Thursday, March 3, 2011

Lunchtime Blogging: Austen v. Coates

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a married blogger in possession of a good blog, must be in want of some Jane Austen.

The inestimable Ta-Nehisi Coates is reading his way through the Jane Austen novels, and it's been interesting to watch; there's a sort of ZOMG THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD reaction that is entertaining, and it's combined with the fun of watching someone read something you love for the first time.

I can't wait until he gets to Persuasion.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 3, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    http://marvel.com/comic_books/issue/38559/emma_0000_1
    "EMMA -- Award-winning author Nancy Butler, adapter of Marvel’s best-selling Adaptations, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE brings you another Jane Austen classic! Joined with the beautiful illustrations of Janet Lee, Butler brings to life Austen's most precocious heroine, Emma Woodhouse. Discover what has made this story so enduring, as its re-told in the Mighty Marvel manner!"

    (paid for be the committee to elect zombie Austen)

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  2. Polymathic WannabeMarch 4, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    I can't decide whether I'm appalled by it or need to own it. :)

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