ive never read anything by jane austen before. i have pride and prejudice. i started reading it yesterday. it strikes me as ridiculous. mostly the language. i can't really get past that. i really like classic novels. im reading it as though it is satirical of one. its ruining it for me. how do i stop doing that. it just seems so over the top. or does everyone just think its ridiculous too but like it anyway?

maybe i should listen to the book on tape. then it would be really british, and really ridiculous.

i was supposed to read Emma last semester but i found it so...BLAH, for lack of a better word, that i didn't get past the first two chapters. it was sort of like 19th century chick-lit or something. i just hated it. which i suppose is sacrilege, but whatever.

i was supposed to read Pride & Prejudice a couple of years ago and again, i couldn't get past the first two chapters. it's supposed to be a good book though. and i would much rather try to read P&P again than try Emma again. blah.

i like the Brontes a lot better.

i have Emma on tape. my mum won it off the radio lol
you can have it if you want.

well i really like the brontes. so. maybe that's the problem. the brontes seem all goffix and rigid and this book is all frills and pink lace and carriages.