Shannon's Read-Alikes List

aulsmith (9): This is a little bit of a slog, especially the end. I'm start with Eight Cousins instead.

aulsmith (3): My favorite Austen

aulsmith (0): Hated it

sturlington (7): I'm glad I read it, but I didn't like it much.

sturlington (46): I have the feeling I've read most of these stories in other collections.

aulsmith (1): One of my favorites

aulsmith (0): My least favorite Austen. Start with something else.

sturlington (1): This is my favorite Austen, and I think it or Emma would be a great intro. The others need some familiarity with Austen to truly appreciate.

sturlington (0): Decided not to read

sturlington (0): I liked this but it's young adult

aulsmith (0): I really didn't like the shifting points-of-view.

sturlington (0): Too long; maybe later

hipdeep (3): It is big, but I found it thoroughly gripping and fast-paced. Not as long a read as it looks (to me).

sturlington (0): Decided not to read

sturlington (0): Decided not to read

sturlington (0): Decided not to read right now.

aulsmith (0): I don't like crime books like this. It's a good one in that genre category though

sturlington (17): Great book.

aulsmith (0): This is amusing, but I don't understand its reputation.

sturlington (10): Adored this book.

sturlington (0): Decided not to read

sturlington (0): Decided not to read

sturlington (0): This is in Lilith's brood

aulsmith (15): I didn't like the rest of the trilogy, but this one is great.

aulsmith (0): Really big slog. You have to be a real Le Guin fan to get through this one.

sturlington (22): I am a big le Guin fan!

aulsmith (0): I found this to be Darkover fanfic with the labels filed off.

sturlington (24): I enjoyed it.

sturlington (0): Decided not to read for now.

aulsmith (22): If you're not interested in Plato's Republic, it's probably a slog.

sturlington (0): Decided not to read.

aulsmith (6): I love Marsh. This one is the first one I read. Might want to start a little earlier in the series when Agatha Troy first shows up.

sturlington (0): Decided not to read.

sturlington (0): Decided not to read.

aulsmith (0): Vignettes of village life. I got tired and gave up. If you like this try Sarah Orne Jewett's Country of the Pointed Firs.

sturlington (0): Decided not to read

aulsmith (0): Just kill yourself instead.

aulsmith (0): Badly written

sturlington (0): Decided not to read.