Northanger Abbey & Quilting
I was supposed to finish reading the Jane Austen bookclub’s February book, Northanger Abbey. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get to the end. It wasn’t that I didn’t have time, I just could not bear to read further. I really struggled with it and I don’t know why. It didn’t capture me, it didn’t speak to me, it didn’t motivate me in anyway to finish it. I have complained about the book quite often on twitter and I’m satisfied to see I’m not the only one who had to fight to finish that book.
Actually, it’s quite reassuring to know that even though Jane Austen is very much a wonderful writer, not all her books were to my liking. That would have been too perfect. I might try this book again later in the year, but at the moment everything about the book just seems insipid.
This has annoyed me quite a bit, because I’m behind in the number of books I should have read for my 30 Book Challenge 2009! So I have decided a change of flavour. This month I will go into something a bit less romantic. I have started reading Richard Dawkin’s The God Delusion and hope to read later this month The Kite Runner, which has been only praised by everyone I know.
On a less literary topic, I have finished my first quilt. It’s only a small one for practice and am quite happy with the patchwork (although not all the squares are aligned, but I now know how to fix that in the future), but as you can see, my border is really lacking in mad quilting skillz ;)
witsandnuts Said,
March 4, 2009 @ 9:18 am
Same here. I struggled to finish. I’m actually drafting my review since last night. It took me so forever to reach the ending to think that it’s not so thick. Anyway, I’ll probably publish my review tonight.
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Ramintessah Said,
March 4, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
Oh my dear Im about to start reading that one..Yay! I dont know if I sound crazy but even Sense and Sensibility bores me..lol! but Im doing my best to read as somehow I can sense its goodness. btw, Congrats for your new quilt! You have been creative within the past days. Keep it up!!
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I Said,
March 4, 2009 @ 3:06 pm
Yea for your quilt! I don’t even want to start to learn about sewing, as I know it will add to my textile, tactile addiction. Did I tell you “Love the new pics in the shop!” ? I forget.
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Christine Said,
March 5, 2009 @ 9:47 pm
love your quilt hun! you’re so crafty and artistic! xx
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