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Really nice, loved reading about woman authors, sad to think that they were literally extirpated (each in complex and time taking ways) from the literary canon; happy to think that we can change that !
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It's a slow read for me, but fascinating. You can feel the author's love and knowledge for literature and rare book collecting.
"This acquisition connected the two of us as collectors in a dialogue across time" (a banger of a quote).
Beautiful writing style. I think it is a great starting point to discuss wider subjects about women's literature and not taking classic status at face value. Wanting to know more about Jane Austen, you get to discover eight impressive writers: women with different personalities, circumstances, and class status that influenced the stories that made it to the canon.
"This acquisition connected the two of us as collectors in a dialogue across time" (a banger of a quote).
Beautiful writing style. I think it is a great starting point to discuss wider subjects about women's literature and not taking classic status at face value. Wanting to know more about Jane Austen, you get to discover eight impressive writers: women with different personalities, circumstances, and class status that influenced the stories that made it to the canon.
Thank you Netgalley, Simon & Schuster and Marysue Rucci Books for this E-ARC!
Title: Jane Austen's Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney
Genre: Non-fiction, History, Literature
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5/5 stars rounded up for Goodreads.
Part memoir, part history, Jane Austen's Bookshelf is the story of rare book collector Rebecca Romney's journey in discovering the literature written by women who influenced Jane Austen. Romney paints a vivid picture of what it's like to be a book collector as well as the work that goes into discovering the story beyond the story - the story of the book itself. This book chronicles the history and biographies of 9 women authors from the 1700s, including Jane Austen herself.
While info-dumpy at times, as a lover of literature and history, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Learning about the literary canon and what makes an author or their work impactful enough to be embraced by it was really cool. Rebecca has a matter-of-fact but witty and personable writing style that made this book feel very accessible. You might not know much about 18th century British literature but by the end you will have learned quite a bit.
I think my favorite part about this story was how wholeheartedly Rebecca embraced this passion project as a collector and how encouraging she is throughout the book about readers becoming collectors if they have the itch to do so.
Title: Jane Austen's Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney
Genre: Non-fiction, History, Literature
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5/5 stars rounded up for Goodreads.
Part memoir, part history, Jane Austen's Bookshelf is the story of rare book collector Rebecca Romney's journey in discovering the literature written by women who influenced Jane Austen. Romney paints a vivid picture of what it's like to be a book collector as well as the work that goes into discovering the story beyond the story - the story of the book itself. This book chronicles the history and biographies of 9 women authors from the 1700s, including Jane Austen herself.
While info-dumpy at times, as a lover of literature and history, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Learning about the literary canon and what makes an author or their work impactful enough to be embraced by it was really cool. Rebecca has a matter-of-fact but witty and personable writing style that made this book feel very accessible. You might not know much about 18th century British literature but by the end you will have learned quite a bit.
I think my favorite part about this story was how wholeheartedly Rebecca embraced this passion project as a collector and how encouraging she is throughout the book about readers becoming collectors if they have the itch to do so.
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