Horror author Stephen King admits he’s never read Jane Austen.
I don’t have much interest in “relationship” novels or romance. I’ve never read Jane Austen. I do not say this with either pride or shame (or prejudice, for that matter). It’s just a fact.
We are moved to quote the film Miss Austen Regrets:
If that’s what you think they say, my dear, perhaps, you should read them
again.