Winding down a quiet, rainy Sunday with some low light and the P&P chapter of this book. In it, the author reflects on how Lizzy taught him what it means to grow up- not through advanced degrees or important jobs, but rather reflecting on your own mistakes and putting in the hard work to change for the better: "For [Austen], growing up has nothing to do with knowledge or skills... it has everything to do with character and conduct." Truer words!
bailedThere‘s nothing wrong with this book. I just don‘t have any enthusiasm for it. And why bother spending time on books I‘m not enthusiastic about?
Closing out P&P with ch.3 of Kelly's book and Jane's views on "polite society". Much is made of the importance of proper introductions as well as the many clashes of class throughout the novel, but Kelly also points to the presence of the militia and the undercurrent of war and violence lurking beyond our story. But she still needs to throw in an outlandish claim, so brace yourselves- is Wickham actually...Darcy's illegitimate half-brother?! (?)
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gave this a shot after my Pride and Prejudice reread. It was fine, but also a little confusing (so many characters and relationships to keep track of), and the main relationships were a little (a lot) unbelievable. But Austen is Austen so it was also sharp and interesting.
so-soI never think too closely about the ethnicity of the characters but this book makes sure you know and repeatedly reminds you. There are plenty of ways to get it across without working so hard to tell the readers. I feel like for many of the points the author was trying to get across could‘ve been conveyed better.
Thanks for the #BAndBDay (Book and Beverage Day) tag @TheSpineView 🤗
I woke up earlier with a bad headache & now I‘m tucked in on the couch with green tea and the Pride and Prejudice 1995 series on. Hoping the tea & Excedrin (& Colin Firth) work their magic so I can continue with this book that needs to go back to the library soon, but if not there‘s nothing wrong with a BAndB & PAndP Day! 😉
I‘m finally joining in! 🥳 It‘s 3 months into #JaneAustenThenAndNow but I couldn‘t pass up on an opportunity to read P&P with fellow Janeites!! It‘s SUCH a good story, I‘ve re-read it countless times. Watched the movie / TV adaptations, everything.
(Strangely, it‘s still not my favorite Austen - Persuasion is ☺️)
I‘m only at chapter 12 & am already as enamored and enchanted as ever. And I think I‘ll catch up pretty quickly, it‘s so good. Hurrah 😊
so-soI blame myself for going in with sky-high expectations, but The Jane Austen Book Club never quite took off for me. It‘s an interesting conceit, but maybe one I would‘ve preferred to see Fowler tackle later in her career, once she‘d really hit her stride. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-jane-austen-book-club-karen-joy-fowler/
pickIn 90's Edmonton, Molly MacGregor dreams of a life worthy of her adored Penguin Classics and of writing The Great Canadian/Edmontonian Novel. But summers selling shoes at West Edmonton Mall and semesters with pretentious English Lit profs don't seem to be cutting it. But this year, she just might find truth and beauty in the place she finds herself.
Charming, witty, and thoroughly delightful. I loved spending time with Molly. Highly recommend!
Did I need two new library books? Absolutely not. Did I pick some up anyway when I went in to make returns? Indubitably! #libraryhaul
