I guess I am going to date myself a little bit, but what the heck. I remember growing up and watching Wishbone, a TV show with an adorable beagle who would explore literature that corresponded to his 'real' life. I used to love that show -- that probably explains a lot about me. Every week we would watch this show and learn about literary geniuses and their extraordinary works of art. This (now) guilty pleasure of mine is what introduced me to Northanger Abbey when I was growing up.
I remember that this was one of the episodes. I do not remember much beyond that.
Anyway, that is beside the point. When I made this resolution to read all these books this month, I had no idea that I would be snowed in for 6 days. So today I decided that I would use this to my advantage and just get another book done and out of the way. Of course, one of the shorter books was more desirable than my intended next read (Pride & Prejudice). So, I snuggled with two dogs on my belly and finished it in one read.
It was good. However, you could tell that it was Jane Austen's first. A lot of the story plots/characters/problems with love that show up in this novel, come back in her later novels. But it had one set back, at least in my eyes. Austen constantly talks of her heroine, Cathrine. Yet, many times throughout the novel thought the story was more about the other characters.
Either way, it was a good book. I'm happy that true friends lead once again to true love. [As I will mention in my post about Emma - Mr. Knightly & Emma comprise one of my favorite couples in literature]
Final Score: 4 out of 5 stars
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