Jane Austen's Guide to Dating

Jane Austen's Guide to Dating
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.77
EAN: 9781401301170
ISBN: 1401301177
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2005-01-12
Publisher: Hyperion
Release Date: 2005-01-12
Studio: Hyperion
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." --Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

There was never a more astute chronicler of the hits and near-misses of love than Jane Austen. Now, she helps readers discover their inner heroines and get the guy in this witty book of romance and dating strategies.

Utilizing wisdom inspired by Jane Austen's novels, from Sense and Sensibility to Pride and Prejudice and beyond, author Lauren Henderson creates an indispensable guide for navigating the all-too-mystifying dating scene. Harnessing the triumphs and pitfalls of Austen's classic characters, Henderson shows how qualities like honesty, self-awareness, and forthrightness always win the right man -- and still let you respect yourself in the morning.

A completely new and amusing approach to dating, Jane Austen's Guide to Dating includes insightful personality quizzes that reveal which Jane Austen character you -- and your mate -- most resemble. Armed with this knowledge, you can learn what to do if you're a Lizzie, but the object of your affection is a Bingley. You can even find out how to gain the clearheadedness and confidence that Anne Elliot had and almost lost in Persuasion.

Full of wit and truly useful advice that has stood the test of time, Jane Austen's Guide to Dating will help readers overcome the nonsense and find the sense (and sensibility) to succeed in a lasting relationship. Fans of Jane Austen and newcomers alike will delight in this fun, fresh, and audacious guide.
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Summary: I liked this more than I thought I would!
Comment: I never thought I would like Jane Austen. I had looked upon her as a Victorian "Chick Lit." Romance author in the same vein as our modern day Mills and Boon or Harlequin writers.

This brings me to author and self confessed Jane Austen fan Lauren Henderson, who is the author of "Jane Austen's Guide to Dating".

I'd first seen Lauren's book when browsing through book catalogues and thought "How could "Old World" principles apply to the modern day?"

Turns out Lauren has discovered a revelation, you can apply old-fashioned values and morals to modern day dating. In fact the principles are also relevant to people already in relationships.

Lauren discusses different situations of dating in a light, mature way using Jane Austen scenarios, then she explains how the principles apply today. Her examples use both male and female perspectives, so it has not been written exclusively from a female point of view. Both sexes can learn a lot from this book.

The most valuable thing I learnt from this book was "don't judge a book by it's cover. Open it up and peruse what is on the inside, just as with people it may surprise you and you might even learn something.

If you have a penchant for reading dating books, throw all the other dating books you own out and get this one. It is the only one you need.

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Summary: good premise that falls short
Comment: I am a big Jane Austen fan and that was the best part of this book: the examples from Austen's novels. The rest of the book read a lot like pop psychology and I have to agree with the other reviewer that commented on the "bar hopping, and sleeping around" aspect to many of the examples; a bit of a turn off for me. Some good analogies, and the woman can write.
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Summary: Great gift for that single English Major
Comment: Bought this for an English teacher friend and she loved it. Makes some good points and is humorous just like Jane Austen herself.
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Summary: Swore I would never read a dating book...
Comment: Like a lot of the other reviewers, I swore I would never read a dating book, because I thought I knew how it worked. But I have a very keen interest in Jane Austen and so I read it for that angle. I was dating a couple of guys and I had one really good friend that I wasn't really interested in, but he liked me a great deal. And when I read the chapter on giving a guy a chance although you don't think he is your type, it totally struck a cord. We started dating a couple weeks later, and a short two weeks after I went over for dinner and stayed the night and never went back to my place. I'm not saying this book is responsible for us being together. Jane Austen would definitely not approve, but I do think that chapter struck a nerve and led me to one of the happiest periods in my life.
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Summary: Does everyone meet in bars?
Comment: As a Jane Austen fan, I thought this would be a fun read. Even though I'm married, I wanted to share it with my daughter. While the book does a great job of using examples from the novels to make her points, the modern day examples repeatedly tell of people meeting in bars?! Is this really where folks hope to find the love of their life? Also, the book assumes people sleep around A LOT before settling down. Guess I've been married a little too long...otherwise it was cute.
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