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A review by cindywilk
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
5.0
audiobook
The narrator kind of sounded liked Dame Judi Dench
I realize this is going to sound crazy.
But I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Jane Austen.
In my recent adventure to dive into classics, I thought I was going to prefer the tortured, darker novels, à la the Brontës. But after my disastrous time with [b: Little Women|1934|Little Women|Louisa May Alcott|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388269517s/1934.jpg|3244642], I wanted to find a sweet novel that I didn’t hate.
I absolutely loved this story, and I completely understand why so many readers are Austen’ obsessed.
Austen crafted our heroine, Catherine, that for all intents and purposes, I should’ve found to be very annoying. She’s incredibly naïve, innocent, and literally misses what is right in front of her. But instead I found her to be completely endearing, and thought she had a charming coming of age story. I was also surprised at how much humor was in the book. I found myself laughing out lot during numerous spots, and thought the satirical portion was spot on.
Austen excels at understanding the human condition that was relevant then, and is relevant now. She exposes flaws and talks about morality in a way that is not preaching to the reader.
The narrator kind of sounded liked Dame Judi Dench
I realize this is going to sound crazy.
But I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Jane Austen.
In my recent adventure to dive into classics, I thought I was going to prefer the tortured, darker novels, à la the Brontës. But after my disastrous time with [b: Little Women|1934|Little Women|Louisa May Alcott|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388269517s/1934.jpg|3244642], I wanted to find a sweet novel that I didn’t hate.
I absolutely loved this story, and I completely understand why so many readers are Austen’ obsessed.
Austen crafted our heroine, Catherine, that for all intents and purposes, I should’ve found to be very annoying. She’s incredibly naïve, innocent, and literally misses what is right in front of her. But instead I found her to be completely endearing, and thought she had a charming coming of age story. I was also surprised at how much humor was in the book. I found myself laughing out lot during numerous spots, and thought the satirical portion was spot on.
Austen excels at understanding the human condition that was relevant then, and is relevant now. She exposes flaws and talks about morality in a way that is not preaching to the reader.