My first book of the year was a classic. For a disclaimer I started this book last year and finished the second half in the New Year, but it's more the finish date than anything.
I really enjoyed this book. I read my first Austen novel in my third year of University and found that I enjoyed it. I really had next to no exposure to Austen except for pieces of the movies and what I heard from other people. When I started this book I new almost nothing about it except that it was a book that talked about books and the purpose of reading and that it was written first and published last. I also knew that it spoke about a book called the Mysteries of Udolpho (thanks to having watched The Jane Austen Book Club).
I found that I really enjoyed this book. I absolutely loved Catherine's character, mostly because I felt like I related to her a lot. She was lonely when she first went to Bath because she did not have any friends, but slowly she made a few friends, some of who turned out not to be the greatest of friends. That sounds a bit like my life. Except for I have never been to Bath.
The only part of the book that I did not like was the ending. Not that I did not like how it ended, I just found that it was abrupt. The last chapter was spent tying the loose ends and it almost felt like Austen got bored of writing the book and decided to stop writing but then thought she had to close things off.
Overall I would give it a 4/5 because I would definitely read it again and recommend it to others.
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