EC-I have to admit that this weeks chapter left me feeling fine. During the course of reading a novel I go through a whirlwind of emotions. First I feel excited and intrigued. I love trying to guess where the story will take me and figure out just what it is that will be so different …
EC-One of the things that I love so much about Pride and Prejudice is the truth of the characters. Jane Austen did not portray characters that were perfect. They were flawed, just like I am flawed. Everyone knows who the people around them are in relationship to the novel. Here are a two examples from …
Apparently the question of who would write the Reader’s Perspective this week was about to degenerate into virtual fisticuffs, but Evie and Dave resolved it by deciding to write it together. A dangerous precedent to allow them to work together – now they’re hatching all sorts of schemes! – Abigail DM- My first reaction to …
This week Monica Fairview and Abigail Reynolds have blessed us with glimpses into Elizabeth’s mind. After reading these excerpts I must retract about half of what I said last week. No longer am I concerned about the pace of the writing and no longer am I concerned with Elizabeth’s rather sudden change of heart. We …
Poor Evie! She was kind enough to agree to step up and take over the Reader’s Perspective post at the last minute for Dave McKee, and instead of giving her a gentle start, we gave her a tough chapter to comment on. Fortunately, she’s a very nice person and will probably forgive me some day …
Welcome back to Dave McKee, our Fearless Reader! He insists on giving Theo Darcy magnets to Eviejoanne, Deborah, Kathy, June, Sheila, Cindy, Sophia, SheliaLM, Luthien, Beatrice and Maggie, and the Theo tote bag goes to Eileen. WInners, please email me your mailing address so I can send your prize -abigail (at) austenvariations (dot) com. …
Welcome back to Dave McKee, our Fearless Reader! Today he’s doing double duty – first commenting on his reactions to Maria Grace’s Regency Interpreter, then on to the latest chapter of The Darcy Brothers. To help provoke arguments encourage discussion, there will be prizes for commenters on this week’s Reader Perspectives: a Theo Darcy tote …
We’re welcoming back Dave McKee for another round of Reader’s Perspectives on The Darcy Brothers. Now, some of you may know we co-opted Dave to write the first few of these because we couldn’t stop him from giving his opinion of his enduring interest in the story, but we’d love to hear from other readers who …
I’m thrilled to announce that in honor of Valentine’s Day, I’ve combined two of my most romantic novels into a single volume, The Harrison Duet, at a special introductory price. That’s two books in one—Songbird and Propositions, books which Christina Boyd of Austenprose gave five stars and said kept her “turning pages well into the wee …
We’re welcoming back Dave McKee today, hoping for some more of that inspired discussion of The Darcy Brothers that we saw last weekend. We get some great ideas from reader comments! – Abigail The pack of wild-eyed, slathering Janeites begin to circle this strange, unknown beast that has stumbled into their midst. Whatever is it? …
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