This is only the second time I’ve read Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. I’m grateful to say that I enjoyed the book so much better than on the first. The story of a landed gentry family from Hertfordshire who is trying to marry off their five daughters and raise their social status. Social and political pitfalls ensue. One of the things I enjoy about plot is that Ms. Austen adroitly captures the complicated relationship between parents and their adult children. The oldest daughters, Jane and […]
I give it a thumbs up, even though there is a very suspect lack of Knightley here.
Alexander McCall Smith is a writer that I like very much, but I honestly can’t remember much about the books I’ve read by him. I know I read The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Maybe I read a few more of those? Maybe something a bit more Scottish? I really don’t know. But I like his easy way of writing and the warm characters that he writes, so while he isn’t a “must” writer for me, I do enjoy his books from time to time. […]
It just never gets old
I rarely read books twice. There are just too many great books out there for me to retread familiar ground. But Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813) is a special book. Also, Storywonk* is doing a podcast/discussion on the book and I couldn’t resist. I remember my first exposure to Pride and Prejudice like it was yesterday. I was a Freshman in college and I picked it up as a way to avoid reading whatever book I was actually supposed to be reading for English Literature. I did not know […]
“I must learn to brook being happier than I deserve.”
I finally finished my reread of Persuasion as part of the Go Fug Yourself Bookclub on Goodreads. It wasn’t my first choice, but it was nice to visit a known favorite and bring some new understandings to why this book works for me. As expected, I loved it. It’s probably unfair really since Persuasion has such a particular place in my literary heart. It’s the first Austen that I read of my own choosing and reminds me of a specific place and time. We read […]
All the wonderful velocity of thought
As you may be aware, the American cinematic classic Clueless is based on Jane Austen’s Emma. Being a sensible man of well-refined tastes, I enjoy Clueless very much. Therefore, I gave the source material a chance. Jane Austen’s classic story of fancy English people falling in and out of love was first published in 1815. Since it is set two centuries ago, the social structures, concerns, and mores in the novel are much different than those that we live with today. While it can take […]
A super quick review of an all-time classic, but as manga!
This was my first manga, and I honestly didn’t really know what I should expect. Would it be confusing to read a book backwards? Would it be too cartoony? I had no idea, but I was really interested in finding out. I saw this at the library — they have a whole section of manga based on classic novels, and I plan on reading as many of these classics as I can at some point. Pride & Prejudice was actually the perfect entry point for […]
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