Northanger Abbey

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My View:   Brilliant! I thought the book was magnificently written. Catherine is, truly, a simple creature. Yet it isn't hard to see why Austen found this particular figment of her imagination so intriguing to write about. Catherine's real flaws give her a soft spot in all our hearts. She is more like Elizabeth Bennet, I think, than one would realize. Under different circumstances, this could have been Lizzy… just a quieter, less educated one. We can't all be the life-driving heroine portrayed in Pride and Prejudice all the time. Everybody has had a moment as the shy, hopeful girl wanting to break out of her ignorance (but never realizing it) that Catherine represents. The real love Mr. Tilney offers her is beautiful and true. Definitely re-read!!!

Also, I have realized Austen's only flaw: Nearly all of her books (excluding this one and the beloved P&P) have dull spots in the middle that drive readers crazy. Since this didn't have that, just a constant stream of excitement, it makes the Top Austens list!

Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northanger_Abbey

Link: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/northangerabbey/

General Information:

Method of Reading:	Kindle, 256 pages in paperback
Dates of Reading:	July 21, 2010-July 31, 2010
Author:	Jane Austen
Publication Year:	1817
Recommended To:	Austen girls… yeah, all of them. I loved every minute of reading this and know they will, too.
Quotes:	"There was a great deal of good sense in all this;  but there are some situations of the human mind in which good sense has very little power; and Catherine's feelings contradicted almost every position her mother advanced." "To go previously engaged to a ball does not necessarily increase either the dignity or the enjoyment of a young lady." "...and in finding him irresistible, becoming so herself." "Yes; I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible." "No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loved; it is the woman only who can make it a torment" "You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible."
Movie?	Yep! Like all Austens, a few people have taken a swing at it. This, however, is one I really want to see, especially if "Catherine" did an amazing job. Her character is like Lizzy's father: It needs someone really creative to make it perfect! Unfortunately, this book only became a made-for-TV PBS movie. Sad… :(

Always,
Your Bibliomaniac

Bibliographic info:
Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Electronic.