Austen Lovers TBR Challenge 2021 discussion
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April Group Read - Six Degrees of Separation
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My first entry is Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price.
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No Thank You, Mr Darcy: Pride And Prejudice 1920s by Lucy Tilney (also listed on Amazon as Izabel March)
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, The Last Man in the World: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds
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I hadn't thought of that, but definitely YES.
If the trope (forced marriage, love triangle, etc) or element (gender swap, mystery, international setting, bio of Jane, etc) is obvious from the blurb that the two have in common, you can use them. We will not count common characters unless it is something like a secondary character in the lead role (Mary Crawford, Margaret Dashwood, Colonel Fitzwilliam, etc). The same variation element will work, too (like Mr. Bennet dies, finishing The Watsons, different romance partners, etc) .
If you do use something like this as the connection, make sure you add it to your comment to help others see the connection. Sorry to not catch this possibility earlier.
Sophia wrote: "UPDATE on the Rules: I was asked if connections could be something the books had in common besides title or authors like trope or element.I hadn't thought of that, but definitely YES.
If the trope..."
Thx for posting! I will have to look at this further...still feel like the Aflac Duck in the Yogi Berra commercial. :)
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Hah! Thanks, wosedwew! How about Murder at Northanger Abbey: Sequel to Jane Austen's Spoof on the Gothic Novel by Shannon Winslow?
(The connection: the "Morland" in my last name, of course! And yes, that's not really my last name. I stole it from Catherine Morland. She and I love to confuse fiction and reality. ;-D)
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@Christina - You know, I wondered about that a few times. :)
An Unexpected Merry Gentleman: A Pride and Prejudice Christmas Novella by Anngela Schroederthis is so much fun!
‘The Longbourn Letters:The Correspondence between Mr Collins and Mr Bennet� by Rose Servitova.
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For our game, I wish to focus on the 'connections' aspect.
Each participant will have to draw a connection to the participant who commented immediately before them using Austen or Austenesque books and authors. For example, if I commented with: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. The next commenter could choose to to state a title or author that is somehow connected to my choice of book or author like Netherfield Park Revisited by Rebecca Collins (using Park as the connection) or Jane Austen's Letters by Dierdre Le Faye (using author name as connection).
HOWEVER... here's the twist. Those participating in the group read must find their April group read from books and authors in the comments.
Commenters can leave as many comment connections as they wish with one exception. A commenter may not make a comment connection on their own last comment.
Reading choices can start being listed on April 1st
There is also no restriction to the reading choice release date, edition, or if the book is already currently on the reader's own reading pile, from their library, or on their wish list. Though, give yourself an extra pat on the back if your choice does indeed reduce your existing reading stack.
Participants are welcome to come back and share thoughts on their April group read book.
UPDATE: I was asked if connections could be something the books had in common besides title or authors like trope or element.
I hadn't thought of that, but definitely YES.
If the trope (forced marriage, love triangle, etc) or element (gender swap, mystery, international setting, bio of Jane, etc) is obvious from the blurb that the two have in common, you can use them. We will not count common characters unless it is something like a secondary character in the lead role (Mary Crawford, Margaret Dashwood, Colonel Fitzwilliam, etc). The same variation element will work, too (like Mr. Bennet dies, finishing The Watsons, different romance partners, etc) .
If you do use something like this as the connection, make sure you add it to your comment to help others see the connection. Sorry to not catch this possibility earlier.