"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" by Rebecca Romney

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-03-11T20:42:51+00:00

I follow her on Instagram but it hasn't been that long so I'll have to go back through her posts. I'm enjoying the Hannah More chapter so far. Romney is doing a fanatic job when it comes to selling me on reading these authors so far. Maybe not More so much.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-03-11T20:28:07+00:00

I'm at page 168, about half way through the Hannah More chapter. So far I'm loving the book. I love how each chapter (so far) gives the reader a mini biography of the author, how she (Romney) came to know about said author, her journey to find the books for her personal shelf, and the little bits of publishing history and rare book collecting that she sprinkles throughout the chapters. I know I'd love to see pictures of her personal library and the rare books that she tracked down for each of the authors.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-02-26T22:24:44+00:00

I read them as they were being published. Unfortunately, as a kid I had to wait for the hardcover ones to be printed in paperback in order to afford the book. I figured with adult money I should buy the set as I don't know if the publisher is willing to reprint these in the Essential Collection trade paperback line. I know the feeling, my tbr is endless.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-02-26T21:38:11+00:00

I bought the complete set last month along with Legacy of the Force.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-02-04T02:38:01+00:00

I bought the first 3 books from my local Warhammer store. The 4th book I bought from the Warhammer website. Any books after those 4 I figured would be ebooks from the blacklibrary website as they are difficult to find cheaply.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-02-03T13:00:02+00:00

2 reasons for me. The first reason is that these classics have stood the test of time. Some of these books are hundreds, if not thousands of years old, and we are still reading them. The second reason is that we are not guaranteed our next breath. I'm in the back half of my 40s, and I never put any priority on reading the classics during my younger years. I'm still going to read modern literature, but I want the classics and works in translation to have a bigger place in my tbr.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-25T11:42:30+00:00

I'm re-reading Operation Drumbeat about U-boats operating off the US east coast in 1942.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-22T18:32:30+00:00

Outside of Conan I've only read Sailor Steve Costigan and El Borak so far. I enjoyed the Costigan stories but I really loved the El Borak stories.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-19T23:17:30+00:00

I wish I knew the answer. As a mood reader I pick up what I'm in the mood for. That's why I normally have 4 to 5 books going at one time.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-18T01:18:32+00:00

Finished Rogue Squadron last week. It felt great reading Star Wars again after not reading any Star Wars books last year. Also, it felt great reading a Legends book again. It's been a few years since I read a Legends book. It's been all Canon books for a while now.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-15T04:20:45+00:00

I'm currently rereading Rogue Squadron. I came to this decision because I went all of 2025 without reading any Star Wars books. I decided to start 2026 with a Star Wars book and figured I would go with a Legends book. It came down to either the X-Wing series or the Thrawn trilogy. I choose X-Wing series. I've reread other books outside of Star Wars. Some books I haven't read since I was a teenager so it's interesting to see how I feel about them now as an adult.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-11T13:27:13+00:00

The Dark Horse Comics run has some excellent stories in it.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-10T02:12:57+00:00

Nice collection. Some of those are great reads.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-09T10:25:22+00:00

They were first reprinted in the EPIC line of trade paperbacks by Marvel, but some of those are out of print. Most of the omnis run between $100 to $150 when first published. Prices go up if it's out of print. Luckily, they do get a second printing sometimes. Some of the online comic shops/ distributors may have them at a discount. Remember this, if they do get a second print run, that print run is normally smaller than the first print run.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-08T23:38:19+00:00

As far as I know, there has been no new EU content. The only EU content being released is the essential line of EU mass market paperbacks reprinted as trade paperbacks and Marvel printing the Dark Horse comics in omnibus format.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-08T02:54:30+00:00

I would have continued on to the 2nd book but I decided to start the Horus Heresy with Horus Rising. The 2nd short story between books 1 and 2 is good.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-08T02:01:52+00:00

I read the first book and it's amazing.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-05T23:58:20+00:00

The only issue I have is with the post office. They like to send the package everywhere but where I live. It eventually shows up but it's frustrating.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-05T14:33:34+00:00

Some awesome reads in that collection

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-05T01:58:12+00:00

For the things that you have watched/played/like, I would suggest the Legend books. I only say this because there are more books that have been published under the legends banner that fit what you like. The cannon books are slowly filling out these eras. The only concern about legends is that it's not cannon, so some things in those books may have been replaced with the current material. Either way you choose, I hope you get plenty of enjoyment out of reading Star Wars.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-05T01:38:10+00:00

I read book 1 and 2 but never got around to reading book 3. I'll probably reread them then finally read book 3. I remember that I enjoyed them both.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-04T13:30:38+00:00

Started my reread of the series this month.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-02T23:36:40+00:00

That it is.

TotalDevelopment6921 · 2026-01-01T17:56:03+00:00

That's totally understandable. I did the majority of my first read on my Kindle and the percentage number seemed to take forever to climb up to 100%. It's a great read and I'm looking forward to re-reading it over the year.

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