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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language in Fowler's literary register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild adult romantic content appropriate to the contemporary literary fiction register
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking at book club meetings
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Low psychological intensity; the novel's emotional weight is gentle and ultimately affirming
What this book is about
Karen Joy Fowler's beloved novel follows six people who form a book club to read all of Jane Austen's novels over six months. Each chapter covers one Austen book and one club member's life, and the resonances between the two illuminate both. Fowler writes with warmth, precision, and genuine affection for Austen's world and for her characters' complications. Appropriate for all adult readers and older teens.
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