tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post3807705833271710136..comments2024-03-22T03:02:50.755-07:00Comments on Almost Unschoolers: Summer Fun Day 25 - The First Jane Austen "Novel" Every Teen Girl Should ReadAn Almost Unschooling Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784076035361200243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-47818631384092363482013-06-22T19:09:44.738-07:002013-06-22T19:09:44.738-07:00I have never read this Jane Austin book- I need to...I have never read this Jane Austin book- I need to look into it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081982605206256145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-38782392059842627312013-06-20T05:53:36.634-07:002013-06-20T05:53:36.634-07:00Jane Eyre is dark - like Wuthering Heights. I'...Jane Eyre is dark - like Wuthering Heights. I'm not sure all the dark depressing stuff is the best material to read in the teen years, when the mind is so impressionable. I think that's why Northanger Abbey is so perfect - poking fun at the Gothic novels of the that day, and the young readers who were too easily wrapped up in them.An Almost Unschooling Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784076035361200243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-9947762720528771212013-06-20T05:40:10.642-07:002013-06-20T05:40:10.642-07:00I'm trying to remember now if I've read th...I'm trying to remember now if I've read that one...... I think I've read all of Austen's books, but I can't remember for sure.<br /><br />I struggled with Jane Eyre so much, I don't remember if I ended up finishing it.Ticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970101432834731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-128918340980924552013-06-19T10:35:33.217-07:002013-06-19T10:35:33.217-07:00Raising a Happy Child - If it makes you feel bette...Raising a Happy Child - If it makes you feel better, I read Dostoyevsky (and the Brontës)before Austen. Wuthering Heights was my favorite classic in my high school days...but there seems to be a silly fascination with romantic heroes among young girls(I suppose a Heathcliffe is about the same as a Darcy) Austen's quote works well for romances, but really is equally good for novels in general. Escaping into a story is a fine thing - but it's always good to remember the line where reality ends and fantasy begins.An Almost Unschooling Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784076035361200243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-74303081965461949932013-06-19T09:52:27.296-07:002013-06-19T09:52:27.296-07:00Believe it or not, I reached maturity without ever...Believe it or not, I reached maturity without ever reading even a single Jane Austen book. I suppose she was translated into Russian but not popular. On the other hand, I really enjoyed Jane Eyre in my teenage years :)Natalie PlanetSmartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531558038661679151noreply@blogger.com