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Do only women read Jane Austen?

post #1 of 6
2/23/08 at 7:53am
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According to a poll I took once, 93% of The Cat Site is populated by women. Sometimes I feel out of place. DW has a Masters in British Lit and she has always touted Jane Austen. So, I finally read Pride & Prejudice. (She has the other five ready for me.) Hey! This is really fantastic writing! When I finished the book, I mentioned to DW that I was quite sure that 90% of the people reading Jane Austen were also women. She violently disagreed with me. So, what's the scoop?
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post #2 of 6
2/23/08 at 7:55am
DH has read "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility". He enjoyed the 1st one more than the second. I've been trying to get him to read "Emma" but he has other books he wants to finish first.
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post #3 of 6
2/23/08 at 7:57am
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Originally Posted by Persi & Alley View Post
According to a poll I took once, 93% of The Cat Site is populated by women. Sometimes I feel out of place. DW has a Masters in British Lit and she has always touted Jane Austen. So, I finally read Pride & Prejudice. (She has the other five ready for me.) Hey! This is really fantastic writing! When I finished the book, I mentioned to DW that I was quite sure that 90% of the people reading Jane Austen were also women. She violently disagreed with me. So, what's the scoop?
This has been an on going and contentious argument in my marriage for over four years. My husband loves Jane Austen. He believes that she is one of the best authors to ever put pen to paper. I can't stand her. So, to answer your question, no it's not only women that read her, and apparently it's not only women that like her either.
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post #4 of 6
2/25/08 at 7:06pm
She is one of my favorite authors! I watched the movie about her and it just depressed me.
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post #5 of 6
2/25/08 at 8:27pm
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Originally Posted by lookingglass View Post
. I can't stand her.
lol i will go with that one.
I had to read the classic 2. Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.

over all i found my econ book much better.
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post #6 of 6
2/26/08 at 6:42am
If you went to college and took anything beyond Freshman Composition and Literature, you probably read at least one of the two.

Now, personally, I don't like Hemingway or Shakespeare, but that doesn't prove anything.

Degree in English (specializing in grammar and journalism) and French (specializing in ordering cheap white wine)
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