Jane Austen

Jordan Dubois on Pride and Prejudice

Some genuinely great moments in Pride and Prejudice, buried in pacing that dragged.

Casey Iverson on Pride and Prejudice

This might be my favorite romance read all year. Pride and Prejudice earns every bit of its hype.

Reese Ueda on Pride and Prejudice

A dependable romance pick. Nothing revolutionary, but a good time all the same.

Rowan Vance on Pride and Prejudice

Could not put Pride and Prejudice down. Jane Austen writes with a confidence that pulls you straight into the story.

Finley Ekwueme on Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is the kind of book you press into people's hands and say just trust me.

Ben Whitfield on Pride and Prejudice

Reread annually. The wit ages better than most things published this century.

Sofia Rossi on Pride and Prejudice

The hand flex scene lives in my head rent free. This is what slow burn is supposed to feel like.

Chloe Kim on Pride and Prejudice

I get why it's the blueprint but I needed Darcy's letter to hit harder on the page than it did for me. Still excellent.

Nina Kowalski on Emma

Emma is a menace and I love her for it. Austen writing a heroine you're allowed to find annoying is still funny 200 years later.

Isaac Bloom on Emma

Underrated compared to Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Knightley calling her out in the strawberry scene lives in my head.

Ines Alvarez on Emma

Slower start than P&P but the payoff is worth it. Matchmaking as a personality flaw is very funny in retrospect.

Nadia Hussain on Pride and Prejudice

Perfect. Not a single wasted line. Elizabeth Bennet remains the standard every romance heroine gets measured against, whether the author knows it or not.