I was almost a first time reader, since I read it only once and that was very, very long ago. And I remember finding it boring then. This time I was fascinated and just loved it.

I was surprised by the whole theatricals part. The way JA used each of the roles in the play to let their respective actors get woven deeper and deeper into an intricate story. I'm interested in reading Lover's Vows now, to find out what it was they were acting out.