Just read: Confessions of a Jane Austen addict
I’m in a Jane Austen phase at the moment. I’m reading Austen’s novels, enjoying multiple versions of Pride and Prejudice on film and I’m reading novels that have at least a bit to do with Jane Austen. This morning I’ve finished reading Confessions of a Jane Austen addict by Laurie Viera Rigler. On Visual Bookshelf I’ve written a review of this book. I’ll post it here as well:
“Fun book to read if you love Jane Austen. The first few chapters are a bit hard to read through. It’s missing the excitement that can be found in the rest of the book. But if you read through those first awkward chapters, the book kinda grows on you. You want to now how Jane/Courtney goes through the days of Regency England and if she’ll ever return to her old life.
The heroine isn’t always convincing and sometimes looks like a dumb ass with the brains of a goose. But the novel doesn’t lack humor. The meeting with the real Jane Austen did put a smile on my face (although it also was one of those ‘ay, that’s stupid!’ actions of Jane Mansfield/Courtney). Nevertheless I had fun with this book. Every Jane Austen addict would love to have a chance to live in Regency England and with this book you become a little closer of imagining it would be you living in that great country side with your own Mr. Darcy pursuing you.”
Poor books! But even though there were less visitors than the years before (85.000 in stead of 120.000) I really liked the atmosphere, the 900 book stands, the smell and sight of old books. Fantastic! This day I decided to get some children’s books I always wanted. Including: Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking and The Brothers Lionheart. I also bought of novel of Dutch author Thea Beckman, Simone van der Vlugt and Annie M.G. Schmidt. Like I said: HEAVEN!
