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

3.0

the funny thing about jane austen is i have had excellent times reading about other people analyzing her books or reading novels inspired by her work but i have yet to finish anything by her beyond northanger abbey

this kind of makes me want to try though! i love book memoirs a lot and this one is quite good, it's a blend of light literary analysis (deresiewicz likes boiling down austen's books to morals he applies to his own life) and memoir, as he thinks through what austen's taught him about life, love, and friendship. books, man, they can really do a number on you

3 stars