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The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler

18 reviews

louisadassow's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

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raspjam28's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

It was so weird. I almost gave up on it so many times. It is certainly not a good book. I did get something out of it though. It's not the end of the world to read a bad book. Everytime it got good it got bad. It's just a shame.

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cringletimagi's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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lissi_k's review against another edition

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emotional funny slow-paced

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5.0

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meganmagicmusings's review

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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hrtlss_grl's review against another edition

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Watch the movie instead. It was so not worth my time to even listen to this. The movie was actually really good.

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kaziaroo's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I finally read this after a decade of it sitting on my shelf. Unfortunately, the only interesting part was the book talk, which there wasn't much of; the rest was mostly unnecessary and dull. I just kept thinking, "why are you telling me this?". It did get better as it went along, once the author finally gave up her sex obsession, the casual use of the r-word stopped, and things started happening in the present rather than the past. I liked the structure and the narrative style was unique, but every character's voice sounded the same. I appreciate what she was trying to do with comparing the characters' lives with Jane Austen books, but it just wasn't very good.

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