I've finished Northanger Abbey!
It was delightful, though something about it seemed a bit different from the typical Austen novel.
I had been impatient to read Northanger Abbey since I last year, when I saw an excellent speech recital cut from the book.
I'm finding that, although sometimes caricatured, Austens characters are very realistic in that they all seem to have faults. Usually in books I enjoy, the protagonist's faults are none or very few; those few are either endearing or are eliminated by the end of the story. However, I can't think of any heroes or heroines of Austen's that seem so impeccable, or even likeable as people. (Except maybe Knightley in Emma.)
The most likeable Austen heroine I've met is Fanny from Mansfield Park.
I started reading Persuasion today. One down, nine to go!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
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