In the text (offiliated with In the cup)

Well the new offshoot of In the cup has officially been created. We shall be called In the text. Each month or so we will elect new books to read. I nominate that we generally try to read "classics" because if not I doubt we will ever leave the sci fi/fantasy realm (and besides its much more fun to read books that none of us have read and the classic genre Im sure has tons and tons of books we havent touched). However In the text is a democratic organization and all book nominations will be up for discussion at the close of the last text. So far we have 3 members. To join its easy, just pick up the current text and dig in. We are currently reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin. Cmon...you know you want to be cool like us!

Now to the first post about Pride and Prejudice. Ive read up to Ch. 6. I promised Ron I wouldnt read more but that was sort of a one day thing. After tonight all bets are off. Besides, its such an easy read. I find myself turning the pages with ease and Im eager to find out whats going to happen next. Its all about marriage but I find myself wondering, will Mr. Bingley go for Lizzy or Jane, will Mr. Darcy continue to be rude and cold, or most likely, will Mrs. Bennett give Mr. Bennett a heart attack from all her crazy rants and "nerves". You just have to keep reading to find out!

I can see why I couldnt handle this type of novel when I was in high school. Marriage and social customs of semi-aristocratic societies was not exactly my idea of a fun read. Now however from a much more removed perspective I can appreciate the rigid practices of these small towns for the connections they have with our own modern rigid practices that are very much still in place with regard to if a man is successful than he must of course be looking for a wife. Brilliant observations into a world so superficial, yet her subtlety in relating the joy that everyone gets out of "playing the game" and the entertainment it causes them (without the goal of marriage it seems many of the characters would not even have lives) makes the whole lifestyle much more endearing when being portrayed from Austin's eyes. I cant help but love the rat race that Im currently in, I suppose it would be very unfair for me to expect that people in Austin's day and age didnt both loathe and love their own rat race. I have much more to say about the writing style and the characters but Ill wait until I read to Ch. 10. Id like to have a bit more to comment on before I get into the style. Just wanted to share that so far so good! Pleasantly surprised to say the least. Long live In the text!