Yes, Saturday is family day.
Saturday is time to relax.
Saturday is time to read.
This is one of those weekends that there is not much to do at home except read, read and read some more, browse a little at Facebook and visit my wall at Goodreads.
Yesterday, I finished re-reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The first time I read this book was more than four decades ago. I was in college then. Treated it as one those book reports that one has to summarize as a requirement in an English subject.
Reading it today, it gave me a little more perspective. Oh yes, it is a love story. Jane Austen wrote this more than a century ago about the English gentility.
It seems somehow different from when I read it the first time more than forty years ago. The story is a rich-boy-meets-poor girl which has been adapted in so many story lines in recent Tagalog movies. The long conversations, not familiar with it anymore. Overall though, the novel still carries that long ago thrill and excitement in reading again a Jane Austen book.
This is my first classic book read this year. I gave it 4 stars at Goodreads.
I read that book when I was 16, and I loved the period details, and historical context. I think that’s why it has always remained so popular, because gossip and romance never changes. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s nice to get reacquainted with the story again.
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Jane Austen is not one of my favourites, but I did read this one about the same time as you did 🙂
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I’ve clearly forgotten the story until I read it again Derrick!
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My 11 year old granddaughter just read this for school and liked it so much she is now reading “Emma.” It is certainly fun to have readers for blog friends and relatives.
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I have yet to read Emma. One of these days I’ll go more on those classic books. Wow, your granddaughter is a reader too 🙂
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Her favorite trip with me is to the book store. She will call up on a Sunday afternoon and ask if we can go. I am delighted by her enthusiasm.
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Wow, a book nerd 🙂
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