Bethy's Book Nook

Wow... has it really been two weeks or more since I've posted anything?  I do believe it has!  For those of you who were worried that the blizzard swept me away, never fear... it didn't... I've just lacked motivation to write... Sad but true.... But, here we go again!

Today's Book Nook Review...
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens

If you haven't read this book, I'm going to say this to you... Go find it and read it.  Now, I'm not usually the biggest fan of Mr. Dickens.  Don't ask me how many times I've picked up "Great Expectations" only to get half way through before finishing the thing.  I just sometimes find good ol' Chuck's writing to be slow and tedious.  But that didn't stop me from trying to read some of his other well known books, and I'm glad it didn't.  I read "A Tale of Two Cities" one summer in college and I was blown away.  Seriously.  When I finished the book, I closed it and said, out loud to no one in the room but myself mind you, "Wow!"  And that's exactly what I think of the book.  From the classic opening line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" to the mind blowing ending, I was hooked.  I won't give away the ending to you in case you've never read it, let's just say that this book makes you really think.  It's the first Dicken's book I finished.  I was pretty proud of myself for that one.  So, if you want to read a curious tale of an intriguing cast of characters living through the French revolution, read this book.  Expand your mind. You can borrow my copy if you want...

Happy Reading!

Oh... and Happy Valentine's Day... You know, there's also a good love story in this book, so... it's fitting to read on this day of love... I guess...

Bethy's Book Nook....

Welcome to the inaugural Bethy's Book Nook post.  Come on, pull up a big comfy chair and join me in my book nook as I talk about, well, books.  I guess that's pretty obvious from the title, huh?  No mystery here, sorry.

So, for the first book nook post ever, I'd like to share with you about my most favorite book. This book, of course, is Pride & Prejudice! I love this book.  I've read it so many times, and yet each time I read it, it's still like reading it for the first time.  I love the language and the manners.  The formality of Jane Austen's world and works just intrigues me.  I love to get lost in the pages of this book.

This book seriously never fails to disappoint.  No matter that I've read it, or seen the movie version a million times, I'm always waiting on pins and needles to see if Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy really will get together in the end (This isn't a spoiler is it? I mean everyone knows the ending to this story, right?). Sigh... And it just thrills me to the soul when Elizabeth puts aside her pride and her prejudice against Mr. Darcy to find that she truly does love him.  This love story is just classic!  Oh to find a man like Mr. Darcy!

So, there are many reasons I love this book.  And I think that it truly is a must for everyone to read this book.  For that reason, I'm holding a giveaway!  Some lucky reader here will win their very own copy of Pride & Prejudice along with, drum roll please, a $15 gift card to Barnes & Noble!!  What?!?!  Yes, I'm throwing that gift card in because I know that not all out there are as fascinated by the ingenious Ms. Austen like I am.

The book... the gift card... good luck!

The details:
Just leave a comment telling me the title of your favorite book. That's it! So easy! But, please, only one entry per person. The drawing is open until Friday evening. Winner's comment will be randomly picked and announced on Saturday!

Happy Reading!!!