It may seem like I hate this book because I haven't written in so long and now that I do I am only a quarter of the way through, but it is actually one of my favorites so far. Life is betting busier with the holiday season and there seems to be less and less time to curl up by the fire with a mug of tea and a good book.
The thing that I love so much about this book is that it is light-hearted and funny. So many of the other books on the list are so deep and take forever to be interested in. This one had my attention from the very first (and very famous) line : It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. What a loaded statement!
I liked the discussion about the difference between pride and vanity. So often those two words are used to mean the same thing when in fact they are quite different. Many times I feel like pride is a negative attribute and something that should be hidden if it be felt, however the way it is explained make me want to seek out those things that make me feel pride. Its not a pompous or boastful thing, it is something to be recognized and praised.
And of course I am enthralled by the way in which Austen writes. I am not even trying to hold back in thinking the same way she writes. Hopefully this weekend will allow for some time to be spent reading.
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