Am at work atm but at my book journal:http://lordashbourne.Livejournal.com I have a list written up if anyone wants to pick a book to discuss or wanted to know my opinion on it. It doesn't include the gothic romances but I list a fair few of the classics I've read. Would love to discuss the castle of oranto or the monk!https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60357#msg-60357Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:14:20 +0100 Phorum 5.2.22 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,65219#msg-65219 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,65219#msg-65219
Chicklit is a term to describe literature aimed primarily at women, mostly, that is, romances and romantic comedies, of various eras.

Snark or snarking means to poke fun at something or parodying it, both lightly and in good humour as well as deeper and more seriously. This doesn't only mean literature, but also, for example reviews or other discussions.

If you will, Northanger Abbey is an example of chicklit snark, because it pokes fun at the conventions of gothic novels (which were of course also read by men, but seem to have been a great hit with women).

Hope I got that right ;-)]]> Mari A. JAFF LibrarySun, 30 Jan 2011 11:13:57 +0000 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,65204#msg-65204 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,65204#msg-65204 Rae Elaine JAFF LibrarySat, 29 Jan 2011 21:24:42 +0000 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,63210#msg-63210 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,63210#msg-63210
Does the Barnes and Noble platform not work in the UK? I don't own a Nook, or a Kindle, but you can download the Barnes and Noble e reader for just about any computer. They're now calling it Nook apps. Anyway, even without a Nook, you can read Nook books on other devices (one reason I think B&N will outlive Amazon's Kindle). I have it on my Mac now, and it's also available for PC, Blackberry, iPad, iPhone, Android phones too.

Anyway, I haven't read Jane Bites Back, but it is available as a B&N ebook, which works on their eReader. But it would also solve your overall dilemma of no Kindle.]]> Elizabeth West JAFF LibraryTue, 14 Dec 2010 02:03:57 +0000 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60596#msg-60596 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60596#msg-60596
But :( :( for your library not being helpful.]]> Shemmelle JAFF LibraryWed, 13 Oct 2010 08:29:20 +0100 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60555#msg-60555 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60555#msg-60555Jane Bites Back, as soon as I figure out how to get a copy. It is not in my local library catalogue (not a big surprise -- they don't stock much American fiction beyond the most obvious best-sellers), and I can't find an eBook version available in the UK, except for the Kindle. I don't have the bookshelf space in my flat to buy a physical copy of every book that I feel like reading.

The best solution is for a friend to buy the book, and then I can borrow it. Or this can be another reason why I really should buy a Kindle. It would be much more fun to buy books if I didn't have to worry about where I was going to put them.]]> Margaret D JAFF LibraryTue, 12 Oct 2010 13:19:29 +0100 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60416#msg-60416 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60416#msg-60416
I mean there is the "I can't date because he's going to start asking questions why I stay 40 forever." aspect that Jane worries about and whether its possible for her to tell people that she is a vampire.

But really the vampirism is just a conceit I think to get Jane Austen into the modern age of the cult of Jane Austen.

Its there and its prevalent throughout the book but I view the book far more as a "Jane Austen faces the modern age where no one actually cares about *her* anymore" book than a "Jane Austen is a VAMPIRE" book

In conclusion its far more chicklit snark than vampire fiction. (IMO)

And even if its too vampiric for you I think based on something you typed that you'd enjoy it regardless :)]]> Shemmelle JAFF LibrarySat, 09 Oct 2010 02:39:08 +0100 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60384#msg-60384 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60384#msg-60384Jane Bites Back, but I thought it would be a one-joke gimmick that would get old fast (like the zombies, gah). You make it sound like a book I'd enjoy reading. How much does the author go into the vampire aspect of the story? I don't like vampire romances (how sad that that is a genera), and I don't care about the mythology/legends or special vampire powers or good vs evil vampires or how to kill vampires. The rest of the book sounds fun. I love laughing about Jane Austen, the cult of Jane Austen, and, of course, the Brontes. I hope the book includes an undead Emily Bronte.]]> Margaret D JAFF LibraryFri, 08 Oct 2010 13:01:30 +0100 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60357#msg-60357 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?16,60357,60357#msg-60357
It doesn't include the gothic romances but I list a fair few of the classics I've read. Would love to discuss the castle of oranto or the monk!]]> Shemmelle JAFF LibraryFri, 08 Oct 2010 00:01:55 +0100