Mansfield Park does get confusing when there are multiple people in a conversation as it doesn't necessarily follow who's speaking or even identify who is even there all the time. And there is a lot of conversation in this book, more so than most of the others. I can't speak for Emma because I haven't read it in recent memory, and I don't remember.
So far this year, in reverse order (and I think I'll change the format):
16) Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare
To better understand "Pride and Prejudice."
15) Peter Pan, A Fantasy in Five Acts - JM Barrie (5/27/24).
Tragic, all around. This was the version that was a play.
14) The White Lady: A Novel, Jacqueline Winspear (5/18/24)
There are no real winners in war.
13) Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear, Mosab Abu Toha (5/12/4).
12) For All of Us, One Today - An Inaugural Poet's Journey - Richard Blanco (5/10/24).
A librarian put on display for poetry month. I kept putting it off but ended up really loving it. He reminded me why art matters, in his stories of how people from all walks of life wrote to him after the event saying they felt seen that day, they finally felt like they belonged. This was for the second Obama inauguration. Because of this, I asked to include poetry more in church, among other places. People need art and poetry and music.
11) Lost Connections - Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression, and the Unexpected Solution - Johan Hari (5/3/24).
10) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (4/25/24.)
Seriously, have I read this before? I'm sure I have, but reading it felt like for the first time, I picked out themes and behaviors I hadn't before.
9) Like, Literally, Dude - Arguing for the Good in Bad English - Valerie Fridland (4/8/24.)
Fridland is a linguist. She discusses the history of and why certain words, and vocal tics annoy us, such as with the use of "like" or vocal fry. I went to get something else, but again, a librarian had put this one out on display, so I checked it out.
8) No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre (?)
"Hell is other people."
7) Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank (3/29/24).
6) A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle (3/23/24)
These two were written around the same time: late 1950's, midst of the cold war, post use of nuclear bombs. Similar sensibility between them, if written for different audiences.
5) On Our Best Behavior - The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good - Elise Loehnen (3/1/24).
4) The Creative Act: A Way of Being - Rick Rubin (2/24/24).
3) Ultra-Processed People. The Science Behind Food that Isn't Food - Chris Van Tulleken. (2/16/24)
2) The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins (2/2/24).
He and Dickens were friends. Similar plot twist in "Tale of Two Cities," and this one.
1) Agent Running in the Field - John Le Carre (1/20/24.)
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