Comments on: REVIEW: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler

By: Patty Conrad

Patty Conrad — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:57:52 +0000

Patty says:
Sunday, October 7, 2007

I LOVED THIS BOOK! As I read each page I could imagine me as the character and couldn’t wait until the next happening. It was just a great read.

By: mjryan

mjryan — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:59:59 +0000

Anne Marie – that’s great to hear! I was very intrigued by the real Jane despite the fact, or possibly because of the fact, that we only ‘see’ her through other characters’ reaction to Courtney in Jane’s body. There was one particularly confusing comment made by a stable boy about Jane and the things she would tell him about the future. I didn’t really understand how Jane in Courtney/Jane’s past was telling someone about the future that she hadn’t been to yet. I think it was at that point that I gave up understanding the “how” and just enjoyed the fish out of water aspect of the story. It’s wonderful that Rigler is going to write another book and fill in the blanks.

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:11:07 +0000

When Ms. Rigler read from her book at our local bookstore she said she is even now writing the story of Jane’s existence in 21st century Los Angeles. I assume that book will answer quite a few questions and wow there are some questions to answer!

By: Mags

Mags — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:12:19 +0000

Hi Chantel,

We’ll have a review of Just Jane eventually–if you like, you can add your comments then!

By: Chantel

Chantel — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:36:38 +0000

On the subject of book reviews, my mom just brought me home a book by a Christian fiction author, Nancy Moser, called Just Jane: A Novel of Jane Austen’s Life. I’m not allowed to read it til the weekend. I looked at the first few pages (naughty) and Jane is writing the first line of P+P (surprise!) and is thinking about her marriage prospects, i.e. TOm Lefroy, with whom she “danced every dance.” (Wasn’t it two?) I’m not expecting it to be good, unfortunately most Christian authors have weak and superficial writing. But if you like, I can make a little review or some comments on it, depending on how much fodder (praise or snark) it has.

By: Mags

Mags — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:59:48 +0000

It’s a real drawing. I just put in the questions in an attempt to confine entrants to real Janeites who read the blog, not just someone who will turn around and sell it on eBay without reading it. Also I get a kick out of reading everyone’s answers. There’s no right or wrong answer, but failure to follow directions does result in disqualification. Requests for clarification are always welcome. And re-reading it, the directions COULD be clearer…will edit.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:57:44 +0000

A 19th Century book raffle. Exceedingly cool idea. This readertrix hopes the award will, indeed, be based on a U.N.-supervised drawing and not a contest of wits which she can’t hope to win.

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:50:58 +0000

Nice review. I enjoyed the book, but as you’ve done in your review and as the author did in her novel, there were just SO MANY QUESTIIONS. As my own book journal says: ‘I think this book used them up for a work of fiction! It was a book of narrative questions.’