Some of you may know of the Jane Austen Challenge which is being hosted by Stephanie's Written Word. I have way too many books to read to join in the challenge, but I thought I'd do a little giveaway for those of you who are joining in.I have a paperback copy of Laurie Viera Rigler's book Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict. You can read my review of the book and see if it's something you'd like to win.
The contest runs through August 14th and is open world-wide. The only rule: in your comment, tell me when you first started becoming a Jane Austen fan.
Good luck!
I wonder what kind of confessions they are? Just posted about this on Win a Book; no need to enter me!
ReplyDeleteProbably I saw a movie before I read a book - can't remember, but it would have been Pride and Prejudice. How could you not become a fan?!!!
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I must admit that I didn't really appreciate Jane Austen until adulthood. After several years of volunteering at a Shakespearean theatre, I discovered that I really enjoyed not only the Bard but also all that great English literature that I just scoffed at in high school. Now, I'm a definite Brit Lit addict! And the movies - my favourites are Sense and Sensibility (Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman) and Pride and Prejudice (Colin Farrell version).
ReplyDeleteI remember reading Emma as a young teen and loving it so much. The Pride and Prejudice movies are always fun but I've never read the book. I plan to this fall though before my maternity leave is over!
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I think this book looks fun. I'm a complete jane austen addict and would love to read this one.
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I first fell in love with the PBS P & P movie. I started to read more Austen after that.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. I really want to win this book. Thanks.
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I don't think I read Austen before I went to college -- a long time ago. And I can't be sure after all these years (lol!), but I'd be the first thing I read was PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. I'd love to read CONFESSIONS . . . Thanks for the chance to win your copy!
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I've been a Jane Austen lover for over twenty years so it's hard for me to pinpoint the exact moment it happened. I knew I was something of an addict myself when I watched "You've Got Mail" and thought it was perfect that Meg Ryan's character loved Pride and Prejudice and I knew exactly why!
ReplyDeleteI became a Jane Austen fan when I saw the movie Sense and Sensibility.
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I definately became a fan of Jane Austen when I saw the movie Pride & Prejudice - before that I had heard of her but hadn't felt the magic.
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I remember reading an abridged version of Pride and Prejudice when I was 11, thinking it was very average. I watched the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen and got really awed by Austen. The rest is history.
ReplyDeleteI first read Pride and Prejudice in high school because it was one of my mother's favorite books (and constantly on hand). I reread it in college and after college and it was lovely each time. Now, close to 20 years from the first time I read Jane Austen it's still so fresh.
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My grandpa gave me Pride and Prejudice when I was twelve or so. I didn't crack it open until ten years ago after I saw the Colin Firth version of Mr. Darcy. I doubt there is a sexier character in Literature (atleast for me). After Pride and Prejudice it is a slippery slope, I think I've read all her other novels (even P & P & Zombies for which she is credited as a co-author). Thanks!
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