Mr. Darcy

  Pride and Prejudice is seriously one of my all-time favorite books.  What better "Prince Charming" is there than Mr. Darcy?  He seems to be the man that most women compare other men to, which isn't all that fair, but I'll admit that I do it too.  The first time I read Pride and Prejudice (Junior year in High School), I didn't really understand what all the fuss was about.  But then I watched the movie, and re-read the book.  It's amazing how your perspective changes when you actually see how Mr. Darcy acts.
   Anyways, I love Pride and Prejudice.  I'm not really a huge fan of any other Jane Austen book though.  Sense and Sensibility (what I did read of it) was o.k., but I just couldn't get into it... I'm sure I'll try again some day.  I watched the movie of Emma, and I can say that I probably won't be reading that one.  Emma just annoyed me.  But who knows?  Maybe someday I'll try to challenge myself and read all of Jane Austen's books.
   For now though, I found this amazing series, written by Sharon Lathan.  It's about what happens to Elizabeth and Darcy after the marriage.  Naturally, it is not written with the same Jane Austen flair, and the writing is a bit more contemporary, but I love them!  I'm on the third book in the series, and I'm captivated!  These books aren't exactly for the faint of heart however....it tends to get a bit...graphic.  : )  In my defense, I was not aware of that aspect of the books...but they are very good, nonetheless! 

Colin Firth - I think he makes a much better Mr. Darcy!

  As for the multiple movies of Pride and Prejudice, my favorite thus far has to be the 1995 BBC mini-series.  It's quite long (5+ hours I believe), but it does not stray from the book at all.  The movie with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen was good as well, but it's just not my favorite.  I broke down and bought both of them last week...They were both on sale and I had 10$ off of anything on Amazon, so that's my defense.  We might be having a marathon on Sunday, but if we don't I think I may bring it up to the cottage with me.  I'll probably have a lot of homework though, so we'll see if I even have time to watch it!  Oh well, there's always Christmas break!

StephanieAnn