A "cute" book, with Austin like characters! It's a quick, fun read. ( )

A clever little book about - you guessed it - a book club which reads all six of Jane Austen's novels. Ignore the back cover blurbs; you will enjoy this far more if you're already an Austen fan. The original characters are cute, but by and large it's written for Janeophiles. ( )

This book is about a group of friends who get together to read all of Jane Austen's novels over the course of a year, and what happens to them during that year. I think it was meant as a kind of a Valentine to Jane Austen from the author, Karen Joy Fowler, because she clearly loves her work. It doesn't matter whether you've read Austen's novels or not (I haven't), you can still enjoy the book and the author gives a synopsis of each of the novels at the end of the book. I enjoyed the way the characters were drawn. Each member of the book club leads a discussion of a particular book each month, and during the chapter for that month, we learn about the member of the book club leading the discussion. Austen ties into their lives in unexpected ways, and the interaction between the characters and the text of the novels and their lives is the dynamic that moves the book forward.

I recommend this book for a short, light read. I got through it in one day, and I didn't have to stay up very late.

Cok sirin bir kitap. Jane Austen'in romanlarindaki olaylari su an yasayan kisilere cok hos ve yaratici sekillerde bagliyor, ayrica Jane Austen'in Emma'yi ya da Catherine'i anlatirkenki hafif dalga gecen tavri da var. Filmi ise cok kotuydu, cok bozmuslar, romantik komedi yapmislar, kitap da hafifti ama o kadar degil... Jane Austen romanlari uzerine yapilmis denemeler icinde Bridget Jones'dan sonra en iyisi, aslinda kiyaslamak da sacma, cunku cok farkli ligdeler. Bu daha edebi, Bridget Jones daha eglenceliydi.

A light little novel, sometimes amusingly constructed, and displaying a wealth of knowledge about and appreciation for Jane Austen, but nevertheless having very little in the way of sticking power after the cover is closed. ( )