Ok, no. I started that. And then I skipped to the end. I don't know. Classics are hard to read. Especially when you have been reading "young adult" novels, like:
Impossible by Nancy Werlin
which is what I really just finished reading.
I wanted to read this because it was inspired by the ballad "Scarborough Fair." Simon & Garfunkel sang this song but it is an old ballad with much history apparently. I like the tune of the song and any book that is inspired by a song sounds interesting to me, so there you go.
It was a fast read, much faster than Pride & Prejudice will ever be. I liked the idea of the story so much. Some elements of the story were too rushed but I guess that isn't fair for me to say since I like fast reads and then say it was too rushed. But all in all, a good story.
It has won many awards like "Best for Teens" and my favorite: "Best Novel for Young Adults That Adults Would Love If They Knew About It." (from Publishers Weekly "Cuffie" awards). That made me feel better that I was reading a teen novel.
Will I finish P&P? I'll try but now I know why they make people read books like that in high school and college. Because I don't have to write a paper about a certain theme or take a test about it later, I feel like I don't have to finish the book at all. I don't have the will.
The next book will be Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This one will be interesting because I actually did read it in high school and wrote a paper about it. And I really did like it. Plus, I am so loving the fantasy themes and monster themes right now. I hope that I will like it as much and not be annoyed by all of the footnotes at the bottom of the pages, explaining what the author meant. That is what happened with P&P. Did you know that book is almost 200 years old? Wow. Sadly, that fact still doesn't make me want to finish it.
Oh and I also joined a bookclub that my neighborhood started. I had to order that book so I am waiting for it to come in the mail. It is called Lucy by Ellen Feldman. I think it is about FDR and his mistress, Lucy. I did not know he had a mistress so I have already learned something. I'll let you know how that book goes.
And I know that I am no book reviewer. But I just wrote a post for each day this week and that hasn't happened in a long time. I thought I needed to write one for today and so I wrote about the books I am reading, not reading and yet to read.
I also know that I sound, oh what is the word?... well, like I am not trying very hard to read what could be a wonderful book. I have had this problem before. I tried reading another Jane Austen book and just couldn't get past the words to see the story, do you know what I mean? Anyway...
Have a great weekend and I'll see you on Monday!
4 comments:
You should try Pride & Prejudice & Zombies!
I never liked Jane Austen either. I appreciate what she accomplished, but not the way she wrote.
The book club sounds fun -- keep us posted!
At least you are reading something of value--I just read "fluff". Just something to take me away after a long, hard day. Sandy
Jane Austen is not one of my favorites either. For one thing, I could never get around the silly - at least to me - social conventions of the 1800s. And I thought that her characters lacked substance. They were never people that I wished I had known. However, watch the movies. Pride and Prejudice is a good film!
This made me laugh Aimee because the only reason I'd ever read Jane Austen was because it was a college requirement. I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like it. :)
I did just finish a good fiction book called "Sworn to Silence" by Linda Castillo. Not the best written book but it has a great story line.
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