This week, we’ve got annoying holiday movies, chatty White House insiders, and cheese.
Jane Austen
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All about character: Jane Austen fans on their favorites
As Jane Austen fans celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth, they also celebrate her characters.
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‘Patchwork’ pieces together Jane Austen’s personal life
While some might be bothered by a biography that regularly, and proudly, takes liberties with facts and chronology, such artistry is the heart and strength of Kate Evans’ delightful and illuminating work.
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‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ doesn’t live up to its namesake
Laura Piani’s amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen’s wit.
