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Originally Posted by HumanePain
I am a third way through where her new life is all pump room drama and annoying men bragging how rich they are. I can't say I like the plot much so far, but I love the flowery way it is written, with such descriptive flourish and old English idioms. Hoping it will get exciting soon.
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You're hoping in vain HP. Northanger Abbey is horrible. It was a pretty subtle parody in its day and it's lost 99% of its appeal over time as literature drifts farther and farther from the era it was parodying. For some old gothics that are still somewhat funny try Vathek by Beckford, The Heroine by Barrett, or Nightmare Abbey by Peacock. All of them are better than Northanger.
EDIT: And Korinna's reading Diary of a Drug Fiend? Fuckin' cool. Crowley was heroin chic way before Kate Moss.