Jane Austen discussion

Hi all! I'm new(er) to the group, but I can't help but be addicted! :D
Does anyone else find themselves checking on posts and notifications off and on ALL DAY, or randomly referring to the group for every day purposes, ect.?
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New ish as well and i have the app for it on my ipod and have it hooked up to my email so i get nitifications when anything goes on - so when i have interent i am there to see what i've missed! so yes! i find it very addictive!! but a good addicitve! like to be able talk about JA openly and freely :)

I completely and utterly agree with you both. My little brother lovingly reminds me that I don't to be on goodreads ALL day! :)

LOL so true!
ooh I didn't know there was an app; I have an ipod too, I'll have to check it out. :)

I have an ipod too, I'll have to check it out. :)

Yeah - you should get the app :)

Soph wrote: "I have an ipod too, I'll have to check it out. :)

Yeah - you should get the app :)"

I did!! ^_^

yay ^_^
;)

Soph wrote: "yay ^_^
;)"

I relly like it

Yes!!! I am totally addicted! Ditto about the little brother comment-mine says I have a sure future as a librarian due to my extreme book obsession!:)

Haha that's funny about your brother, Rachel. what would we do without them, huh? ;)

Haha! i have no idea what i would do with out Austen.
If someone put me in a room with the 6 Austens and the adaptation and something to play them on - i think i would be pretty happy... ;)

I think I would be too:)About little brothers...mine's getting excited about Austen since he just found out that she was the first to write about baseball(his favorite sport)in Northanger Abbey:)

Aww bless!! Nice to have a male reading and enjoying Austen :)

Aw that is cute about your brother, Rachel.
Haha I agree, Soph! I'd be very happy, indeed! <3

Aww! One of my brothers likes to watch the JA films with my Mom, sisters, & I. He was quite pleased to take a quiz and learn that he "is" Mr. Knightley from Emma ;)

Nicole wrote: "Aww! One of my brothers likes to watch the JA films with my Mom, sisters, & I. He was quite pleased to take a quiz and learn that he "is" Mr. Knightley from Emma ;)"

I was Eleanor from S&S and Emma & Catherine on different quizzes.

I was Elinor ;P

Aww good for him being Knightly - he's one of the best!! ;)
and i vary to - Lizzy and also Emma and Marianne ... ;)

I am new here too. It has only been two weeks since I joined Goodreads. I really love it here because you know that other people on here are as addicted to reading as much as you are. Otherwise why even join up. You can join groups about genre's and authors that you love and talk about it all day if you want. I am really enjoying the 2012 book challenge too. I read a lot but I have never counted how many books I read per year.

that is so true! i don't mind admiting and discuss my addictions as others share it too!

WELCOME XENIA!!!!!!!!!! IKR?! same here. Im lovin it!! :D ;)

Alice wrote: "WELCOME XENIA!!!!!!!!!! IKR?! same here. Im lovin it!! :D ;)"

Thank you for the warm welcome Alice.

:*) my pleasure

Alice always gives people warm welcomes...that's just her personality.

Hello! I am a huge Austen fan. I've read almost all of her books. I'm currently reading Emma which obviously is going great!! Can't wait to chat with people! :)

Hello! Where are you up to with Emma? :)
Emma was a Great story! :)

Soph wrote: "Hello! Where are you up to with Emma? :)
Emma was a Great story! :)"

I actually just picked it up! So I'm only at the point where Emma and Harriet are friends and Emma's plotting to get her with the one gentleman. Mr Knightly is all up in her business HAHA

Oh i see!! Haha!! Yes he is! Love knightly though. Him and Emma are funny when they talk together!!

Soph wrote: "Oh i see!! Haha!! Yes he is! Love knightly though. Him and Emma are funny when they talk together!!"

Yeah they definitely have a hilarious way of bantering! I can't wait to read more.

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I would have considered myself addicted to Jane Austen but I only have a few symptoms. Alas, I must just be a fan. :-)

I thought I was addicted, but I don't have the action figure, and I didn't know there were board books for babies. I'll be checking Amazon for those!

Amazon?

Just bought my niece the cozy classic of P&P on Amazon. Emma comes out later this year

Just checked Amazon for the action figure and they have it new for around $75.00!
Or, you can get Oscar Wilde or Charles Dickens for $8.77...

I'm trying to decide if I can wait until Christmas for the board books. Are they as cute as they look, Lisa?

Hi Karlyne,
I'm not sure what it looks like, I've posted it directly to her. The pics on google looked good. Although its a board book, it's got simple words for a kid learning to read. There's four classics at present and another four will be released between now and Christmas

I'll probably order mine to be sent direct, too. I'm going to try to wait til Christmas, but they are on my Amazon Wish List now! Maybe I need one at my house, though....

Apparently the Austen figure is no longer made. They have them on eBay but for a lot of money I believe, due to the fact that they don't make them anymore

Bet you have one Soph...

No actually! I wish I did! I only heard about them literally a few days ago and I was upset to see they aren't made anymore!! :O

I've seen the action figure at some indie bookstores, so maybe there are still some out there (that aren't outrageously priced yet).

The board books are adorable!! I have P&P and Sense and Sensibility for my little girl and she loves them! Zulily happened to have dolls/totes based on the character drawings from the books and I got her a Darcy doll. Oh and Zulilly has great deals on those books sometimes. The Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights ones are great too.

Helena wrote: "The board books are adorable!! I have P&P and Sense and Sensibility for my little girl and she loves them! Zulily happened to have dolls/totes based on the character drawings from the books and I g..."

awww I want to get my nieces P&P dolls! I have to hack into my sister's Zulily account more often. I got her daughter the P&P counting primer. It's so cute and Miss O (a precocious 3 1/2) loves it even now a year and a half later.

I should be getting the Pride and Prejudice paper dolls tomorrow. I'll let you know just how good they are!

Alice wrote: "Hi all! I'm new(er) to the group, but I can't help but be addicted! :D
Does anyone else find themselves checking on posts and notifications off and on ALL DAY, or randomly referring to the group f..."
Yes, Alice!! I do.

Rachel wrote: "Alice wrote: "Hi all! I'm new(er) to the group, but I can't help but be addicted! :D
Does anyone else find themselves checking on posts and notifications off and on ALL DAY, or randomly referring ..."

=D Haha happy to know there are so many others!!!! =D