I really liked Persuasion! Away with the Penguins sounds really cute!

@bookinwithdebra

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I didn't dislike Persuasion. I'm just not that into romance and posh people 😂 Away with the Penguins was just a nice easy listen to help me get to sleep. It's good to read more books with older protagonists too.

Great wrap-up. I did enjoy Cranford - reading audio and TV all good in their way.

@bookinwithdebra

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Thanks Roy. I really did enjoy Cranford too. It a great balance of real life difficulties and humour.

Interesting video Debra … very comprehensive reviews. I haven’t read any Jane Austen but keep meaning to give it a go. Looking forward to watching more of your videos 😃👍

@bookinwithdebra

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Hello 🤗 Thank you so much. I can see the appeal of Austen. I am going to try another one in future - probably Pride and Prejudice. Looking forward to chatting books with you in future.

I really enjoy Jane Austen books 😊 Can’t wait to read away with the penguins in February xx

@bookinwithdebra

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Away with the Penguins is such a lovely book. Perfect for winter too. I'm going to try another Austen. Probably Pride and Prejudice.

Love Austen and yet to discover Chevalier's writing. Looking forward to your 2023 content, best wishes for the upcoming year 😊

@bookinwithdebra

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Chevalier's novels are quite slow paced but well researched. My favourite so far has been Remarkable Creatures. All the best for the new year to you too 🥰

Might try and borrow Away With The Penguins from Em as it sounds very good. Great wrap up as always. I am currently listening to The Strange Case Of The Alchemists Daughter and Make You Mine This Christmas 🎄 ❤ Merry Christmas Debra, I hope you have a good one 🥰🎅❤️

@bookinwithdebra

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Away with the Penguins would be a nice, easy read in January. Really interested to hear your thoughts on The Strange Case Of The Alchemists Daughter. All the best to you and your family - Happy Christmas 🎅🎄

I really enjoyed reading Cranford with you. I'm looking forward to more Gaskell to come in 2023!

@bookinwithdebra

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It was great - thanks again Art.

Lovely selection of books! I’m hoping to read the follow-up Call of the Penguins in January! 🐧 ❄️ I really enjoy the writing of Tracy Chevalier; I read Burning Bright many years ago and I had completely forgotten the plot. I may try to reread some of her books and I have Remarkable Creatures on my shelf 😊📚🎄

@bookinwithdebra

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Remarkable Creatures has been my favourite of Chevalier's novels so far. It's a slow plot but really interesting as it's based on real women who are not recognised enough for their achievements.

I want to get to Cranford and Persuasion. Read others from both and liked them a great deal!

@bookinwithdebra

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I definitely want to read more by Gaskell.

Hi Debra, Let's do a buddy read next year. Aloha

@bookinwithdebra

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I would love to do a buddy read with you in 2023 Marilyn. That would be lovely 😃

@bookinwithdebra

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Are you on voxer?

I love that cover of Cranford. I'm not a big classics reader but I'm inclined to try that one on some point based on your review.

@bookinwithdebra

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It's very simplistic because it's daily meanderings. It's only a short read too. But it captures a time and a place. I enjoyed the humour. I adore the cover. The 2 woman in the painting have got some amazing stories to tell!

@jenniferlovesbooks

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@@bookinwithdebra it sounds more accessible than a lot of classics, I've added it to my list, thanks for the recommendation 😁

Hi Debra, Away With The Penguins sounds like a lovely cosy read. I will add to my tbr. I have just finished reading Alphabet of Thorns by Patricia Mc Killip which I really enjoyed! It is a very whimsical fantasy/ fairytale type story with strong female characters. I don't know if it would be your sort of thing? But it has made me want to check out more of Mc Killips work.

@bookinwithdebra

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Hi Rebecca 🤗 - I hope you enjoy Away with the Penguins. I've never heard of Alphabet of Thorns or the author. I do like strong female characters and enjoy whimsical fantasy sometimes. I'm definitely going to add the book to my list and find out more. Thank you so much for the recommendation 😃

A nice selection of titles there. I re-read 'Cranford' last year and so much enjoyed returning to it that I bought 'North and South' and that is now on my classics reading list for 2023. I liked 'Cranford' as a charming (but not superficial) read; however, from the little that I know of 'North and South' I'm expecting that to be a somewhat more hard-hitting work. 'Persuasion' was my introduction to Jane Austen in the late 1970s when it was one of several titles covered in a night school A-level Eng. Lit. course that I went to with a young lady I worked with and on whom I was rather keen (I think I mentioned this story in a comment on one of your videos where you covered one of the other titles on that course - Hardy's 'Return Of The Native'). I didn't really take to the book as I found Austen's writing style somewhat dry - the fault was within me, not her, of course. However, in the last eighteen months I've read 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Mansfield Park' and have at last found myself warming to her, so much so that 'Northanger Abbey is on my 2023 classics reading list. Talking of 2023, I've made an early start on January's classic, which is the extremely chunky 'Middlemarch' - just over 800 pages in my Penguin hardback edition. If I can get through 300 pages by the end of December then effectively it will just be a normal(ish) length read for January. Anyway, I meander too much again - thanks for the video and best wishes for Christmas, Brian.

@bookinwithdebra

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I thought Cranford was great. I then bought second hand DVDs of the TV series. I remembered watching it years ago and enjoying it. I think it's an adaption of 3 of Gaskell's novels. I am interested to read North & South too. It's on my list of 50 Before 50. I will probably give Pride and Prejudice a go at some point. Although the premise of Northanger Abbey does interest me. Your doing well with the chunky classics. I'm still struggling with reading physical books so I'm not reading any classics at the moment. I am starting to make some plans for next year though. I hope you and your family have a really lovely festive season. Looking forward to chatting books with you in 2023.

PS Persuasion is my second favorite Jane Austen book.

@bookinwithdebra

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I'm intrigued to know which your favourite is?