Austen in August Reading Challenge 2015

What Austen book(s) will you read in August 2015?

Are you a fan of Jane Austen? Do you have a favourite Austen quote?

I have seen most (if not all) of the movies based on Jane Austen’s books. But I have only read one of the actual books.

This August I will rectify that by participating in the Austen in August reading challenge hosted by Roof Beam Reader. Won’t you join us?

The Goal:

• To read as many of Jane Austen’s works as you want or are able to during the month of August.
• Biographies, audiobooks, spin-offs, and re-reads count.
• There will be giveaways, guest posts, and other shenanigans, all of which are meant to inspire a great, interactive event.
• Sign up here.

Go to this link for more details and to read why Jane Austen is so interesting.

EDITED – My Goal: After reading Marsha’s comment about reading the books in a certain order, I decided to look it up and see what that order is. While there is no ONE order suggested, I am going to read them in the following order. EDITED TO ADD: I read them all and enjoyed this challenge a LOT!

1. Northanger Abbey – I checked this out through Amazon’s unlimited Kindle reads.
2. Pride and Prejudice – This is on my Tablet as a free ebook. 
3. Mansfield Park – This was a library e-reader loan.
4. Sense and Sensibility – This was a library e-reader loan.
5. Persuasion – I have this on my Kindle already – from YEARS ago.
6. Emma – This was a library book.

Below are two other books I hoped to read . . .

1. Lady Susan – Of course I have to read a book with MY NAME in the title. I never even heard of this book before. I ended up NOT finishing this book. I didn’t care for the immoral beginning and so stopped reading.
2. A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz – This was a library eBook which I found while browsing through the Jane Austen collection. After reading this title, I, too, learned about love, friendship and the things that really matter. It was a great concluding book for this challenge.

Your Turn . . .

• What is your favourite Austen read?
• If I read only one of her books, which one should it be?