This next week our public library is hosting a discussion of the book "Pride and Prejudice," one that I have read several times. My pastor friend from down the road alerted me to this opportunity, so we're going together to this event.
I find myself really looking forward to it, yet a little apprehensive. I LOVE books, I enjoy analyzing and discussing them, I enjoy being around others who enjoy reading. But. It has been a l-o-n-g time since I have teased apart a book with a group of people who know what they're doing. The mental tools may be a bit...rusty, shall we say?
Nonetheless, it will be fun to go, and dig in. I love the interplay of culture, expectation, class, language structure, and gender interaction in this book. The characters, for me, come so alive; so full of weaknesses and foibles, strengths and graces. There are certainly things about the book that force you to suspend disbelief at times, and the ending is just so very tidy, but I enjoy it anyway!
I will post my reflections of the book discussion, and hopefully that will get me to be more faithful about this blog too!
I find myself really looking forward to it, yet a little apprehensive. I LOVE books, I enjoy analyzing and discussing them, I enjoy being around others who enjoy reading. But. It has been a l-o-n-g time since I have teased apart a book with a group of people who know what they're doing. The mental tools may be a bit...rusty, shall we say?
Nonetheless, it will be fun to go, and dig in. I love the interplay of culture, expectation, class, language structure, and gender interaction in this book. The characters, for me, come so alive; so full of weaknesses and foibles, strengths and graces. There are certainly things about the book that force you to suspend disbelief at times, and the ending is just so very tidy, but I enjoy it anyway!
I will post my reflections of the book discussion, and hopefully that will get me to be more faithful about this blog too!
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