Austenland

So for those of you who don't know, I am a slightly obsessive reader. I have a book with me at almost all times. As soon as I finish one, I must start another. I just LOVE books, and have ever since I was a kid. So I will likely write a lot about my current choices.

I just finished a book called "Austenland", by Shannon Hale, recommended to me by my dear Sis. Austenland is about a woman, Jane, who is very obsessive about Pride and Prejudice. She has never had any luck with guys (Always comparing them to the perfect Mr. Darcy), and is about ready to give up on love. Then she receives a three-week stay at “Austenland”, a resort in England where you become a character in one of Jane Austen’s novels. You step back in time, leave all your modern technology behind, put on some period clothing, and jump right in. At first Jane doesn’t know how to act in her newfound surroundings, but soon enough she settles into the part, and is living her dreams.

As a lover of Jane Austen books myself, I really enjoyed this book. It's really fun because Jane never knows (so you as a reader don't know as either) what is reality and what is fantasy. It’s a quick read, less than 200 pages, and it is really quite humorous. Each chapter starts out with a description of each of Jane’s ex-boyfriends, which leaves you anxious for each new chapter. My favorite line of the whole book is when Colonel Andrews (Such a gentleman) is dancing with the slightly clumsy Miss Charming and says . . .

“I beg your pardon, Miss Charming, I seem to have stuck my foot under yours yet again.”

Hehehehe. I couldn’t stop laughing. This really is a good book to read if you need a pick me up. Its not a stay-up-late-forget-all-other-responsibilities-until-I-finish-it kind of book, but it is a feel good book, that makes you want to watch Pride and Prejudice again (Which I did upon finishing)

YAY FOR BOOKS!