In Want of a Good Book
Book Discussions
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S: Starting in August of 2020, Rose and I have read through the major works and the three prayers of Jane Austen, and it has been a wonderful experience! Rose had read most of them before, while I had yet to read any of Austen’s works. Honestly, timing is everything. I had tried years ago… Read more
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One of the most famous opening lines of a novel is from my favorite by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice: ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.’ It’s the perfect introduction to this story. In Jane Austen’s day, most… Read more
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After Jane Austen, my next favorite author is C.S. Lewis. I grew up reading The Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis’ 7-book fantasy series with beautiful Christian imagery and allegory, which makes them a joy to read even as an adult. There is a great deal of debate about which order to read the books in: publication… Read more
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S: I saw the 1995 adaptation last year, and I recently watched the 2007 adaptation. Honestly, I think both are well done! I do like that there are some familiar faces in the 1995 one from some of my favourite movies: Fiona Shaw, who played Aunt Petunia from the Harry Potter movies, is Mrs. Croft,… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) R: Well, my flabbers were gasted by Chapter 21! At the beginning, I thought that while Mr. Elliot was definitely set up as a rival for Captain Wentworth, he wasn’t actually a bad guy. But then the revelation from Mrs. Smith! I have to say, I… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: My question has been answered: Mr. Elliot is a widower. I feel a little better about him now that I know that if he is pursuing Elizabeth again, or perhaps Anne, his first wife is no longer living. My gut instinct is that he just… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: Austen keeps introducing us to more and more characters, which isn’t a bad thing, but it does feel as if the story is moving almost too rapidly now. I’m happy that Anne was able to talk with Captain Benwick, and that she is feeling stronger… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: Ah, the moment we realise nobody cares about us more than we care about ourselves! It’s funny, and true, how Anne is surprised that the move to Bath by her father, sister, and Mrs. Clay is not the most important thing to the Musgrove family.… Read more
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(This conversation will contain spoilers for the current chapters.) S: I was absolutely floored as I read Chapter 1! A fifty-four year-old widower full of pride and vanity, with contempt for his middle and youngest daughters, and the eldest daughter whose hopes have been dashed to pieces because she has not married the heir apparent… Read more
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This conversation will contain spoilers for the movie, so if you haven’t seen it yet we suggest you watch it before reading over our thoughts. Further, we decided to present this blog post a little differently than usual by each writing out our thoughts separately about this movie adaptation. Rose’s Thoughts: I’m glad this movie… Read more
