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Hello ladies.
So, seeing as we're all into books I was just wondering what you were all reading at the moment.

As for me, I took the lovely Soph's advice & and am re-reading Northanger Abbey (an Austen, what else - I'll get onto another author soon). And it's a great experience because it's been so long since I last read it that I can't remember a lot of the details & dialogue so it feels as if I'm reading an Austen for the first time. Which is a huge deal as she only wrote 6 books and it doesn't take long to get through them :(
What book's got your attention at the moment?

yes i wish she wrote more..
and SAME!!! im reading that at the moment on the advice of the wonderful Alice :) <3 and im loving it!

Lol I'm happy to be called wonderful, delightful ladies. ;) lol I loved that book <3
I'm reading pride and prejudice on recommendation from dear Soph :) loving it sooo much!! I agree, wish shed written more :/

'lovely soph' and 'dear soph' <3
Love my amazing friends on good reads and all my fellow Janeites :) <3 <3 <3

Oh Stephanie!! As my recommendations seem to be going down ( ;) ) well (which I am glad of ;) ) I recommend p and p!! It's amazing and the one I started with :D though, which is our fav adaptation/fav story?

Stephanie: I agree with Soph, start with P&P, or NA, but prolly P&P. :) btw, how is Dickens these days? ;) havent read him in awhile. ;P

Soph: I agree, in that Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ has given me lots of good friends! Lol

Stephanie wrote: "I'm currently reading Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, I'll have to check out Austen - love her work that's made it to the big screen but haven't read anything yet"

Oh, what do you think of it so far? Have you read other Dickens?

Already read all of Austen's. Totally wish she wrote more:) So now I'm reading Beowulf(for school) and The Screwtape Letters(on my own) I'm really enjoying both!

Stephanie wrote: "Thanks for the recommendation - I'll start there - Dickens is good, his writing is very descriptive and he uses many analogies for those descriptions so one paragraph could be very in-depth on some..."

I am SO looking forward to Oliver Twist! when I was about 8, the Great Illustrated Classic of that was my favorite book and I read it over and over! ;)

'Thanks for the recommendation '
Welcome :)

I want to read Oliver Twist as well, but I think my next Dickens will be Little Dorrit simply because I want to watch the adaptation of it as Macfadyen's in it ;) Although I've heard it's a bit of a tough read :S

Adaptation is great :D

Hehe, ok, that'll give me good incentive to power through the book.

Hhhh u haven't seen Little Dorrit???? Shock! L I didn't like the bad guy much and there was one or two "ew" parts, but it was mostly gr8!!!!

yes i know what you mean! bad guy? remind me... having a brunette blonde moment... ;)
and was quite sad towards the end.
but overall - totally worth it and MacFayden - amazing!!! <3 <3 <3

It is :) I liked it anyway :) and MacFayden is a bonus - no side burns though unfortunately ;)

Haha, aww, the terrible loss :P

Alice wrote: "Hhhh u haven't seen Little Dorrit???? Shock! L I didn't like the bad guy much and there was one or two "ew" parts, but it was mostly gr8!!!!"

Yeah, I know, but I have this thing where I have to read the book before seeing the adaptation if I can help it.

LadyDisdain wrote: "I have to read the book before seeing the adaptation if I can help it."

Oh, I'm the same way! I read several of Elizabeth Gaskell's books after seeing the movies and loved them, and then I tried to read Cranford, but couldn't get passed the fact that I wasn't able to picture the characters, so I set it aside for future reading (and now I have seen Cranford and LOVED it!)

LadyDisdain: oh, well, thats understandable. I guess it helps you get in a lot of classics?? :D
Soph: You know, the murderer creep guy? lol

Yea its gr8 to see how they portray characters and events on the movies and in the books. ;)

Nicole wrote: "LadyDisdain wrote: "I have to read the book before seeing the adaptation if I can help it."

Oh, I'm the same way! I read several of Elizabeth Gaskell's books after seeing the movies and loved them..."

I've never read Gaskell's books. Not completely anyway. Picked up North & South but didn't finish it before the due date. Will have to get back to that one again I think.

Alice wrote: "LadyDisdain: oh, well, thats understandable. I guess it helps you get in a lot of classics?? :D

Haha yup ;) But I definitely like classic lit anyway so I don't really need much of a push but a visual adaptation's always a good bonus.

'You know, the murderer creep guy? lol '
Having a total blank... >.<

'Yea its gr8 to see how they portray characters and events on the movies and in the books. ;) '
And agree there, which is why i try and keep an open mind and like more than one adaptations of stuff :)

hmm I don't know why you wouldn't remember him. he stays in the same house with them at one point..remember..he kills the dog, too? lol
same here!

WHAT! dog? this is little dorrit we are talking about? which house does he stay in! oh dear...

...the little dorrit with Colin Firth?... the reaally long one. with the dancer/sister/awful girl? lol

not colin firth, Matthew McFadyen!!! LOL I am so confused.
but here is a (link)pic of the bad guy:

You got Colin on your brain ;)
Why don't I remember this!!!
SPOILERS -
Who does he murder? :S

Does Firth play the character of Arthur as well? Cos that's also what Macfadyen plays :P

No - I think Alice just has Firth on the brain ;)

Ah, I see :P I was just thinking if that was the case then Macfadyen would have played TWO of Firth's past roles. Macfadyen looks a little ... round-faced in Little Dorrit :P Guess because of the no side-burns thing.

Yea! I brain bleeped! Lol hahaha Soph! ;P lol No seriously, I get their names mixed up ALL the time! Lol yea I think I like him more with side burns. :/ pity. lol
he murders the dog, and some random character you dont hear about ...I'm trying to think..I don't know if he like murders any prominent characters, you just know from the beginning thats his forte. lol :/ sooo. yea he's a creep. lol
did u watch all 8 hrs? lol

Does he feature again? What's his link to major characters?
Yes I did watch all... !!! :S series brunette blonde moment!!!

Soph wrote: "Does he feature again? What's his link to major characters?
Yes I did watch all... !!! :S series brunette blonde moment!!!"

Hmmm there IS only ONE Little Dorrit, right? lol hmmm I'm trying to think...did u not recognize him from the pic?

he's trying to kill one of their brothers, I think thats what his connection is...but I can't remember... lol

...??? Only one - with MacFayden ... This is weird! Clearly I need to watch it again...

LOL you should. cause I'm confused now too! XD Lol maybe u didnt watch those parts cause he is kinda gross? lol

LOL I love that skit. ;) but I agree, this isn't really going anywhere! ;D

Lol I'm glad. ;) Soph will just have to watch it again and know what I'm talking about! Lol ;D

I just realised how redundant half of the topic is: "What are you currently reading atm?" Could've left out currently or atm -.-

LadyDisdain wrote: "I just realised how redundant half of the topic is: "What are you currently reading atm?" Could've left out currently or atm -.-"

LOL currently I am reading "When the Heaven's Fall" by Gilbert Morris; GREAT BOOK SERIES! but wouldn't recommend for children. ;P lol its really good though! set during the Reformation/Elizabethan era. :)

Haha, no, maybe u misunderstood me? I don't mean we're off topic (that I don't mind at all :P)

I meant the topic title is grammatically incorrect. And it's my own fault! *pout*

LadyDisdain wrote: "Haha, no, maybe u misunderstood me? I don't mean we're off topic (that I don't mind at all :P)

I meant the topic title is grammatically incorrect. And it's my own fault! *pout*"

OH!!! yea...now I get it! its fine! ;D

haha yea! blond moment!

'Could've left out currently or atm -.- '
LOL! thats true - but funny ;)

Haha, a redundant there..:P thanks.

Soph wrote: "'Could've left out currently or atm -.- '
LOL! thats true - but funny ;)"

Well, I'm glad to be such a source of entertainment.

haha ;) dw - many people get much amusement out of me - normal when it isn't intended to be funny... ;)

Lol EXACTLY! I know I'm not! XD LOL

Yes - love this group!!!

ME TOO!! lol glad so many of you joined. ;)