The Family Fortune by Laurie Horowitz
⭐ ⭐ 1/2
There are a few wonderful lines (see yesterday’s post), but overall I was very disappointed in this book. Horowitz did her best at putting the plot of Jane Austen’s Persuasion in a modern context, but she forgot to keep the characters’ charm. Also, there is a so much fat shaming in this book! There is an entire chapter dedicated to describing a character who 1) isn’t in Persuasion, 2) isn’t in the rest of this book (except for a brief telephone conversation), and 3) is fat (I know this because the author said it repeatedly).
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Mansfield Park will never be my favorite Austen, and this dramatization is unevenly adapted, but with this amazing cast, it was a joy!
Pride & Prejudice : A BabyLit Counting Primer by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Perfect! My favorite is #10.
Cozy Classics: Pride and Prejudice by Jack and Holman Wang
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Utterly adorable!
A BIBLIOPHILE'S STYLE 
I my goodness I love the knitted Lizzie striding on the cover of that last book:). The cast for that Mansfield Park audio looks pretty dang amazing! When you say adapted, was it not a straight reading of the text? Mansfield Park is also not up among my faves but it is probably above Northanger Abbey even though Henry Tilney is my fave Austen hero. I like snarky dudes, what can I say?:).
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Isn’t Lizzie cute?!? It wasn’t a straight reading of Mansfield Park. It’s a dramatization, so it’s more like listening to a play. Northanger Abbey is one of my favorites! I LOVE Henry Tilney! I also enjoy the satire of gothic novels.
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