Hilariously imagined text conversations―the passive aggressive, the clever, and the strange―from classic and modern literary figures, from Scarlett O'Hara to Jessica Wakefield

Mallory Ortberg, the co-creator of the cult-favorite website The Toast, presents this whimsical collection of hysterical text conversations from your favorite literary characters. Everyone knows that if Scarlett O'Hara had an unlimited text-and-data plan, she'd constantly try to tempt Ashley away from Melanie with suggestive messages. If Mr. Rochester could text Jane Eyre, his ardent missives would obviously be in all-caps. And Daisy Buchanan would not only text while driving, she'd text you to pick her up after she totaled her car. Based on the popular web-feature, Texts from Jane Eyre is a witty, irreverent mashup that brings the characters from your favorite books into the twenty-first century.

Added to bookbox 2! I picked this up while a friend was still browsing and started to read it and laughed out loud several times, I'm sure making a nuisance of myself to other patrons.

To the finder:
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This was so much fun to read! Some of them made me laugh out loud. I'd most recently read The Song of Achilles, so the Achilles chapter was a really fun perspective on that particular scene! I thought it was going to take me longer to read but I finished it quickly (and I skipped some chapters with characters/books I haven't read because I either didn't know them or didn't want to be spoiled by them), so I'm putting it back into Book Box 2 for the next reader.

Back into the box you go!

Intrigued greatly by this book - will try to turn it around quickly for book box 1.

A fun quick read. Cute take on classic literature, characters, etc. I found some conversations felt very similar to others but overall enjoyed it.

Released to book box 1

I pulled this out of the Book Box that is circulating books during this time of Covid.

OK, I got half way through and had enough. Don't think I'm young enough to get all the nuances of the book.

Released this book at the outdoor meetup that was so lovely for Sept.24!

Grabbed at the monthly Book Crossing meet-up

Returning to Calgary BookCrossing group

Got these from a BookCrosser to return to circulation. I am sorting the books and either passing directly to a Calgary member who has requested it or returning it to the person who introduced it to the group. Hopefully this one will find a new reader soon!