Book #15 - Persuasion

[janetlin]

See, I really did pick it up instead of playing WoW or watching Battlestar. Yes, that odd light above my head is a halo.

Anyway, yes. I think I must have read Pride and Prejudice in high school, but it was long enough ago that reading Persuasion was almost like being introduced to Austen for the first time. I didn't find her language that difficult, and I liked the main character, Anne, very much. And goodness, there's a love letter at the end that just made me go, "zomg, I want one!" This was Austen's last novel, and all the maturity and skill of her too-short life are brought to bear here. This is Good Stuff.

Title: Persuasion
Author: Jane Austen
Pages: 243 (paperback)

15 / 50 (30.0%)

... and I realize that perhaps I have miscalculated in the shipping dates for my textbooks, as the next book I need to start reading is Jane Eyre, and it isn't here yet. Grr. Library time, I suppose.

Comments

[mermaidrain.livejournal.com]

WOW! You've got to be a fast reader to have finished it already! I'm trying to work on reading this one myself. I bought a cheap-O "generic classic" version from Barnes and Noble for like $7 in hardcover. You might consider looking there for "Jane Eyre" if nothing else.

I'm definitely going to have to tackle this book now though.

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

Well, I had been reading it as chapters were assigned. Last night I only had the last five chapters left.