So first off, I just finished reading Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. I would have to say it was a bit of a struggle for me to get fully into the book so that it made me want to read on and see what happened. But it's also part of my personality that once I start something, I must see it through, unless it's something that I really can't bear (like this one movie called Moby Dick....thought it'd be interesting, but boy was I wrong...I couldn't even get past the first 10 minutes of it.)
Almost went off track there....back to the book, so the story line was pretty good, one of those "typical ones" per se from Ms. Austen. Girl is different from the environment she's in, falls in love with a guy, some other oppositions along the way, girl and guy get together in the end. Except, I didn't really like the fact that the guy the main girl is in love with is her cousin...who she's lived with since she was...9 or 10. And she's 18 when the story ends. Now back then, I know some people did that and it wasn't weird, but still....to me it was a bit much. But they did go well together and Edmund is a good man (and a good name). Fanny (the main girl) was an interesting character. She sometimes bugged me because she wasn't very opinionated, and if she was, she hardly said it aloud; most of the time it was when she was with Edmund.
Personally, I feel like it was a slower read than most, but I would still recommend this to others. The story was written to show the effects of money and marriage, and how much they influence each other. I would say this book showed this relation very well. Most the interests within the story revolve about income and status in society. Not a whole lot of people cared about actually loving someone and wanting to marry them. However, I think Jane Austen could've written the story in a more interesting manner, maybe perk up some points in the plot. But, alas, I think this might just be me and I may be different from most people.
Overall, I'd say it was good. Maybe....a 7.5 out of 10? It's a classic. Read it.
Next, since I finished Mansfield Park, I began reading The Three Musketeers. I bought the book ages ago and never got around to reading it until now. The first paragraph was brutal. I had to look up the names of the characters and city etc. to know how to pronounce them. Took me longer than I thought it was. I felt like I had researched more stuff about French pronunciations and history than I actually read the story. Once I got past the first page though, it contained a lot less researching than before. Hopefully it'll stay that way. But I'm excited to read this book. I've heard about the Three Musketeers when I was little (thanks to Wishbone), but I never exactly knew the story in detail. So this will (hopefully) be a good read. Keep me on my toes and anxious to know what happens. We'll get back to that sometime in the future....
Also, just would like to say that I love the movie Tangled, made by Disney!! It's a cute one, and it's got a good mixture of action, singing, etc. I just watched it tonight so I just thought I'd throw that in here. But for real, I really wish Rapunzel's parents said at least one word each in the movie! The silence is a little much. But still, it's a good story! The smolder....too funny!
Anyway.........that's all. Hope everyone is enjoying life and loving it! It's summer, do exciting stuff! Do random stuff!! Go make an adventure worth telling your children in the future! x
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