Welcome to Litsy!

I am starting this today, reading a chapter a day. Would a family tree be easy to find in the webs? I don‘t quite get who the heir is - a cousin? And what did this mean “wearing black ribbons for his wife”?

#Persuasion2025 @AvidReader25

Repost from @AvidReader25 about our August no frills all fun readalong #Persuasion2025; M‘s favorite and my first time! This has been years in the making, back and forth, “let‘s buddy read” > “which book?!” 😂

I am excited!
M - are these all your copies? Or do you have more?!

Reading Jane Austen‘s lovely Persuasion with @BkClubCare in August. Anyone want to join in? No pressure readalong. We‘re reading at our own pace and commenting as you feel like it. It‘s my favorite Austen novel and I‘m thrilled to revisit it. Tag #Persuasion2025 if you post!

Back in Beautiful Bath again for a little mini break with my gorgeous best friend , she‘s moved here & I miss her terribly 🥲but the bonus is I get lovely 🥰breaks down here, so perfect time to re read my favourite Austen, who incidentally hated bath! Finished it in her beautiful garden 🪴 UK 🇬🇧 in summer is to me the most beautiful place on the planet 🌍 we are so so lucky to be blessed to live here in a free fair democracy

I need to get my hands on this!! I know, it shouldn‘t be too hard to find, right? Just may purchase it just for fun, and then donate to my library after…
And please note that in August, @AvidReader25 and I are planning a #buddyREAD of this because it is one I haven‘t read yet, and I think M is reading through ALL the Austens; she can correct me if that‘s wrong. Anyone reading this is fine to join in.

I've never read this before but I can see why so many like it. I found this so nice and soothing almost especially when trying not to doomscroll. I really liked Anne and have so many questions about her mother seeing how she turned out in comparison to the rest of her family.

Re-reading Persuasion for the million time and my mind still gets like that every time Wentworth and Anne interact

8 years after turning down an engagement from the love of her life, Anne Elliot must come to terms w/ that decision when she meets Captain Wentworth again as he is courting another.

Maybe my new favorite Austen! Also, I love Austen dearly, but Anne is so Eldest Daughter coded I will not be taking criticism. This second chance romance was so lovely, & I resonated so strongly w/ Anne, & I loved her friendship w/ Lady Russell & Mrs Smith.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

January is such a struggle. Hence this comfort reread

Last week I got into a conversation with a coworker about Jane Austen because she was wearing a sweatshirt with Wentworth‘s letter to Anne on it. Today she gave me this sticker 😄

Thanks for the #Two4Tuesday tag @TheSpineView 🤗

1️⃣ Overall yes. It does depend on the situation though.

2️⃣ Persuasion is one of my favorite books & in it, Anne Elliot gets a second chance at love.❤️

If you haven‘t played & want to, consider yourself tagged!

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

2/20
Join if you would like!

#20Covers

This play was the perfect way to revisit a favorite. It was delightful to move from room to room watching as Jane Austen converses with her characters.

Maturing is loving Jane Austen.

On this day in 1816, Jane Austen finished writing Persuasion. How fitting that I finished reading for Thursday's Jane Austen's House Virtual Book Club. "You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope." ? #Pemberlittens

It's time for Austen in August! And while yes I do tend to celebrate Jane Austen all year long, it is tradition to read as much as possible in August.

Up first is Persuasion for next week's Jane Austen House Museum Book Club. My collection isn't as big as my Pride and Prejudice one, but some lovely editions none the less. 🎩📖📚

#Pemberlittens
#AusteninAugust
#12MonthsOfJane

There, he had learnt to distinguish between the steadiness of principle and the obstinacy of self-will, berween the darings of heedlessness and the resolution of a collected mind…he had seen everything to exalt in his estimation the woman he had lost, and there begun to deplore the pride, the folly, the madness of resentment, which had kept him from trying to regain her when thrown in his way.

Still one of my favorite of Austens, up there with P&P. But I admit I didn't care for this audio version quite as much. It is abridged with a full cast. I think so much of the novel is about feelings and happens internally, that some of the potency was lost here. I still enjoyed the story. The letter gets me every time 💌❤️

4/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#janeausten #romance #classic #historical

#SpringSkies Day 20 #2ndChanceRomance

I read this book, yes...I have various editions...Do I need this edition? Yes!!! 😂

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

April 20 #SpringSkies 2ndChanceRomance @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#OneWordTitle ☝🏻 #SpringSkies 🌺🌼🌸🌻🌨️☀️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

1) Persuasion (my very favorite Austen I have read it over a dozen times)
2) The Vegetarian by Han Kang
3) Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

#LuckyInLove

While Pride and Prejudice is my favorite Jane Austen novel (& favorite all-time book), Elizabeth Bennet my favorite Austen heroine & Elizabeth & Darcy my favorite couple, Captain Frederick Wentworth edges out Mr. Darcy as my #BookCrush He may not be as rich, own Pemberley or saved his beloved‘s family & realized the error of his prideful ways, but the man is loyal, hardworking & writes a hell of a love letter! “You pierce my soul…”

This is the first Jane Austen book I have ever read. I didn‘t realize it was her last. I loved Anne, but it seemed much longer than 257 pages. I had good intentions of reading more, but ran out of time this month.
#Authoramonth

‘you pierce my soul. i am half agony, half hope. i have loved none but you.‘ Once again Jane Austen's biting commentary on social situations and arrangements, on people and relationships is top-notch. Austen is excellent with female characters and also excels at writing gentlemen that, even now two centuries later, have many a girl swooning, Amazing book and a must read, highly recommended.
- https://english.shabd.in/

I did the puzzle while I listened 🤣 #authoramonth @Soubhiville

I admit, I'm not the biggest Jane Austen fan. I think I like the movies more than the books or maybe I've seen the movies so much that I don't really enjoy the books. Either way Persuasion was okay. I found some of the characters rather frustrating but I liked Anne.
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

Although I understand what Jane Austen tried to accomplish, I just found all the characters to be very bland and some downright unlikable. The book meanders for most of itself and then things really pick up in the last 5 chapters. It is one of those books that the conflict could have been resolved in 5 minutes but the characters refuse to communicate with each other like adults.

A pretty disappointing read.

I‘ve read all of Jane‘s books several times (excluding Mansfield Park which I really don‘t like.) So for #AuthorAMonth I decided to re-read the one I‘ve re-read the least. I forgot how Jane‘s humor shows in this book. A fun re-visit.

I love the movie adaptations of all her novels. I did like this, but sometimes I felt it was quite the chore to get through her writing.

#authoamonth @Soubhiville

#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

🎧Persuasion - 4 chapters a day.
📕The Goblin Emperor - A chapter a day.
📙Lord of The Necropolis - Reading before bed.
🎧Night of the Hunter - From time to time.

Progress:

Finished my first book of the year! I planned to read Persuasion between ACoK and ASoS but so far it's a huge slog but I will finish it. Looking forward to starting ASoS because I know I will like it.

My third or fourth re-read? 😂

Increased star rating by 1!

#authoramonth @Soubhiville

Book 3 of 2024.

As expected, this just wasn‘t for me. Even when I retrained my thoughts to think of this as more of a social commentary of the day a la Shakespeare, it just felt like a slog to get through and my attention kept straying. I‘m sure it‘s the narrative rather than the writing itself, because there was very little plot or conflict to be seen here. #AuthorAMonth

Those who loved this - what am I missing? What draws you in?

1/3 left and I‘m still scratching my head at how this book is considered a romance? And how Wentworth is considered so swoony? He‘s barely been in this!

🥺 I‘m gonna push through but man, Austen ain‘t for me. #AuthorAMonth

#AuthorAMonth Jane Austen

As Persuasion is the only book of Jane's, I haven't read, I chose it rather than revist old favourites (S&S).
This Audible collection is so good, I may yet listen to them all. Persuasion was narrated by Florence Pugh. As per usual, Austen's characters are exemplary, her plot masterful and social commentary as witty and scathing as always. Sad it was her last completed novel.
@Soubhiville

TBR for this week. #authoramonth

It‘s back to reality today after enjoying 2 weeks off, sigh. Spent part of yesterday reading my #AuthorAMonth pick and enjoying a coffee in my new favourite cup. Loved how the book and mug are colour coordinated! Thank you @UwannaPublishme for this awesome bookish gift!😘
(January 8, 2024)

Exhausting my kitty pictures from the holiday break 😻

Beginning my #AuthorAMonth pick today (tagged) and have changed my mind 12 times and decided on Vera Wong for my first #AuldLangSpine pick. Both will be audiobooks. Goal for this year is to be more balanced (and deplete my physical book TBR).

Sigh. I flipping ADORE this book.

Sigh. That's all I got. A swoony sigh 😂😂

#authoramonth #janeausten @Soubhiville

#firstlinefridays

#Pemberlittens #janeausten

When this was announced, I told myself I wouldn't buy it. It was just a marketing ploy, it was just a kitchy edition. I already have 3 other editions...

But I saw it in B&N and bought it with giftcards!
#happychanukah

Happy Persuasion Day! Brandon's whole thread on The Letter is a killer, forget Darcy, it's Wentworth FTW! ❤️

Read it here:
https://twitter.com/blgtylr/status/1737504920985612291

The older I get the more I like Persuasion over P&P. I guess with age I have tempered my character and went from being more of an Elizabeth to more of an Anne. They are alike in many ways, but at the same time dramatically opposite, Elizabeth is headstrong and once she believes something she won't let anyone persuade her to act in a different way, she'll do what she thinks is right, but at the end of the novel she changes her views. ⬇️⬇️

Time for a cozy re-read by the Christmas tree 🎄

Wentworth, I'm ready to fall in love with you again ❤️