What’s great about Austenland is the way she keeps Jane moving between being cynical about the whole faux-Regency experience, and giving into it altogether. Apparently she has also written a bunch of YA books that I want to check out as well. Plus her last name is Knightley? Is she trying to hog all the good fictional men? I mean, seriously.Īnyway, Austenland is a lot of fun, because author Shannon Hale is super smart and super funny. I couldn’t really watch the Keira Knightley version because I can’t stand her, and didn’t think she deserved to get to play Lizzie/Darcy at all (foot stamp). I have to admit that I was somewhat skeptical of this book, since loving Jane Austen has reached epic levels of popularity these days. When her great-aunt bequeaths her a trip to a role-playing resort called Austenland, Jane must discover whether playing dress-up in Regency clothes can cure her of her Colin Firth obsession and help her find real love, once and for all.
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