sirinrob

The premise behind this novel, is not as it seems Jane Eyre, though the author was inspired by it and provided hooks into the Charlotte Bront

Started the 'Book Thief' by Marcus Zusak - enjoying so far

killdeer

Read P&P years ago and didn't like it. This time round really enjoyed it, the incisive social observation, the use of language and well developed characters. Lizzy was my favourite female character, independent and shrewd, but also willing to learn about herself. Jane I Liked , but she was a little to trusting. The other sisters and mother were just silly, Austen relished the parody I'm sure. Darcy was well developed and grew as much as Lizzy did. Collins was a pompous narrow minded conceited twerp

A minimum of an hour for me, browsing the shelves, noting authors I would like to read. I have been known to spend 5 hours just enjoying a bookshop, especially a secondhand one

feud....

College Major: Palaeontology Thing You Keep Hidden: Periscope Something Sticky: Post-It Note Famous Duos or Trios: Peter and Gordon Hobby: Pastels Things Found in a Purse: Pennies Things With Spots: Possum Part of the Body: Pericardium Things Found in the Kitchen: Pans Type of Clothing: Pullover Type of Beer: Pilsner Athlete: Pascoe, Alan Historical Figure: Perseus Type of Tool: Plane Appliance: Pressure Cooker Things Found in a Classroom: Pencils Sport: Polo Music Artist: Pink Floyd TV Show: Pop Idol Junk Food: Popcorn Types of Candy: Peardrops Store/Company: Peacocks Brand Name: P&O Something With a Tail: Panther

Yuchi...

Just finished 'Northanger Abbey' by Jane Austen - enjoyed as a novel and a parody of the Gothic. Need to read P & P , before I embark on 'First amongst Sequels' by Jasper Fforde.... then again I might not need to read P &P

I can only echo vodkafan's sentiments. The whole novel is a parody of the 'Gothic' novel, rich with humour, acerbic at times which added to the fun. The sendup of the Gothic horror was delicious. Also the incisive view on social mores was telling. I enjoyed this

deliberate

Waterstones for new/ in print - secondhand for out of print.

I buy from both bookshops and secondhand - like to see what I'm buying rather than trust to delivery. If a book is in print I'll order, however many books i like are out of print so I have to rely on second hand...

aquiline

parsimonious

I've set up a separate thread here to record my progress and post reviews

Thje first one is a Blue edition, so house is printed in blue rest in black and white, the second one is red edition House in light grey. Minotaur and struck passages in red. No Braille. Black and white appendices. Sounds a bit of a gimmick to me so I'd go for the first one

Totally agree chrissy, I'll just add as they memorised books, they couldn't be legally harrased for having books

'Sophie's World' by Jostein Gaarder is the one your thinking of

Might be the 'House of Leaves' by Mark Z. Danielewski. This is a long shot, but some of the details tie up with the OP's recollections. I have seen copies and it is very long and looks a challenge to read, due to the way its constructed.

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Bandy.....

Bland....

i'm trying to work which of his 3 books you referring to..... have an idea lol