Persuaded to like more Austen

Here is another fairly brief post!

Title: Persuasion
Author: Jane Austen
My start date: 9/10/10
My finish date: 9/12/10
Book count: 49/100

What can I really say about this one. I don't need to tell you that Jane Austen is good. If she weren't, she wouldn't be so universally included in "traditional" canon lists. Her works have inspired dozens of movies. She is just plain good.

I know I am starting to sound like a broken record, but I hope the message is being clear about the benefits of reading classics for pleasure rather than homework. I had read Austen only as homework in the past and been rather bored. I plowed diligently through Emma in the 8th grade and fell asleep a dozen times in the attempt. I had even gone into the assignment excited, knowing as I did that Emma was the basis for the then popular film, Clueless. And yes, I am aware that that admission will date me, but you get the point. Anything read with a deadline just won't be the same.

Now, having acknowledged that I did indeed greatly enjoy reading this work of Austen's, I do find it somewhat interesting that I can't really find much to say about the work itself other than that I really liked it. What does that mean? I will leave that to you to consider and, if you feel so inclined, to comment upon. But it is unfortunately true. I just don't have much to analyze here. Sorry!

Anyway, I finished this book on the eve of my vacation and thus switched back to modern fiction, so check back to see what I read on the beach!

Keep reading!
Sarah