As I mentioned in my last post, I was home barely 24 hours when I left for my June bookclub meeting down south, spending the weekend with my girlfriend who coincidentally also just returned home from Europe. (Hers was a trip to Switzerland and Italy)
Our club selection last month was Eligible, A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice. I don't know about you, but I'd never read Jane Austen's classic and figured this was as good a time as any to do so. I decided to read them both "in tandem", basically reading a few chapters of P&P followed by Eligible, followed by P&P, etc. I returned home from Europe with less than 10% to read in both books, which I finished the night before our meeting.
To my surprise I actually really enjoyed Pride and Prejudice, much more so than the modern day version. (Eligible was good, just not great. And while it isn't necessary to know the original tale, I do think it adds to the story of Eligible.) Anyway...I am now on somewhat of a P&P kick.
My girlfriend and I rented the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice (with Kiera Knightly) and I have to say I was a bit disappointed. The role of Darcy was totally miscast in my opinion. A few days later I discovered an older PBS miniseries (1995) starring Colin Firth as Darcy and it is much, much better. I haven't quite finished it yet but I'm already thinking about my next P&P movie. Any guesses? Duh! Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. LOL!!! I'll let ya know what I think. :-)
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And because I know my mom is missing the little guy I'm including a short clip of our recent trip to what we locally refer to as "the fountains." They are located in a beautiful riverside park (river as in the intracoastal waterway) that is less than 10 minutes away and absolutely free to the public. I know we will be spending quite a bit of time there this summer.
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He's a cutie and I'll be those fountains feel really good on a hot day!
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