Who would you choose - Jane Austen or the Brontë sisters?
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Re: Who would you choose - Jane Austen or the Brontë sisters
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Interesting question! I would've said Austen but was sitting here trying to figure out exactly why ... I think AMP76 has summed it up beautifully. I've re-read Pride and Prejudice numerous times. I have read the two most prominent (I think) Bronte novels (Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre) -- but I haven't gone back to them over and over.AMP76 wrote:Thats a hard choice. But I think I would have to say Jane Austen because I adore her wit and scathing remarks masked as manners. I laugh more when reading Austen, not necessaily out of ha ha funny, but her clever intellect shines through her books. I like the Bronte's as well. However, I percieve them as more emotionally driven than intellectually driven. This may be my own personal bias towards lack of love for romance novels. I find the Bronte's don't employ wit as often and have a tendency to attempt pulling at heartstrings rather than thought provocation.
I vote Austen.
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I would definitely choose Jane Austen as I've read each of her novels multiple times and really enjoy them.
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