The Jane Austen Book Club Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This book was ok, nothing special. I didn't hate it, but I certainly didn't love it either. Maybe at some point I'll get around to watching the movie. Maybe at some point I'll get around to actually reading some Jane Austen! I've started a few a couple of times, but never finished any of them. "

" Delightful book. Unlike many of the Jane Austen-inspired books that are being written lately, this one was actually GOOD. Well-written with complex characters. Humorous. "

" I really enjoyed this, I'm not sure what stopped me giving it full marks but maybe the fact that I read it over a period of time with breaks, a full marks novel usually proves fairly unputdownable. "

" Nice little read. I wonder if the movie is any good? I enjoyed reading this one. "

" Loved it! This book wasn't what I expected at all ! I like the character Grigg, but not Jocelyn - it was hard to take to her. "

" engaging read...something a little different. "

" Why would people make a film out of this? Not that it's bad, just dull and kind of pointless. "

" It was much more explicit about sex than I wanted to hear "

" Interesting characters, but it has been so long ago since I read any Austen, the references to the books were frustrating me. Maybe some of those are my next books to read. "

" Stuck at page 75. Not worth taking the time to finish it. "

" This is one of those rare instances when the movie was better than the novel. "

" I read to page 176 and fel the book was tedious. Gave up and rented the DVD, which I liked. "

" I liked this book. I found myself wishing I could start a similar book club! But I have something even better now with our book club here! "

" This book never fully captured my attention. My interest came and went - there were good parts, and it's an interesting concept for a book, but don't waste your time. "

" Loved this! Made me laugh without pause! "

" Quick read. good book. "

" Bland and disappointing, not that I had high hopes for it. "

" Well, this book surely had a really cool idea, but it was kinda boring, and I found myself not caring about any of the characters. "

" I WILL NEVER REPEAT THIS I HOPE: movie might have beaten the book. Slightly upset by that. Still a fun read but not worth the time if the movie ends up being better. :( "

" This was ok, but I haven't read any Jane Austen, so all of that was wasted on me. "

" Not as good as I expected it to be but charming nonetheless.....if you are a Jane Austen fan (as I am), you will appreciate the parallells between Austen's characters and Fowler's characters. I have not yet seen the movie so I had nothing from which to pre-judge. "

" I had rather hoped this book would be easier to follow than I found it to be. I am very fond of Jane Austen in general. This book is written in a somewhat disjointed style at times making it hard to follow the train of thought being shaped. "

" If you are a fun of Jane Austen & would like to continiue with a story or meet people that like her that's a book for you. "

" I had to compare this to the movie, since it's one of my favorites. I have to say, they did a pretty good job adapting. The only thing I don't understand is why they felt the need to change the Prudy story so dramatically.Other than that, I enjoyed the book. "

" I might have appreciated this book more if I was a Jane Austen fan. I thought the characters were snobbish and therefore did not like any of them. It was a challenge to get through it. I would have quit reading had this not been a book club read. "

" Not a patch on the film. Ok but disappointing. "

" blah. not too good, not too bad. Just another book. "

" Boring. Mindless. Contrived. I finished it because I really thought it would get better. It didn't. Such a good title deserved better treatment. Disappointing. "

" One of the only times I liked the movie more than the book! "

" I enjoyed ... just a bit. I think I was overwhelmed by the "Jane Austen" cultish-ness of the book, which seemed to overtake the personal interactions of the characters in the book club. "

" Interesting, but could have been more detailed and longer. "

" This is one of those rare times where I actually prefer the movie to the book. I feel like the novel gives us so much less background as well as character development, than the movie. Still, it was a cute enough read. "

" Incredibly disappointing book filled with self-satisfied and self-serving characters. "