Friday, April 2, 2010

The Friday 56 - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies




Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions
on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*
Post a link along with your post back to Story Time with Tonya and Friends.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.


Hello and Happy Friday!!

Today the closest book to me is actually the one I am currently reading.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith


"His plan did not vary on seeing them."

A VERY BORING Friday 56 for such a fun book!!!

One of my favorite parts has been: (with the best line at the end):

"But why Mr. Darcy came so often to the parsonage, it was more difficult to understand. It could not be for society, as he frequently sat there ten minutes together without opening his lips; and when he did speak, it seemed the effect of necessity rather than of choice. He seldom appeared really animated, even at the sight of Mrs. Collins gnawing upon her own hand. What remained of Charlotte would liked to have believed this change the effect of love, and the object of that love her friend Eliza."

(and then there are a few more paragraphs... and then my favorite...):

"In her kind schemes for Elizabeth, she sometimes planned her marrying Colonel Fitzwilliam. He was beyond comparison the most pleasant man; he certainly admired her, and his situation in life was most eligible; but, to counterbalance these advantages, Mr. Darcy had a considerably larger head, and thus, more brains to feast upon."

HAHAHA!!!!! I am loving this book.
And I believe it's being made into a movie.
Here are some of the illustrations in the book. Too funny!


I am planning on reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters next!!!

Have a good weekend!!!
Thanks for reading!

4 comments:

Sweet Vernal Zephyr said...

Wow - those illustrations are awesome!

Thanks for sharing ~ Miranda

Suzanne said...

I keep saying I'm going to read this and I haven't yet. Now I definitely need to!

Lori L. Clark Art said...

I wonder how people come up with these book ideas! :) Great!

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