tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post6175637172492132734..comments2024-03-21T16:50:09.350-04:00Comments on So Obsessed With: The Opposite of ImpressedHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-87720379155499666822014-10-19T23:58:02.181-04:002014-10-19T23:58:02.181-04:00Oh my gosh, I love this...can you be this snarky A...Oh my gosh, I love this...can you be this snarky ALL THE TIME?!! Jane Austen is your homegirl. Don't fucking mess with the system!!Belle of the Literatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014781249826788311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-53108208128807074662014-10-19T01:13:54.652-04:002014-10-19T01:13:54.652-04:00Thanks for blogging about your DNF. Reading the de...Thanks for blogging about your DNF. Reading the description, it sounded like catnip times three for me - Jane Austen, romance and old books. You explained why you stopped so well, I'm going to remove it from my ridiculously large TBR pile. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013671358235469324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-54840006370985243652014-10-18T22:59:31.292-04:002014-10-18T22:59:31.292-04:00Hannah, thanks for your honest review. At least fo...Hannah, thanks for your honest review. At least for me, writing negative - and especially DNF - reviews SUCKS, and sometimes it feels like there's little point, and I imagine you probably feel similarly. I was really excited to discover <i>First Impressions</i> when you first featured it, and the synopsis sounded great. We seem to have similar reading tastes so I think I'm going to pass on this one... while I definitely don't know as much about Austen as you, I definitely am a history buff and I will not suspend disbelief on big things like what you've identified here. Again, thanks for the great review!Kaitlyn (Bookish Comforts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14872895217529690003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-86887719916504621412014-10-17T11:42:15.177-04:002014-10-17T11:42:15.177-04:00SPEAK! Based on the portion that you read, your qu...SPEAK! Based on the portion that you read, your quoted portions seem like a review of Austen's loved works hidden within the context of a story? I realize that it is a crazy thing sometimes to want to critique someone so beloved and well-received as Jane Austen, but it seems that this book is exactly that, whether intended or not. I understand how you feel about DNF reviews so I appreciate your thoughts on this! It is such a shame and I hate this. Lovely cover, though. Bummer, Hannah! High fives to you for honest thoughts. Asheley T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03908795522290889438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-51240542159991492622014-10-17T09:28:04.142-04:002014-10-17T09:28:04.142-04:00I haven't read this one yet, but have high hop...I haven't read this one yet, but have high hopes because I loved The Bookman's Tale so much -- I'm not the Austen expert you are, so I'm not sure I would have noticed these things, but I am glad you pointed them out so I can be more aware of where fiction diverges from fact. I still recommend The Bookman's Tale very highly, but I do now wonder if a Shakespeare buff would have had similar thoughts on that book!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-79997662899054809272014-10-17T01:37:18.125-04:002014-10-17T01:37:18.125-04:00Ahhh, you make me want to pick up a good book agai...Ahhh, you make me want to pick up a good book again. I'll have to browse through your blog to see what I should check out. I think Austen is pretty cool--a very clever and imaginative writer. I also tend to put a book down if it doesn't grab me quickly enough :) Galaxiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653591007853518416noreply@blogger.com