Kate’s Reviews > Encounters with Jane Austen: Celebrating 250 Years > Status Update
Kate
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First Impressions by Charlie Lovett - 3 stars, not very memorable
Tom Lefroy devours a Cotillion by Marcelle Newbold - 4 stars, the first poem actually about Jane!!
Kipling's Tribute to Austen by Mary Hamer - 1 star, literally terrible
Buried Love by Sara Teasdale - unrelated to Jane
Staging Persuasion Interview with director Jeff James - I don’t like this man
Meeting with Jane by April de Angelis - 3 stars
— Mar 22, 2026 09:50AM
Tom Lefroy devours a Cotillion by Marcelle Newbold - 4 stars, the first poem actually about Jane!!
Kipling's Tribute to Austen by Mary Hamer - 1 star, literally terrible
Buried Love by Sara Teasdale - unrelated to Jane
Staging Persuasion Interview with director Jeff James - I don’t like this man
Meeting with Jane by April de Angelis - 3 stars
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Kate
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Admittedly, I've skipped a few bits, but I have to admit all the interviews are either boring or so unrelated to Jane that they're upsetting. My favorite essay so far has been A Slow-burn Love Story by Katie Lumsden.
One thing I've noticed about this collection is that there seem to be a lot of undecided opinions about Austen, and I'd much prefer a decided reverence.
— Mar 23, 2026 08:05AM
One thing I've noticed about this collection is that there seem to be a lot of undecided opinions about Austen, and I'd much prefer a decided reverence.
Kate
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Three of Diamonds by Stephanie Lyttle - 2 stars, again, not as related to Austen as I would like
Mansfield Park essay by Julia Quinn - 5 stars, surprisingly well done (I have mixed feelings on Quinn’s fiction work)
A Zuibitsu on Various Walks by Ellora Sutton - 3.5 stars, alright but stylistically not my favorite
So far the essays have been the best part which is surprising me!
— Mar 20, 2026 09:07PM
Mansfield Park essay by Julia Quinn - 5 stars, surprisingly well done (I have mixed feelings on Quinn’s fiction work)
A Zuibitsu on Various Walks by Ellora Sutton - 3.5 stars, alright but stylistically not my favorite
So far the essays have been the best part which is surprising me!
Kate
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A Role Model doe Women's Solidarity - 5 stars, a very interesting essay!!
She - 2 stars, meh, an ok poem but not really Austen-focused
Georgiana Darcy - Pistols at Dawn - 5 stars, different but fun!!
— Mar 20, 2026 02:03PM
She - 2 stars, meh, an ok poem but not really Austen-focused
Georgiana Darcy - Pistols at Dawn - 5 stars, different but fun!!
Kate
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I have a feeling this will be a mixed bag, so I'm going to rate each entry in this collection separately.
My Good Friend Jane by Katherine Reay - 4 stars, a nice personal connection to Jane, but unfortunately I don't love her actual books
Charlotte by Talulah Riley - 3 stars, very well-written but the character defamation of Lizzie Bennet is frankly unacceptable. Also, this is the 2005 Mary Bennet!
— Mar 20, 2026 09:34AM
My Good Friend Jane by Katherine Reay - 4 stars, a nice personal connection to Jane, but unfortunately I don't love her actual books
Charlotte by Talulah Riley - 3 stars, very well-written but the character defamation of Lizzie Bennet is frankly unacceptable. Also, this is the 2005 Mary Bennet!
