Letters to Alice: On First Reading Jane Austen
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00BZILTC4
Publish date: April 16th 2013
Publisher: Open Road Media
Pages no: 127
Edition language: English
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1.5 stars My issues with this book are many in number. In fact I have heard it said (although I'm not sure if true) that Fay Weldon did not actually intend for this book to get published. If that is the case, I can certainly see why. I usually enjoy epistolary novels however, with Letters to...
Ah. Compulsory school reading. Isn't it delightful?!I think it a slight flaw of the school system to make books that are as boring as hell compulsory (actually Hell would probably be a bit more exciting, all fiery and whatnot). Why? Do these people like torturing kids? Do they get a perverse pleasur...