To Jane, or not to Jane

I recently posted about some books I was thinking of reading. I mentioned two Jane Austen books - Persuasion and Northanger Abbey.

I have never really liked Austen, but they seemed to be books I SHOULD read.

So I took them out of the library. I put them on the pile of books to read. I picked them up a couple of times, then put them back. I started reading something else. (St. Thomas More's Utopia)

Sigh.

I'm taking them back to the library. I have no read desire to read them - and SHOULD is not enough of a reason for now.

I recognize Austen is one of the greats ... but her kind of romances and social satires just don't interest me.

Pax et bonum