It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here and wanted to touch base with the readers of That’s Book. I’m having some medical issues where I’m dealing with migrane headaches on a daily basis which makes it next to impossible to do any reading or blogging.
So, until I can get this under control I don’t think I’ll be on here much or posting. Once things are better I hope to get back to my reading and posting. Until then happy reading!
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That sounds horrible! I hope it gets better soon.
Lezlie
Get better soon!
I am a continent and almost two centuries distant from Jane Austen but I am happy to say that Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books. I first started to read it when I was just twelve years plus but could not read more than a few pages-just did’nt find it
the early nineteen fifties when I was studying in Women’s College of Aligarh Muslim University,India.And At my second attempt I found the book just fascinating. In spite of a continent and two centuries distance I could relate very well to the book perhaps because I came from a large family and because the ties between relatives and the neighbours were quite strong at that time. Another reason was that like Mrs. Bennet for most Indian mothers the most important responsibility was to get their daughters married.I can very well understand that for those brought up in these times of nuclear families, even next door neighbours being strangers in Metro cities, and with live-in relationships it would not be easy to appreciate a book like Pride and Prejudice.
If I start giving all the reasons why I like Pride and Prejudice so much I will end up writing a book myself. But one reason I like it is that Darcy is a man who does not let his pride and ego come in the way of self introspection and consequent changing himself for the better after Elizabeth’s outburst.
As regards bybee’s comment about Charlotte Bronte’s not liking Jane Austen either, I would just refer to Virginia Woolf’s cmparision of Jane Austen and charlotte Bronte in her book ‘A Room of One’s Own’.Needless to say that she considers Jane Austen a writer of much higher calibre than Charlotte Bronte.
Lakshmi Bhargava
Aaron, I hope you’re feeling better. Your fellow book bloggers need you.
I hope you get to the bottom of it soon and enjoying life (including books!)
I’ve just discovered your book blog and am enjoying reading your entries. I am so sorry to hear about the headaches, I struggled with those for years and still cannot watch television for fear of triggering one. I only hope you find the right people to help you, and soon.
Thank you all, I’m back ready to get blogging.