Mouseketeer Tina wrote:
If all else fails, maybe you can find a copy of the TV adaption of "Northanger Abbey." They aired it on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre" last year. I really, really enjoyed it.

this sounds promising, Tina...thanks!

i am proud to say that im nearly half finished with Northanger Abbey. it is quite interesting tho again, a bit hard to read because of the way they spoke.

we are currently watching Sense and Sensibility again. Rachel is in love with that movie. she has just finished reading that book as well.

i am also reading The Disneyland Encyclopedia that i borrowed from the library..there is a lot of great info in there.


this morning, however, i got a wonderful present. a friend of my husband's passed away recently and he had a lot of books that his family wanted to give to his friends who wanted any of them. Rachel went over and look at them. Tim brought home some of the books she has mentioned wanting, she got me the 'Walt Disney World 20 Magical Years' book which is in pristine condition.... i am a very lucky girl

Am now on HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It's already funnier than the first two. In my opinion anyway. lol. I'm up to the part where Harry has just arrived at Hogwarts and Draco is teasing him.

I'm also reading A New Earth by Eckert Tolle. One of Oprah's spiritual advisors. To tell you the truth, I actually like his advice. I'll go back and finish it when I finish this HP.

To sum up, I have three books going at once: Secrets of the Middle Ages, HP and the prisoner of Azkaban, and A New Earth. lol. I"m a very eclectic (sp) reader.

im still working on Northanger Abbey, but im happy that i hung with it. im about 2/3 of the way thru it. i am off tomorrow and i hope to get quite a bit more finished


i borrowed The Disneyland Encyclopedia from the library and that is what i have been reading in between.


i also got The Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland the other day (from Amazon with my new movie) and i read thru that in a few hours....i really enjoy knowing some of the little-known secrets of the parks!!

I finished HP and the Prisoner of Azkahban. Then, I finished A New EArth by Eckhart Tolle. Now I'm finishing up my book on the Middle Ages. Whew!

ive been away for too long....

finished Northanger Abbey about a week and a half ago. i really liked it (tho Austen is really hard to read because of the language), and Tina, we did borrow the movie and it was great (the one with Felicity Jones and JJ Feild).

since then, i read The Bachelor's Cat, which is an awesome little story by L. F. Hoffman

i also read an odd novel called Go With Me by Castle Freeman, Jr. it was okay, wouldnt recommend it or read it again

im currently reading The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg

that makes about 7 or 8 books for me this year..im so proud!

I'm glad you enjoyed Northanger Abbey! ( The book and movie.)

The Bachelor's Cat sounds interesting. What is it about?

hi, Tina

The Bachelor's Cat is a story about an young single guy who finds a practically newborn kitten on his doorstep one cold night and takes her in so she wont freeze (or anything else!).

he really doesnt want a cat, and is going to advertise her when she is old enough to be on her own, but over the ensuing weeks he finds a wonderful companion. its the story of how he discovers what real love is...

its a great book and i could not wait to own it....

a week later at our library's spring book sale, i found a my own copy of this little gem for $1...it was destiny

That sounds like a sweet story. And I love how you found the book. It's great when things like that work out. It was meant to be.

Finished Mysteries of the Middle ages. Onto HP and the Goblet of Fire.

It's one of the best books - much better than the film. I'm currently reading 'The Brutal Art' by Jesse Kellerman.

I'm currently reading The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.

Mouseketeer Tina wrote:
I'm currently reading The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.

^ It's being shown on BBC at the moment.

They're also showing it here on HBO. Hence, why I'm reading the book.

Finished Goblet of Fire today. Will take a brief break with a Non-Harry potter book, and then start in on Order of Phoenix.

I regularly listen to the Harry Potter books on my iPod, playing it on our docking station while I'm cooking or on an iTrip if I'm driving a long distance.

havent been reading a diligently as i would like, but now that Rachel has found a position ill be watching less movies in the evenings...


i finished A Year oF Pleasures by ELizabeth Berg a few days ago , and ive been reading Mighty Queens of Freeville by Amy Dickinson

I just downloaded the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy onto my iPod so I'm listening to Northern Lights.

Okay, I ended up starting HP and the OotP. This one is really hard to put down. It's my favorite of the movies so we'll see how the book goes. Right now I"m up to Harry's hearing. Kreacher is really mean!

It was my favourite film and least liked book. I think Half Blood Prince is the best of the bunch so roll on July 15th.

im on to Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen...

^ I enjoyed reading it It'll help you appreciate that the BBC version is better than the Keira Knightley film

tigger podge wrote:
^ I enjoyed reading it It'll help you appreciate that the BBC version is better than the Keira Knightley film

tigger podge wrote:
^ I enjoyed reading it It'll help you appreciate that the BBC version is better than the Keira Knightley film

you know, tigger podge, im finding it much easier to read than Northanger Abbey, because there is less of the unusual English phrasing.

im also going to give the BBC miniseries another try once ive finished it. Rachel has the Kiera Knightly version which she loves, but it is lacking one important actor that the BBC version has....Colin Firth!

I'll say Colin Firth was the best thing about the BBC version. But the Keira Knightley version has the sexier Mr. Wickham in it.

I think the Keira Knightley adaptation should have cut a few scenes instead of trying to portray everything but rush it. The ITV dramatisation Persuasion is very good, another one to look out for.