The Locale: Perri & TJ's House
Pride & Prejudice
janeausten.org
The Book:
In a remote Hertfordshire village, far off the good coach roads of George III's England, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet -- a country squire of no great means and his scatterbrained wife -- must marry off their five vivacious daughters. At the heart of this all-consuming enterprise are the headstrong second daughter Elizabeth and her aristocratic suitor Fitzwilliam Darcy, two lovers in whom pride and prejudice must be overcome before love can bring the novel to its magnificent conclusion.
The Fun: Super meeting. Most of the girls didn't make it through the book; yet, they seemed to really have a grasp of the novel, its story, and its characters. My fav part was when the girls were given quotes and had to guess
who said it to whom--and when--and what did it mean--what was character trying to say in today's language.
It was also very timely, our reading of this novel, as during our reading, the novel celebrated its 200th anniversary. NPR notes the occasion with Cartoon Celebration, a graphic novel summary. Perfect! Thanks, Diana, for sharing this!
The Vote:
Cassie presents--
- Boys are Dogs by Leslie Margolis. Winner!
- Sister Spider Knows All by Adrian Fogelin
- Artemis Fowl. Eoin Colfer
The Angel Experiment: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson at Emma & Diana's on Sunday, March 24th--note the different day!
Next to Present: Odessa
Then:
- Megan
- Kate
- Smith
- Ashley
- Emily
- Olivia
- Perri
- Emma
- Cassie
- Odessa
