I LOVE Northanger Abbey. And I like the idea of reading Austen's novels in order. Since you said this is your first, I assume you intend to read others?
I do! I actually bought Pride and Prejudice a few months ago but have held onto for the "right time". It will be my next Austen book. After that, I'm not sure but I'm looking forward to eventually reading all of them :)
Now I want to read this book! I was forced to read Sense and Sensibility in 7th grade by a well-meaning family member, and I loathed it. I read it again in high school, and still didn't like it. I read Pride and Prejudice and struggled with it. My mom-in-law told me that PP is her favorite book, and so I tried again in my twenties and... thought it was okay. I decided to try Emma, and liked it.. cautiously. I met more Austenites, and tried Sense and Sensibility again and thought it was okay. Eventaully, I read PP again and liked it, but my favorite way of reading it is listening to it on audiobook. I can't remember who the narrator is, but the story is more hilarious with the wry tone of her voice. So... now, you have my intrigued and I will add Northanger Abbey to my TBR. :)
Books like these are always better when you can hear them performed. I listened to the Anne of Green Gables books on audio and they were fantastic! Even though they're simpler to understand, there was something about hearing the inflections that made them more attainable. I'll definitely look up some audio Austen!
Northanger Abbey was fun. The pacing was a bit rushed towards the end, but it served the theme well. I was breathless reading it and had to take breaks between big chunks of text. Skimming helped me to get the jest of the story because if I focused too much on the language I got bogged down. But it was a fun challenge and I look forward to trying her others. Let me know if you read N.A. and how you like it!
I LOVE Northanger Abbey. And I like the idea of reading Austen's novels in order. Since you said this is your first, I assume you intend to read others?
I do! I actually bought Pride and Prejudice a few months ago but have held onto for the "right time". It will be my next Austen book. After that, I'm not sure but I'm looking forward to eventually reading all of them :)
Now I want to read this book! I was forced to read Sense and Sensibility in 7th grade by a well-meaning family member, and I loathed it. I read it again in high school, and still didn't like it. I read Pride and Prejudice and struggled with it. My mom-in-law told me that PP is her favorite book, and so I tried again in my twenties and... thought it was okay. I decided to try Emma, and liked it.. cautiously. I met more Austenites, and tried Sense and Sensibility again and thought it was okay. Eventaully, I read PP again and liked it, but my favorite way of reading it is listening to it on audiobook. I can't remember who the narrator is, but the story is more hilarious with the wry tone of her voice. So... now, you have my intrigued and I will add Northanger Abbey to my TBR. :)
Books like these are always better when you can hear them performed. I listened to the Anne of Green Gables books on audio and they were fantastic! Even though they're simpler to understand, there was something about hearing the inflections that made them more attainable. I'll definitely look up some audio Austen!
Northanger Abbey was fun. The pacing was a bit rushed towards the end, but it served the theme well. I was breathless reading it and had to take breaks between big chunks of text. Skimming helped me to get the jest of the story because if I focused too much on the language I got bogged down. But it was a fun challenge and I look forward to trying her others. Let me know if you read N.A. and how you like it!