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murielm99

(32,186 posts)
9. I am reading Sense and Sensibility,
Sun May 3, 2020, 01:24 PM
May 2020

by Jane Austen. Somehow, in all my years of voracious reading, I missed that one. I did watch the movie with my girls, when we were still allowed to travel. One of them brought it home and we enjoyed it together. Normally, I hate it when someone says they have not read the book, but they saw the movie.

I miss seeing my children.

Actually, I have not gotten beyond the scholarly introduction. There is an interesting quote from Mary Wollstonecraft in the intro, from A Vindication of the Rights of Women:

if fear in girls, instead of being cherished, perhaps created, were treated in the same manner as cowardice in boys, we should quickly see women with more dignified aspects ... 'Educate women like men' says Rousseau, 'and the more they resemble our sex, the less power they will have over us.' This is the very point I am at. I do not wish them to have power over men, but over themselves.


I have this Austen book in one of my must-read piles because people give me gift certificates to our local independent bookstore. I still have one gift card. If things ever open up again, I will look to this group for ideas.

Happy reading, everyone.

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Must read! hermetic May 2020 #3
I already ordered the second book in the series. Have a good day. dameatball May 2020 #5
Cool! hermetic May 2020 #6
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From 1938, that one hermetic May 2020 #4
Ah thanks. Here we are then... The King of Prussia May 2020 #7
Bravo! hermetic May 2020 #8
I am reading Sense and Sensibility, murielm99 May 2020 #9
The classics The King of Prussia May 2020 #11
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I like her books. murielm99 May 2020 #12
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A plague of fools, indeed hermetic May 2020 #13
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I had forgotten hermetic May 2020 #16
It's good I've a few episodes left. TexasProgresive May 2020 #17
Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy OxQQme May 2020 #18
High praise from Mr. Martin hermetic May 2020 #21
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Can't go wrong hermetic May 2020 #22
I used to have a nap every single Sunday after preparing dinner for the family. Since we aren't japple May 2020 #24
P.G. Wodehouse & John O'Hara bif May 2020 #20
I do that, as well hermetic May 2020 #23
Not familiar with Schott bif May 2020 #25
Good morning hermetic May 2020 #26
Thanks. I'll have to look for it. bif May 2020 #27
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