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Jane Austen bookThough I’ve always loved Pride And Prejudice, it took me until this year to finish all of Jane Austen’s other books – an endeavour that taught me new reasons to love the author. Like many of us, though, I wasn’t sure where to start after my first foray into her novels.Her “most famous” novel is the one most readers reach for first, so it’s a good thing the members of Reddit’s r/janeausten have some advice for which title to choose afterwards. “I just started reading Pride and Prejudice. I am really enjoying it and need help to which of her books I should read next,” u/Odd_Counter_4122 told the forum members. Here are some of the most-upvoted responses: 1) “I just finished Persuasion for the fourth time. God, I love that book.” Credit:u/chronicallymusicalThis seemed to be the most popular choice among commenters. “My favourites have changed over the years, but Persuasion has been holding the top spot for a long time now!”, u/Ok_Minimum_7619 stated.u/SeaPotatoSalad agreed it’s “Such a satisfying book,” while u/CharlotteLucasOP simply wrote: “Persuasion babbyyyy”.2) “Sense And Sensibility is my personal favourite.” Credit: AmazingDesigner3496The book seems to come in second to Persuasion, with Redditors like u/strawberry_saturn saying: “I used to think I didn’t like Sense And Sensibility, but I reread it recently and I actually love it.” 3) “Emma! It’s so funny and has great character writing.”Credit: u/leakasReaders seemed to like the more humorous tone of Austen’s fourth novel.“My favourite is Persuasion, but Emma and Northanger Abbey are both lighter and might suit you after P P,” u/WiganGirl-2523 agreed.4) “Northanger Abbey is just so, so much fun!” Credit:u/yricoloraturaPoor Northanger Abbey mostly seemed to get a mention in longer lists, with other titles placed first (this Redditor originally mentioned P P and Persuasion as her favourites before adding my favourite title). This would be my pick, though. It’s hilarious, it cements – among those who had somehow missed it in P P – Austen’s status as master satirist, and its defence of the novel ought to prove useful for today’s romance book lovers.What about Mansfield Park?While Mansfield Park did get quite a few shout-outs – and even though I enjoyed the book – I’m with u/ErisianSaint, who suggests it’s more of an acquired taste than the others.“When I first read Mansfield Park, I didn’t like it. Now, it’s one I read again and again,” they said.Even those, like u/notaukrainian, who rank it as their “favourite”, note that’s a “Marmite opinion”. “If you love P P you might find the gear change to Mansfield Park hard,” they wrote.“The key thing is to remember it’s not really a romance so much as a character study on what it means to have internal moral strength and how hard it is to say ‘no’ when all around you people are pressing you to say ‘yes.’” Related...I Read Every Jane Austen Book Back-To-Back – These 4 Changed How I See Her WritingI Tried Walking Like A Jane Austen Heroine, And My Step Count Has Never Been HigherIt s Not Just Austen – Posh Accents Are Ruining Period Dramas, Historian Says

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