Author: Louisa May Alcott
Genre: Family, childhood
My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8
Type: Fiction.
Time period: 1800's
Main characters: Polly, Tom, Fanny
My overall opinion: I enjoyed this a lot more than I had thought I would! I recommend reading it.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The Importance of Being Earnest
Genre: Romance, comedy
Type: fiction.
Time period: 1800's
Time period: 1800's
Main characters: Algernon, Jack, Earnest, Cecily, Gwendolen, Lady Bracknell, Miss Prism, Chasuble
Exciting events: The name confusion, the relationships
Passage from book or back cover: Algernon: Please don't touch the cucumber sandwiches. They are ordered specially for Aunt Augusta [Takes one and eats it] Jack: Well, you have been eating them all the time. Algernon: That is quite a different matter. She is my aunt.
Cecily: I hope your hair curls naturally, does it? Algernon: Yes, darling, with a little help from others.
Cecily: I hope your hair curls naturally, does it? Algernon: Yes, darling, with a little help from others.
My overall opinion: This was a great book. I highly recommend it. I think it may be the funniest book I've EVER read. Enjoy!
Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen
Genre: Romance
My rating on a 1-10 scale: 10!
Type: Fiction
Time period: 1800's.
Time period: 1800's.
A few quotes: "Shelves in the closet! Happy thought indeed!" It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of someone or other of their daughters. "Good opinion once lost, is lost forever." [Mrs. Bennet] was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. The business of her life was to get her daughters married. "She is tolerable, I suppose, but not handsome enough to tempt me!"
My overall opinion:
12-11-10 (original): One of my favorite books ever! I highly recommend you read it.
12-25-12 (update): This, along with Emma, is my favorite Jane Austen. It's rated 10 in part because back in 2010 I rated books as 10s a lot easier (honestly, I practically never do now!) and in part because this is a book that never tires out. It's not quite as full of new truths as the Bible, but it's kind of similar -- once you know it well, you can pick it up and flip open anywhere and find something awesome, whether it's a quote or a bit of humor or just a great scene. If you haven't read this yet, you're cheating yourself out of something wonderful. It's not hard -- give it a try this year!
12-11-10 (original): One of my favorite books ever! I highly recommend you read it.
12-25-12 (update): This, along with Emma, is my favorite Jane Austen. It's rated 10 in part because back in 2010 I rated books as 10s a lot easier (honestly, I practically never do now!) and in part because this is a book that never tires out. It's not quite as full of new truths as the Bible, but it's kind of similar -- once you know it well, you can pick it up and flip open anywhere and find something awesome, whether it's a quote or a bit of humor or just a great scene. If you haven't read this yet, you're cheating yourself out of something wonderful. It's not hard -- give it a try this year!
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