I am so enjoying rereading Pride and Prejudice as I teach it to my seniors. I know not everyone here is a fan of Austen, but I just adore this book.
It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Pix - Sep 18, 2011 4:58:33 pm PDT #16393 of 28286
The status is NOT quo.
sj - Sep 18, 2011 5:00:24 pm PDT #16394 of 28286
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am so enjoying rereading Pride and Prejudice as I teach it to my seniors. I know not everyone here is a fan of Austen, but I just adore this book.
I haven't re-read Austen in ages. I think the England trip this year will be a good time to do that, and I'll probably be going to the Jane Austen center in Bath, again.
Pix - Sep 18, 2011 5:01:16 pm PDT #16395 of 28286
The status is NOT quo.
What a great time to read it again, sj!
sj - Sep 18, 2011 5:03:32 pm PDT #16396 of 28286
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
What a great time to read it again, sj!
We're also going to Bronte Parsonage, which I've never been too. So there will probably be a re-reading of Jane Eyre too. Luckily, they're both on my kindle.
le nubian - Sep 18, 2011 5:04:04 pm PDT #16397 of 28286
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Pix,
I love the book too. I need to re-read it soon. The thing about Austen's prose is that it just flows so well. What a wonderful writer.
Pix - Sep 18, 2011 5:04:48 pm PDT #16398 of 28286
The status is NOT quo.
And so FUNNY! That’s the thing I’ve loved rediscovering the most.
Amy - Sep 18, 2011 5:06:59 pm PDT #16399 of 28286
Because books.
Pix, do you like Emma, too? I always feel like the odd girl out because that's the Austen I really love.
sj - Sep 18, 2011 5:07:48 pm PDT #16400 of 28286
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm all about the snark in Austen, which so many readers (not Buffistas of course) seem to miss.
DavidS - Sep 18, 2011 5:07:55 pm PDT #16401 of 28286
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I know not everyone here is a fan of Austen, but I just adore this book.
Yeah, but I'd say 95% of the people here are.
Dana - Sep 18, 2011 5:08:51 pm PDT #16402 of 28286
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I like Emma. Mansfield Park is the one that kind of blows.