Austen – still relevant, still funny, still Colin Firth
March 3, 2010 11:56 am Book AdviceI was pretty horrified with myself when I got sent an email of the 100 books you have to read before you die and I could admit to having read 28. That’s only just over a quarter and I’ve had at least one book on the go since I was about 8. I read Sophie’s World after my 10th birthday (and that’s some pretty heavy philosophy) and pride myself on being a pretty well read person.
Now – most of the books on that list I already owned before reading the list, so at least that’s something. So I started with Austen. I had seen Colin Firth’s white shirt plenty of times, so knew that I’d probably enjoy Pride and Prejudice but I had no idea just how much. Austen’s sense of humour is wicked, and fits in so well in a modern world. And once you’ve got through the first few pages, you’re immersed in the writing style so you don’t even notice it. I can only now really understand why so many women the world over are happily married, but still, secretly, in love with a certain Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy.
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