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Welcome to Fireside Lit Book Club — a cozy literary podcast for readers and deep feelers. We’re not a full book club (yet), but every episode feels like a gathering around the fire to talk stories, ideas, and life.
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Hot Take: I Hate Jane Austen (& 5 Female Authors I'd Read Instead) (opens the original)
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Is Jane Austen one of the greatest novelists of all time... or one of the most overrated? In this episode, I'm sharing what may be my most controversial literary opinion yet: I simply don't enjoy Jane Austen's novels. From Pride and Prejudice to Northanger Abbey and my abandoned attempt at Emma, I discuss why Austen's writing has never resonated with me, despite her immense influence on English literature. I'll also share five female authors whose work I personally find richer, more compelling,
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