Welcome to Litsy!

Ready for my 4th reading of this book

The opening sentence:
“No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine.”

And later in the chapter:
“But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine; she read all such works as heroines must read to supply their memories with those quotations which are so serviceable and so soothing in the vicissitudes of their eventful lives.”

I was debating whether or not to give this 3.5 or 4 stars. I finally decided on 4 because the story was so clever!

This was my third Jane Austen novel. Previously, I had read Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility and enjoyed both of them.

My immediate impression of this book was that it was hilarious.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/04/05/review-northanger-abbey/

While staying in Bath Catherine meets 2 sets of siblings. The Thorpes, who become insufferable as their true nature is revealed, & the Tilneys (Henry & Eleanor). Austen does a wonderful job comparing the 2 sets, demonstrating a false nature vs. a genuine one. I love that Catherine & Henry like each other from the start. He is patient & kind & rises above his family with his moral compass. He‘s a truly good & one of my favorite Austen characters.

Always love Austen

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”— direct quote from your new book boyfriend. Northanger Abbey is a clever, comical, and loving send-up of the gothic novel, starring a naive, book-loving heroine who always thinks she‘s about to be thrown into the plot of her current page-turner and a pining know-it-all hero whose defense of popular fiction had me swooning over 200 years later!

4/5 ?????

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."

#classics #romance

This is a book that truly let me down. I love many aspects of it so I am rating it highly. I loved the writing. I loved Catherine. I do love all the Jane Austen “heroines” that I have met. Their strength and assertiveness is beyond their time. But, there are so many holes left in this story. Was there supposed to be a sequel? I have lots of questions. When I got to the last page, I said to myself: “Oh, no! This can‘t be the ending!”

This novel has been so hilarious to me. I love Catherine, “the heroine” so far. I have been absent from Litsy, reading all the volumes of “In Search of Lost Time” by Proust. It really was worth it.

#AboutABook

With nine siblings, Catherine Moreland has #ABigFamily albeit apparently a very plain one (but still fine)! 😉

“A family of ten children will be always called a fine family, where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number; but the Morlands had little other right to the word, for they were in general very plain, and Catherine, for many years of her life, as plain as any.”

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$1.99

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Sometimes this book truly hits the spot. To me, Northanger is the most outright funny of Austen's works, and certainly the most overtly satiric. Even though I've read it several times, I still found myself cracking up at the way she affectionately mocks literary convention, style, and characters. I love the early scenes in Bath being kind of a boring let-down, and I love Eleanor's actual Gothic heroine arc happening entirely off the page. 😂

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.
#WomensHistoryMonth

Last book read in Jan was for #authoramonth and it rounded out a solid month of reading! I liked the simplicity bordering on mockery and the thoughts on literature and reading. When you next meet a novel-hater, this book has a quote for you to deploy at them. #52bookclub24 bibliosmia #popsugar24 self-pub
Most enjoyed reads have arrows, & of them Friday Black was my fav. 1984 gets a mustache #iykyk & I appreciate more having read it than reading it

These are my two English editions. Do I need more editions? Of course I NEED more beautiful editions😂The gorgeous hardback😍was from @mabel during a Jane Austen swap. The print came as part of the decoration but I saved it. I think the mug was also from @mabel

Another Jane Austen novel that I enjoyed. Both editions have an introduction that helps to understand the historical events surrounding the novel topic, I liked the characters and plot⬇️

I struggled with this one. Catherine‘s naivety was almost painful. Quite honestly, it put me to sleep every time I picked it up. There was a glimpse of the witty banter that made me fall in love with Emma. I‘m glad Jane Austen continued to hone her craft after this rather rough beginning.

#authoramonth completed at the last possible moment
@Soubhiville

For today's #hyggehour I realized my new bibbed ski pants are basically a more mobile version of a sleeping bag blanket... With pockets. 🤯 where were these two weeks ago?! They will be making a reappearance next week 😉
In other #hyggehug news, Northanger Abbey is snarky! Good cozy fun.
#midwintersolace

Maybe it was just where my head and heart were this weekend. I started reading with Serial Reader then switched to audio and then went back to SR. I just couldn‘t get into it but I stuck it out. Again, this could be me and the timing of it all.
#AuthorAMonth #BookSpinBingo #ReadAway2024
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I never pass up an excuse to read Jane Austen and for this month‘s #authoramonth I revisited the novel that I think I have read the fewest number of times. It deserves better treatment from me because I forget how much this book makes me chuckle. I think Catherine Morland is one of Austen‘s most entertaining heroines.

Leaving my little hygge nest for #hyggehour
Loving the reminder to slow down and be cozy every Sunday with #midwintersolace though I‘m beginning to run out of my stash of Christmas chocolate… i know I‘ve not posted about it much, but I may have to keep this time on Sundays to reset for the week even after the group ends 😘

Reading the last 143 pages of this book #Sharreadathon @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

“No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.”

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

I think this will be my last Austen for the month. I enjoyed it, but so little time was spent at the Abbey. I just wanted more. #AuthorAMonth

Starting this today for #authoramonth with @Soubhiville and the rest of the #aam -ers Kind of excited as I haven‘t read this one 😊

Ebook is 29 cents. #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Thanks to @AmandaBlaze for letting me know about this deal!

altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience.
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To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of twenty-six and eighteen is to do pretty well; and professing myself moreover convinced that the general‘s unjust interference, so far from being really injurious to their felicity, was perhaps rather conducive to it, by improving their knowledge of each other, and adding strength to their attachment, I leave it to be settled, by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be ❤️

Iris is unamused by my choice to read (with football playing in the background) rather than going to bed early. 😸😸

“Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like them well enough to marry them.” This quote made me laugh out loud!😂 I can always depend on Jane Austin to have savage descriptions of her foolish acting characters. #janeaustin

Listened to this while I was working for the #scarathlonsprint

I've read this before and enjoyed it. It was nice to listen to it even at double speed

#CandleFlame #AutumnPlease
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Day 3!! 🎃🕯

Revisited Northanger Abbey this weekend as part of my Austenian August celebrations.

Via audiobook this time, but still followed by a viewing of the 2007 film adaptation.

JJ Feild really is perfect as Henry Tilney.

And Henry Tilley is perfect.

#Dancing My favorite Austen dance scenes happen in this one. #BookBinge @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Hey all, just wanted to share that I'm presenting at Virtual JaneCon this year!! It's 100% free, fan run and should be lots of fun, so watch along July 15-16 if you're interested!

Here's the link to the schedule: https://virtualjanecon.com/virtualjanecon-2023/

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Lady Susan
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Complete Juvenilia

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Another classic.

No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
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Of course, my favorite book in October was Northanger Abbey…this time rereading it with the #PemberLittens . Austen‘s ode to the gothic novel, told with her style of satire, is charming and fun to read. #12BooksOf2022

It took me too long to finally finish this book. If only I had kept up with the #pemberlittens! This was my least enjoyable Austen read. I do think it was because I was reading too many books at the same time. In the beginning, I was appreciating the humor, but later, nothing was amusing me. Catherine Morland did not capture my fancy,and it all seemed too contrived. I realize it was her first novel. I loved all the promenades in Bath,and fashion.

This is the 4th time I‘ve read this novel. I don‘t know what to say other than that I enjoy it more each time I read it.

I love the heroes more and hate the villains more too.

Now I have to read some of Austen‘s other work again too, since this can‘t be the only book of hers I‘ve read 4 times.

#PemberLittens
Thanks for hosting again @sprainedbrain As always wonderful

This was my first time reading this one and I really enjoyed it! The characters were larger than life and the story was sarcastic and fun. I listened to the audible full cast production which was very good (love Emma Thompson) but it was a bit abridged. Next time I'll have to read the original to get all the full descriptions and conversations.
#Pemberlittens thanks @sprainedbrain for hosting 😊
#Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

Read with the #PemberLittens #chapteraday for October, it is maybe my 6th or 7th reread & remains my #3 behind P&P, then Persuasion. I love the humor & romance & Austen‘s most likable/swoonable clergyman, Henry Tilney 💜 Good gothic October fun & a bit surprisingly, it netted me 193 #Scarathlon2022 #ScarathlonWordSearch words for an extra 1930 points for #TeamMonsterMash (132 goods!) 👻
Read for part or all of the below readathons & bingos 😘

Really enjoyed reading this alongside #Pemberlittens A firm favourite of mine, mainly due to the relentless teasing in the rise of gothic fiction. Great characters, irritating villans and minute detailing of the historical period.

I think this was my third reread of Austen‘s satirical nod to the gothic novel. It‘s fun, with some pretty unlikeable characters, and an unsuspecting heroine who finds happiness in the end. Thanks to #PemberLittens for a month of reading!

I believe this is my fourth reading of Northanger, and it‘s still tied (with P&P) for my second favorite Austen. So witty and funny, gently poking fun at gothic novels of her time, filled with characters you can‘t help but love (Catherine, Henry, Eleanor, the Allens) and characters you really can‘t stand (the Thorpes, the other Tilneys). As is always the case with Austen, her characters seem timeless and real.

And, just so romantic.😍

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#Pemberlittens

Ch 31: Henry & Catherine have to endure a tense, slightly lengthy engagement because the General is a big jerk, but soon Eleanor secures marriage to a wealthy, titled man (whom she also loves—bonus!) & convinces the General to relent. As it‘s also learned that the Morlands aren‘t totally destitute, he gives his consent, & our darling couple are married within a year of first meeting.

I‘m going with ‘reward filial disobedience.‘😉

This was my first time reading Northanger Abbey and I loved it. So funny with great, annoying villains and a perfect hero and heroine. Huge thanks to @sprainedbrain for leading the #pemberlittens read through!

Henry Tilney has regained his place as my favorite Austen hero 😍

…until I reread Emma, probably! 😂

#PemberLittens