Book Review: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is my first Jane Austen novel that I ever read (along with Pride and Prejudice, which I actually didn't finish) and Emma (have that book at home, never finished it neither) and it turns out that I loved this book, though I contantly yelled at the males in this book, hated the Steeles, Marianne nearly giving me a heart attack because she almost died, and the end, when the Dashwood sisters finally got married to Edward and Colonel Brandon.

So what did I like about the book? I honestly like the way it's written, making me hang on every word and making me forget the other two books that I was gonna read (ha ha). I felt like I was with the Dashwoods through the heartache with Wllioughby and Edward (in which I wanna throw Edward VERY HARD to the wall....unless he looked like Dan Stevens....then I won't), the Miss Steeles getting on my damned nerve (INCLUDING LUCY) and then the older people, including Miss Jennings, who honestly reminds me of my auntie who is VERY BLOODY NOSEY ABOUT EVERYONE and NOT CARING FOR THEMSELVES.

But the mama (Mrs. Dashwood) reminds me of my own mother when the girls went through heartache and misery and then till they got married. When Marianne nearly died (and give me a heart attack). I wanted to throw this book to my wall but I couldn't-I just basically yelled at Marianne because I didn't want her to die.

But can we talk about the scene with Elinor and Willoughby? Like, he came to their home-DRUNK, mind you-and spilled his heart out, honestly regretting not marrying Marianne when he married his current wife. I honestly wanted to skip this part, but the more I read it...the more I felt sorry for him. I wasn't supposed to, but then as I kept reading that chapter, I realize that I do care...a bit...towards him.

But Colonel Brandon though...at first, I didn't like him-I'm going to admit that-but the more I read this book, the more I started to like him...and the more I like him, the more I wanted to shout "HURRY UP AND MARRY ONE OF THEM ALREADY!!!" But at the end they did.

Now Edward...Edward Ferrars? I'm still mad for what you did to Elinor, making me think that you broke her heart and went to marry Lucy. But when you explained yourself, then I liked you some more and then I became a happy panda again (happy panda...lolz).

But I loved this book and I really do recommend this book a whole lot!!!

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Jane Austen Week-Tag Answers

So it's Jane Austen Week on Naomi's blog, and I thought I do the lovely tag :) Sooooooooooo let's get started!!!

1. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much of a Jane Austen fan do you consider yourself? A bloody 10

2. If "they" would make a new Jane Austen Movie, and you would be able to be cast in it, which Jane Austen character would you most like to play? Elizabeth Bennet

3. Is there any felicity in the world superior to a walk? I hate saying this...but yes. I'm not much of an outside person, nor do I like taking them. I'm more of a read blog post, write blog posts, and watch Netflix/YouTube videos

4. Who's your favourite Jane Austen 'villain'? (As in 'villain' meaning 'the bad guy.') Can Mr. Edward Ferrars go in this corner? Please? For what he did to Elinor. 

5. What/Who introduced you to Jane Austen? Ironically....a girl named Trai who ran the blog 'reader girl' (I believe-I still follow her on tumblr to this day) and I've been reading them ever since

6. Did you love/enjoy Jane Austen immediately, or has there been a time when you hated (um, prejudged) it? I loved it immediately, though I wanted to throw the book to the wall for half the things the villans did

7. Who, in your opinion, is the funniest Jane Austen character? Emma. Hands down.

8. Do you quote Jane Austen randomly in public? No...not really. But I need to

9. Are children allowed to eat cake on weddings? Yes...but just a little bit

10. What is your reaction when you hear that an aquaintance (e.g. A lady at Church) of yours loves Jane Austen? I was shocked to hear that someone loved Jane Austen. We started to talk (while I was reading Sense and Sensability)

11. Who writes better letters, Mr Darcy or Captain Wentworth? (If you forgot what the letters were, shame on you, instead tell me if you prefer Strawberries to Chocolate or not.) Mr. Darcy

12. Which Jane Austen heroine do you relate the least to? I don't know...this ones hard....

13. What's your favourite Jane Austen house (from one of the movies)? Pemberley

14. What's your favourite Jane Austen dress (from one of the movies)? Catherine Moreland's dress

15. Can you turn off lit candles with your fingers?nope

What I'm Currently Reading

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

It's a really good book so far, though I dislike Willoughby SO MUCH. LIKE DUDE WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO MARIANNE. WHY. 

Desires of a Perfect Lady by Victoria Alexander

Right now, I'm in a love/hate relationship with this book-one because of the Viscountess Rathboune who's being a dingle donger, and Sterling's just a scardy cat.

Time To Abuse My Netflix: Gilmore Girls

I have a feeling this is turning into a personal blog, but then again I don't care....

BUT ANYWAY, this isn't what this post is about. 

If you haven't heard (and you lived under a rock for a couple of days now), Gilmore Girls are getting a reboot on Netflix (uh....YASSS) but there's a little problem (namely me)....

I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SEEN IT. 

Sure, I've seen a couple episodes of this show (including a season that had Sebastian Bach from Skid Row in it...oddly, I had a crush on him...SUE ME, OKAY?!) But I've never actually sat down and watch this show-and since the Georgia Bulldogs aren't playing this weekend, I thought I sit down and watch this show. I often find myself comparing myself to Rory Gilmore (because she reads a lot like  do) but at the same time eat a bunch of popcorn (something I do a lot when I watch these shows.

Books I Wanna Read (Part One)

Lately I've been roaming around Goodreads, Book Outlet and Book Dispository, I've been seeing books I NEED TO READ. SO BADLY. So today I thought I do a little post on what books I need/want to read really really badly.

Jane Austen

1. Sense and Sensibility (currently reading at the moment, but I wanna own it)
2. Pride and Prejudice 
3. Mansfield Park
4. Persuasion
5. Northranger Abbey
6. Emma (have it, gonna read it soon)

J.R.R. Tolkien

1. The Hobbit
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
5. The Silmarillion

George R.R. Martin

1. A Storm of Swords
2. A Feast of Crows
3. A Dance of Dragons

R.A. Salvatore

1. Homeland
2. Exile
3. Sojourn
4. The Crystal Shard
5. Streams of Sliver
6. The Halfling's Gem
7. The Legacy
8. Starless Night
9. Siege of Darkness
10. Passage to Dawn
11. The Silent Blade
12. The Spine of the World
13. The Thousand Orcs
14. The Lone Drow
15. The Two Swords
16. The Orc King
17. The Pirate King
18. Gantlgrym
19. Neverwinter
20. Charon's Claw
21. The Last Threshold
22. The Compainions
23. Night of the Hunter (I read it, but never reviewed it on here)
24. Rise of the King
25. Vengence of the Iron Dwarf
26. Archmage

Robert Jordan

1. The Eye of the World
2. The Great Hunt
3. The Dragon Reborn
4. The Shadow Rising
5. The Gathering Storm
6. Towers of Midnight
7. The Fires of Heaven
8. Lord of Chaos
9. A Crown of Swords
10. The Path of Daggers
11. Knife of Dreams
12. Winter's Heart (read it in middle school)
13. A Memory of Light
14. Crossroads of Twilight

J.R. Ward

1. Dark Lover
2. Love Awakened
3. Lover Unbound
4. Lover Revealed
5. Lover Avenged
6. Lover Enshrined
7. Lover Mine
8. Lover Unleashed
9. Lover at Last

Marissa Meyer

1. Scarlet
2. Cress
3. Fairest
4. Winter

Sarah J. Maas

1. Throne of Glass (gonna re-read it)
2. Crown of Midnight
3. Heir of Fire
4. The Assassins's Blade
5. Queen of Shadows
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses

Charlotte Bronte

1. Jane Eyre

1. The Selection
2. The Elite
3. The One
4. The Heir

Those are all the books I wanna read at the moment....if ya wanna read more, just go on my goodreads account and find out more!!

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Book Review: The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan

The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was honestly pretty good and I finished it all last night (though it book me so long because of school...dammit). But honestly I loved this book a lot, including her essays. Though when I read one of Marina's essays, "I Kill for Money", I thought it was another story about a man who kills bugs for a living. But then as I read it some more, I realized that it wasn't.

Her stories were pretty good, though some of them were depressing. Some of them made me laugh like Challenger Deep and Hail, Full of Grace was a beautiful romantic story, though I hated the ending a little bit. But other than that, I loved this book a lot (though this review is short).

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