Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Warming the cockles of a mother's heart

My eldest daughter who is 14 is reading Pride and Prejudice, and asking which other ones we have that are sort of like it. I have to give a big hand to the makers of the recentish film starring Keira Knightley and what'shisname, because it was after watching that one evening last week that she took the plunge. "Well, I don't understand that much and they use lot's of words I don't know, but it's good. I like when there's, like, intrigue." What greater praise is there - Harold Bloom, eat your heart out. I am working on my Jane Austen post, and this encourages me even more.

I'm running about three books behind on the blog, especially now since the littlest Bani slipped on a wet bathroom floor this Saturday and got a spiral fracture to his right leg. He occupies the computer during his waking hours, demanding Moomin films from YouTube. Poor little thing - and poor the rest of us I suppose!

6 comments:

bani's li'l sis said...

Another one bites the dust! MUwahahaha!

And that was referring to Maxima not to the poor sprog with the fractured flipper.

Er... ignore me I'm tired...

bani said...

I know! Isn't it great! :) Not that you're tired, the reading.

bani's l'il sis said...

It is teh awesome =D

Tunks said...

Sad to say, I am yet to read Pride and Prejudice! *gasp* so many books I am yet to read, especially the classics. I did however read and re-read Emma... since I had to do it for advanced literature class.

bani said...

Oh you have a treat ahead of you!

Tunks said...

Oh my! as you put it that way, I really look fwd to it now :)