I can’t wait to finish Two Guys Read Jane Austen written by life long friends Steve Chandler and Terrence Hill. The beginning chapters, which combine biography, insights, humor, and information, are quite promising and I feel confident that Terrence and Steve will answer my question: What do literate men think about Jane’s fabulous novels? Using an epistolary format, Steve and Terrence write their observations about Jane’s perennial best-seller Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park.
- For ordering information, click here.
- Read the Jane Austen in Vermont review and one from the Central New Jersey Chapter of JASNA in these links. Laurel Ann (Austenprose) and I will be writing our own reviews just in time for the holiday season!
- Read author Steve Chandler’s description of the book on his blog, iMindShift.
- Then there’s Laurie Viera Rigler’s fun post: Why Men Should Read Jane Austen.
Hi Vic,
I’m sure you’ll enjoy TGRJA as I did. This is an entertaining and insightful look, not just at JA’s work, and JA as a writer, but the general “Venus vs. Mars” type of debate. I’ve collected some quotes from the book in my review which could be a succinct look at the book in a nutshell.
And I look forward to your response after you’ve read it.
Thanks for this post–I can’t wait to dig into Two Guys Read Jane Austen.
And I’m happy you enjoyed my post on why men should read Austen. It’s about time it became universally acknowledged that Austen and manliness are inextricably connected. :)