Thursday, January 31, 2008
Romance Selection
The February selection is a Jane Austen classic - Persuasion - in honor of cupid! Masterpiece on PBS is running a series of Jane Austen novels, so let's watch for Persuasion. We may be able to do some viewing as well as discussing at the next meeting. Please feel free to start any discussion strands here before our next meeting -- Tuesday after February Vacation.
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I will try to provide several copies of this novel in paperback by the end of this week (Friday, February 8). Stop in and see me in the library if you need a copy.
Hi! I just wrote the letter for bookclub, and now I'm here testin' out the blogspace. Thing. The meeting is March 4th, in case anyone forgot. Haven't read much of the book yet, but what I have read confuses the heck out of me. Stupid smart English... I have no idea what's goin' on with what I read. But mayve that's just me.
I enjoy reading books that have to do with people around my age, serious problems like eating disorders and death, and that leave me questioning and thinking at the end.
I would have to agree with Eric. Most of the time I had no idea what was going on at the time. It was harder to read than Shakespeare English, which is strange because he was the one who made up his own words. All I know is that they got married in the end. Is it just me or did the two people never even talked? I did not like it at all, although I saw Pride and Prejudice over the week-end and thought it was pretty good.
I got a little more than halfway through this book, and then misplaced it. Hope to find it again soon. I have one thing to say about Jane Austen's writing: her characters are perfectly portrayed. I saw it in Mrs. Norris of Austen's Mansfield Park -- It's the same with Anne's sister Mary. Their characters are so infuriating, and it comes across perfectly in the dialogue.
I only read about 25 pages before I decided that it was a waste of time. So I decided I could be reading something much more interesting and exciting. It wasn't nearly as confusing as it was dull. So soon after that I realized that I hadn't read Louisa May Alcott's "Little Men". So I reread "Little Women" and read "Little Men", and I'm just beginning "Jo's Boys". These, unfortunately, have very little romance, but are interesting classics anyway.
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