Vaca Reading

Pride and Prejudice - done.

Northanger Abby - working on it

Finding over 2.5 million free books on Kindle at Amazon - priceless...literally!

In the past few hours, I have downloaded countless G.K. Chesterton books, some Luther and some Austen.

Attempting to figure out the hype surrounding the Game of Thrones book, I only ran into disappointment. I'm not seeing the acclaimed "Tolkien" that everyone is speaking of. Maybe its just me, but the last thing I want to read is a story of baseless redemption. Sooooooo, I'm officially throwing out the adult science fiction genre. I'm a sucker for the young adult series like Eragon and Potter, anyway. Hunger Games is not for me. After reading many reviews, I just can't stomach the plot.

This brings me back to my love of the classics. Austen never disappoints and always has me highlighting every other page. Bronte is next on the list of summer reading! (I'm a girl, duh.) I'm taking a break from theology and reading lighter stuff during vacation. Derek, however, is plowing through sermons and debates on things like "predestination, the elect, God's goodness..." I'm boring him recounting the exploits of Austin's characters.

So, to leave you with some of my favorites:

"We are all fools in love!" Pride and Prejudice

"Friendship is certainly the balm for the pangs of disappointed love. "  Northanger Abby

"No young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared. It must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her."  

"Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like them well enough to marry them. She had neither beauty, genius, accomplishment, nor manner. The air of a gentlewoman, a great deal of quiet, inactive good temper, and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible, intelligent man like Mr. Allen."   ....(harsh)....