The Friday 56 is a weekly meme created by Freda's Voice, where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence or a few, as long as it's not a spoiler. **Note: Freda @ Freda's Voice is taking a break from The Friday 56; Anne @Head is Full of Books is hosting.**
Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading.
Spirited Elizabeth Bennet is one of a family of five daughters, and with no male heir, the Bennet estate must someday pass to their priggish cousin William Collins. Therefore, the girls must marry well—and thus is launched the story of Elizabeth and the arrogant bachelor Mr. Darcy, in a novel renowned as the epitome of romance and wit. Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s masterwork, an entertaining portrait of matrimonial rites and rivalries, timeless in its hilarity and its honesty.
Beginning: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
56: "In consequence of an agreement between the sisters, Elizabeth wrote the next morning to her mother to beg that the carriage be sent for them in the course of the day."
Comments: I finally read Pride and Prejudice, and I loved it as much as the 2005 movie adaptation with Keira Knightley. (I'm looking forward to rewatching it soon.) What are you reading (or watching) this weekend?
I have read Pride and Prejudice several times and I always have the same reaction you had, this first time. -- "Wow, this book is so good." As if I didn't know that already. I watch JA movies often, especially when I am stressed out. They calm me down.
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling. It hasn't been that long since I finished Pride & Prejudice, but I already want to reread it! (I feel the same way about the movie adaptations too.) Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!
DeleteThis is the perfect year for reading a Jane Austen Book. I was astonished the first time I read it to realize how good it is.
ReplyDeleteSame! I plan to check out more of her books when I have the time. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!
DeleteThat is one of my favorite opening lines! Hope you have a wonderful week! :)
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. It's memorable. Thanks for stopping by!
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