Such a great summary on what makes Austen so great! Her novels still appeal now even more than modern takes on Regency romance- which tend to be very pretty and incredibly dry/boring- because she observed what made normal people so funny and was so good at satirical comedy.
On a side note I also personally think 'romance' and 'chic lit' are also great, also something to be respected. I think we live in a culture so entrenched in misogyny that we automatically associate these genres that are aimed at being femme-centered as being 'lesser' than other genres, and we should question why we do that. Austen novels are clever and satirical, theyre also romantic and carry lots of 'chic lit' tropes- I personally think we should move away from framing that as a bad thing or something to be embarrassed about.
Such a great summary on what makes Austen so great! Her novels still appeal now even more than modern takes on Regency romance- which tend to be very pretty and incredibly dry/boring- because she observed what made normal people so funny and was so good at satirical comedy.
On a side note I also personally think 'romance' and 'chic lit' are also great, also something to be respected. I think we live in a culture so entrenched in misogyny that we automatically associate these genres that are aimed at being femme-centered as being 'lesser' than other genres, and we should question why we do that. Austen novels are clever and satirical, theyre also romantic and carry lots of 'chic lit' tropes- I personally think we should move away from framing that as a bad thing or something to be embarrassed about.