A review by constancemn
A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz

4.0

This was actually a really enjoyable read. There were times where I felt his connections to his own life were a bit of a stretch, but in general the author's thoughts on the books were very conversational in tone, versus the dry analytical nature of a lot of literary criticism. I do think maybe you need to already be an "Austen person" to really enjoy this. If you're not, this won't convince you to switch allegiance from the Brontes or George Eliot or anything. Anyway, much more enjoyable than I expected.