Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Everything Austen Challenge

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Stephanie of Stephanie's Written Word has started a reading challenge with the simple theme of Jane Austen. Between July 1st and January 1st, all you need to do is complete six Austen-themed pieces. They can be Jane Austen books, books based on Jane Austen books, Austen movies, Austen-based movies. There are so many options depending how much you want to read or watch. This gives me a great chance to read/watch some things I always say I've been meaning to read/watch.

My picks for the next six months are as follows:
  1. The BBC's Pride & Prejudice mini-series
  2. Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley (to compare)
  3. Becoming Jane with Anne Hathaway
  4. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
  5. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (because I remember nothing about it from senior year summer reading)
  6. Austenland by Shannon Hale
I also want to watch Emma and Clueless to compare, but I've already seen both of them, so they're not making the official cut. My picks are subject to change if I read a review by another participant that just seems to good to miss!