Saturday, September 17, 2011

Finishing a Friend



Do you ever pick up a book and discover a friend? Something you thought would be merely entertaining, turns out to share some of your same thoughts and secret desires? Austenland was like reading a friend, or better yet, looking into a fantasy mirror. Jane being me in having this perfect image of what a romance and a gentleman look like and act like. I often yearn to escape back into a time like that. Austenland would be a theme park I would like to attend. I would love to experience the Regency era first hand, though I wouldn't like actors pretending to court me or fall for me (I would be too naive to fall for them!), but just to keep me company, like a tour guide, except less explicit as one. I am like Jane in being hopelessly hopeful in any budding romance, having practical and fanciful fights within myself. Though I loved reading it, it was sad to be done with it. Like saying goodbye to a good friend. I was happy for Jane and her happy ending, but sad I had to move on with my romanceless life. Though I read Austenland awhile ago, I still remember the reader's remorse sigh that escaped my lips as I finished my friend. So glad I read it, but sad I can never read it again for the first time... But don't you worry, I went and bought my friend, to forever keep company with my other literature friends. Now I will wait patiently for the movie to squeeze its way into my media collection as well. So goodbye Austenland, for now at least...






5 comments:

Suey said...

And Midnight in Austenland will be coming out soon too. So the adventure is not over yet!

Megs said...

It's NOT!!!! Oh that makes me happy!!!

Robyn said...

Shannon Hale books are hard to get here. I always have to put them on hold.

Kami said...

Now you have a follower who isn't related to you!! It was super fun to meet you and your family last night!!

Megs said...

WOOHOO Kami! I feel so popular now! It fun to meet you too! I have visited your bolg and you have put me to shame with the amount of posts you have in just a month compared to my sad 4 posts for many months.