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Persuasion finished, slight detour to a Bridgerton romance before tackling HLG/Phillis Wheatley.

As if 2022 couldn‘t get off to a worse start, my best friend lost her husband to non-Covid illness on New Years Day, and the night of his wake, we came home & our dog has been lethargic & hasn‘t eaten since — almost 6 days. Looks like she might have Addison‘s Disease. 😩 😭 🐕 ❤️‍🩹 #bookspin

All hail the queen of shade and pettiness - Jane Austen! This book is Austen at her petty best and I‘m here for every bit of it. Great story about love - familial and romantic. Highly recommend if you‘re looking for a classic that‘s full of hope and joy, if you derive pleasure from the irreverent observations of a shady lady (Austen & Anne Elliot)!

Favorite book for #August and the second oldest book I read in 2021. The oldest was Mansfield Park!

For the newest book I read in 2021, it‘s a tie, and as it happens they were published in August.

#12booksof2021

I have now read every completed work of Jane Austen‘s and you can definitely add me to her fan club. Persuasion is different from her other novels bc it‘s less humorous and the heroine is past her “prime” as she has chosen familial duty over non beneficial matches. I like Anne for that reason. And another beautiful and eloquent love declaration in the end that just makes you want to lay down in the rain in the countryside. know what I mean?

SNORT. (Found a new fabulous Instagram account today.) #PemberLittens

This one was hard for me emotionally... I wish i had Anne's clarity and control.

My finds at the bookstore yesterday! I couldn‘t pass up this pretty edition of my favorite Austen. 😍

Persuasion is yet another job well done by Ms. Austen. I sadly couldn‘t finish reading it with the #Pemberlittens and @sprainedbrain so I missed the watch parties but I‘m catching up on my own. 😁

All in all, I would definitely read it again. Honestly, I‘d reread all of Austen‘s works again with the #Pemberlittens if I could. What can I say? The author has that charm on me.💁🏽‍♀️✨

Rating: 5/5

Check comments for the full review! ⬇️

My photo doesn't really do this cover justice. I've started a new hardcover classics collection because I found these books by the Chiltern company. I don't normally even like hardcovers. These have metallic edges and attached ribbon bookmarks. The pages are a sturdy glossy material as well. I am in love.

#PemberLittens, if you are not following @janeaustenmeme on Instagram, GET THERE NOW. 😂😂😂

27-8 Oct 2021 (audiobook)
Finishing the Austen marathon with the one I had not previously read. A captivating story, but lacking the humour of Emma or Pride and Prejudice.
Anne is considerably older than most Austen heroines, having previously chosen familial duty over an unfavourable match. The story takes place a decade later - she has lost her youthful bloom and the man in question gained a fortune. An interesting contrast to her other novels.

A new addition to the #pemberlittens family 👀

This one has been in the works for a while and I had to share. It‘s right next to my JD Salinger tattoo. Accidentally racking up a literary leg!

#pemberlittens Arsenic complexion wafers, anyone?

Fell behind on #Pemberlittens chapter a day reading, but finished today & caught up on everyone's summaries/posts.

This was a new Austen for me! It was a solid 4⭐ until... The Letter™. #iykyk

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@sprainedbrain Thank you, Jenni! This has been a fabulous ride through Jane's novels. Mercy, if only she had lived longer.

#Pemberlittens @sprainedbrain I missed a Persuasion question⁉️🤦🏻‍♀️

Play here.⬇️
https://janeausten.co.uk/blogs/uncategorized/the-jane-austen-quiz-a-time-and-a-p...

Ok, #PemberLittens, the ‘Septembers‘ have it, and we are moving watch parties up to THIS MONTH. Since it‘s already September, I need to move fast on scheduling… if you‘re interested in watch parties for any of the above Persuasion adaptations, please fill out this form so that I can find times and dates that will work for you.

https://forms.gle/fTbnFjEePWmzEMYr7

I‘m going to have to start scheduling tomorrow night, so please fill out ASAP. 😘

Enjoyable, but not my favorite Austen (that remains Emma). I liked the plot quite a bit, but wasn't really a fan of any of the characters, especially the main character.

Since I didn't take a picture of my copy of the book, please enjoy this picture of my silly little guy eating spaghetti and striking a pose 🙃

Read this with #pemberlittens

Hey, #PemberLittens!

Our normal schedule has been 2 months per book, followed by a month of retellings and watch parties, but I think most have finished Persuasion, and I know that many of us like to dedicate October to spooky/seasonal reading, so let‘s take a poll!

If you‘re someone who likes to do the retellings and/or watch parties, please comment: shall we do Persuasion-related in September or October?

Above are my options—what are yours?❤️

I‘m a little late with this post, but I wanted to thank @sprainedbrain and the #pemberlittens for inspiring me to pick up Persuasion for re-read in August. I loved it just as much as the first time through — when I bought this clock from the Republic of Pemberley website. ❤️

1. Tagged!
2. Book clubs galore and LMPBC
#two4tuesday

This is such a lovely romance! I really like Anne, her calm and self assuredness. She's a great heroine. ❤

In re-reading Persuasion, I am able to appreciate it more. I like that the heroine is more matured; and admire her for how she endured her life. Love, love this quiet, melancholic story about second chances. And no wonder that letter is one of the best love letter in the history of fiction. ❤️

#Pemberlittens

Well, I still need to read Emma someday, but meanwhile here‘s another list! #PemberLittens

https://modernmrsdarcy.com/comforting-classics-read-after-run-out-of-jane-austen...

I‘m so glad I read this for the third time with the #PemberLittens. Now more than ever, I‘m so happy I‘m not related to the Elliot‘s like Anne. And that letter ❤️.

Thanks for organizing this chapter a day read @sprainedbrain Thank you to everyone who posted funny chapter summaries everyday, but especially @DebinHawaii for your haikus and memes, they put a simile on my face every day.

This was my #DoubleSpin in August @TheAromaofBooks

I think this is only my second time reading Persuasion. I will always be sad we didn‘t get more Austen but this feels like a perfect cap to her work. It‘s a bit darker, less frothy, and sharper. I definitely appreciate it more after this #pemberlittens read and I think might be the Austen I pick up next when I need a fix.

Thanks to @sprainedbrain for hosting this and ALL the #pemberlittens reads. It‘s been so lovely reading along with everyone.

I remember liking Persuasion the first time I read it, but oh my goodness, I loved it even more this time ❤ I can't believe the #pemberlittens have finished our last novel 😢 Thanks @sprainedbrain for the idea and for leading us through the slow reads!

Persuasion is one of my favourite Austen novels, and rereading it again with the lovely #pemberlittens has just cemented its place in my personal canon. Everytime it just gets a little bit sadder, so the ending where Anne Elliot does indeed triumph over family and circumstances and has a taste of genuine happiness always feels like a gift. The older I get the more understanding I am about how the people around you can make life so restrictive.

I loved this one. I think it might be my favourite. I found it the easiest to read out of all them, I got completely sucked in to the story.
Thank you so much to @sprainedbrain and all the #pemberlittens

I‘m so happy to say I have finally read all of Jane Austen‘s main novels! Thank you so much to the lovely @sprainedbrain for organizing and hosting this. It‘s been a lot of fun.

This is now my 2nd favorite JA after P&P. Anne is so refreshing after Emma 😆 And THAT LETTER!!! Made me bump my rating up from 4⭐️ to 5. I can‘t wait to watch the movie! This has been fun. 🤗

#JaneAusten
#classic
#Regency
#PemberLittens

Finished Persuasion last night right before bed. I loved this one! Anne & Wentworth are married and avoiding Anne‘s awful family. Thanks goodness for friends like Lady Russell and Mrs. Smith. Overall I thought it was lovely.

@sprainedbrain thank you for starting this lovely group of #pemberlittens. I‘ve loved your posts each chapter as well as reading everyone‘s thoughts, especially @DebinHawaii ‘s haikus and @Annie1215 ‘s posts.

Even with a family that I found appalling, Anne Elliott was a woman to be admired. This is one of my favorite quotes that describes her “ ... with manners as consciously right as they were invariably gentle”. I find this so admirable. She was deserving of happiness and to be valued by someone who appreciated her.
So glad to have this long time TBR removed from the shelves! It was most enjoyable to read with the #pemberlittens! ❤️ @sprainedbrain

I love this book even more after a slow reread. I adore Anne and find her oddly relatable. Wentworth is the ultimate Austen hero, and this story makes me smile, laugh, cry… Smart, witty, and oh so romantic.

Jane Austen was so, so good by this last completed book… I can only imagine what masterpieces she would have written if she hadn‘t died so young.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

⬆️ 👀 my copy of Wentworth‘s letter from @HOTPock3tt ❤️

#PemberLittens

#PemberLittens

Ch 24: After a long 8 1/2 years pining for each other, Anne & Frederick waste no more time & are married. Not that she really cares, but Anne‘s family & Lady R are ok with it. Mr. Elliot slithers off & the slimy Mrs. Clay follows him. Mrs. Smith is restored to wealth. Mary is still a selfish twit, Elizabeth is still a snobby whiner, & Sir Walter is still a narcissistic jerk, but all of that is ok because Anne has her Captain. ❤️

Persuasion is my favorite Austen book ❤️❤️❤️ Anne and Fredrick love story is just so perfect and that letter🥰😍🥰😍🥰 Thank you @sprainedbrain I really enjoyed revisiting Jane Austen #pemberlittens

#PemberLittens #chapteraday

Chap 24: Epilogueing…

And the tale is told
Ann and Fred waste no time now💍
Eight years is enough!

Everyone has thoughts
Mary jealous of her ride🚗
At least no estate!

Walt admires his looks🪞
Must learn what face cream it is
Add it to skin line

Liz sits bitterly
No bestie, still on the shelf
Will-Clay now the talk📣

Will they or won‘t they?💍
Hopefully they don‘t spawn, YIKES!🚫👶🏻
Freckled, under-hung!
⬇️

"Anne was tenderness itself, and she had the full worth of it in Captain Wentworth‘s affection. His profession was all that could ever make her friends wish that tenderness less, the dread of a future war all that could dim her sunshine. She gloried in being a sailor‘s wife, but she must pay the tax of quick alarm for belonging to that profession which is, if possible, more distinguished in its domestic virtues than in its national importance." ⬇️

I loved Persuasion so much. It doesn‘t replace P & P as number one but it sure comes close. Reading all 6 of Austen‘s novels with the #Pemberlittens has been such a treat. I have so enjoyed all the comments and posts that have enhanced the experience along with exploring the retellings and adaptations. If only Jane could know how loved her books are. A heartfelt thanks to Jenni for taking us on such a lovely journey.

#pemberlittens I‘m finishing this today I want to thank @sprainedbrain for all her efforts in these reads. I have thoroughly enjoyed the rereads of Austen‘s books. AND Persuasion is my new Austen favorite.

The end of a lovely journey. I really loved this book (which I had never read before.) Reading the books in order a chapter a day really added to the experience. Thanks so much @sprainedbrain #PemberLittens

Rereading this with the #PemberLittens was a real treat! Some details I had forgotten, and it was so cool to discover them again amongst this fun group. P&P is still my fave Austen, but this one is a very close second.

Thank you Jenni, for hosting this awesome group…you are a true rock star! 😉

On rereading this one, I realize how much I love. This and P & P are my favorites. It is short but to the point. The characters are loving, funny, devious, and annoying. Everything that makes a great book! #pemberlittens

I finished listening to Persuasion, and with it the entirety of this audiobook. Persuasion and Pride & Prejudice remain my favorites, I read Mansfield Park for the first time, and I also came to appreciate some of the others more than when I first read them. Reading along with all the #PemberLittens has been a fantastic way to experience these stories.

#audiobook

#PemberLittens
According to goodreads there are only 1352 editions of Persuasion compared to 11765 for P&P!

Thanks @sprainedbrain for the readalong

This is definitely my favourite Austen. I love that Anne is so reflective and never misses a hint, and also that she doesn't blame anyone for what happened all those years ago, even though she knows now that she was given bad advice. She's such a mature character. I also love the lack of melodrama in this book.
Oh, and Wentworth's letter 😍

I love Persuasion,it's on of my favourite Austen's if not my favourite.Anne is such a rational character she could be a reader of her own story,has great capacity to understand the situations.Wentworth (♥️sigh)such a strong personality,never doubts himself,he is proud,but doesn't hesitate to leave pride behind and put himself in a vulnerable position even if he is not sure of being accepted.Sir Walter is one of the funniest Austen characters⬇️⬇️

@sprainedbrain thanks for hosting this #ChapterADay book. It was so fun to see all the Memes and comments. I may have even moved this book up a notch on my Jane Austen list. It was one sweet read, to be sure.

#pemberlittens

I can‘t believe it‘s over! Persuasion is my second favorite Austen novel and it was a joy to read.

I feel a solid connection to Anne. They say this was Austen‘s most autobiographical novel and since Austen‘s birthday is the day after mine, maybe there‘s something to that. Any other Sagittarius pemberlittens?

A bittersweet check off my #bookspinbingo board

#pemberlittens #chapteraday

God, I love Wentworth. This is one of my favorite chapters of all time. I‘ll leave it at that 💕

#PemberLittens #chapteraday

Chapter 23: Give Me a Sign!

One day later, Anne
to hang with Muskrats all day
Better than her fam! 🤷🏻‍♀️

She‘s not the first there
Harville, Fred, Mrs M/Croft
Mary & Hen out

Fred will write letter
(Too bad Miss Bingley can‘t watch!)😉
Anne listens to chat

Hen-Haytes love story,
“Long engagements unwise”
Fred hears, gives her “look” 👀

Captain H beckons
Sad for his sister and Ben
She would grieve longer
⬇️

#PemberLittens

Ch 23: You guys, I can‘t even bring the snark for this chapter… if I loved it less I could talk about it more.😉

Anne & Harville discuss which sex loves longest & truest while Wentworth writes a letter. He‘s listening to every word & is so affected he writes instead THE BEST LETTER EVER to Anne.

Anne reads it, nearly dies in ecstasy, they walk together, & everything is as it was.

Wentworth ❤️ Anne & I love them both so much.