
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Sense and Sensibility: Jane Austen
When I was in high school, a friend and I read all of Jane Austen’s books together, from Sense and Sensibility (1811) to Persuasion (1817). That experience was enough to certify me as an Austen ...
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The Top Shelf
Recently, I’ve found myself in kind of a reading drought, which is not the best situation for someone who’s committed herself to writing a blog about reading. It’s been a while since...
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