Day 23 – A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t

I wrote three substantial blog entries yesterday.  That means I totally fulfilled my 2012 Resolution to blog more.  One of those entries has had 50 views, and you'd think I was JK Rowling or something.  In other news, I can't believe I'm almost done with this challenge.  It's been super fun.



Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

I've essentially been reading this book for about 2 years.  I bought it because... well, come on.  If you can't figure out why I'd want to read this, then we gots a lot more we need to discuss.  So, yeah, bought it, started it on a lunch break, left it in my desk drawer.  I've had an influx of books since then, and every time I'd finish one, another would arrive either due to it being a new book that I'd been waiting on or a swapped book I'd just gotten in the mail or I started reviewing with Susan, and so on.  This has now become just another book on my shelf, waiting to be discovered.  Maybe I'll take it with me on the Big International Trip I'm taking in May.  Long flights = lots of down time = There Will Be Reading.

Day 19 – Favorite book turned into a movie

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single Jessica in possession of a sadness, must be in want of a viewing of this movie.



Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

I love this movie more than should really be allowed.  I love the score, I love the cast, I love the cinematography, I love the directing.  It has bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love it.  I tend to watch this movie whenever I am sad, I am sick, I have nothing to do, I need inspiration... pretty much whenever my brain needs a break.

Jane Austen is a staple for any lady who reads, but this one in particular is a romantic favorite.  As much as I love Mr. Darcy, though, what really keeps me coming back to this is Elizabeth Bennet.  There's no one quite like her.  She's not afraid to speak her mind, even when it will come back to bite her in the ass.  I can sympathize with that, as I also have a hard time holding my tongue, especially in situations where people are being idiots.  She's a modern woman in a time when those kinds of opinions weren't valued, and I will always admire that.  Apparently, so will Mr. Darcy, even if it's against his better judgement.

My personal favorite scene is the first proposal in the rain.  It's a verbal sparring match for the ages.  I wish I could think that fast, react that way, speak words that sound perfect as they assail your ears.  Oh me.