Fanfiction Book Club
Recaps & Reviews
March 20, 2021
We met via zoom to discuss Persuading Annie by Melissa Nathan, a modern retelling of Persuasion. The concensus was that while the book was fun at some points, it was not the best adaptation of Austen's original timeless story.
February 6, 2021
We met via zoom to discuss Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James, a murder mystery and crime drama involving the Darcys of Pemberley. We also watched the mini-series of the novel together via zoom.
November 21, 2020
We met via zoom to discuss Longbourn by Jo Baker, a novel which tells the story of the Longbourn servants during the events in Pride and Prejudice.
September 26, 2020
We met via zoom to discuss The Watsons and Emma Watson a completion of Jane Austen's fragment by Joan Aiken
June 6, 2020
We met via Zoom to discuss The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice by Abigail Reynolds.
April 4, 2020
We met via Zoom to discuss Pemberly Shades by Dorothea Bonavia-Hunt
January 18, 2020
We met at Vikki's house to discuss completions of Sanditon. We each selected a different version to read. We found this interesting article: Jane Austen's Sanditon: Inspiring Continuations, Adaptations, and Spin-offs for 200 Years and a related blog post: Sanditon Summer. We also read Anna Lefroy's fragment continuing Sanditon.
September 28, 2019
We had our first Fanfiction Book Club meeting at Mirror Lake Community Library to discuss the first Jane Austen fanfiction book ever written, Old Friends and New Fancies by Sybil Brinton.