Northanger Abbey - Finale

While I greatly enjoyed Northanger Abbey, I have to say I found the ending a bit anti-climactical. Perhaps it's the unromantic part of my nature that is never quite satisfied with the marrige of an 18-year-old girl--not to mention, the very 21st century side of myself! At any rate, I found Catherine far more interesting before she and Henry Tilney came together and the book came to a rather abrupt end. I found the suspense and Catherine's fairly high-spirited nature to be enough of a hook to keep me reading. Granted, she is no Elizabeth Bennett or even Emma Woodhouse, but Catherine Morland certainly had her own special virtues. I only wish she'd have coolly told off her "friend" Isabella Thorpe at some point in the book. I feel that Catherine's character was a bit "flat" in some respects, though she did have a healthy curiosity. Also, I would have enjoyed a bit more banter toward the end between Catherine and Henry--this is what I appreciated most about the book, his teasing and cajoling. He was clearly flirting with her in such a pre-Victorian manner!

Next on my list (or I should say, already in progress) is Lady Susan.