Everything I Read in March ‘23

Pride and Prejudice

I love this story and I’ve seen the movie too many times to count. I feel like when you read a well-loved classic there’s more pressure to give it a 5-star rating. So going into it, I wanted to read it objectively and not just say I loved it just because everyone else does. All that said, I can confidently rate this one 5 stars. Jane Austen was a genius and I loved the character development, setting, and storyline. I really do think the (2005) Pride & Prejudice film did the book justice. The characters were so accurately portrayed (especially Mr. Collins) and the cinematography is everything. I will shamelessly rewatch it until the day I die.

Anne of Green Gables

“Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them-- that's the best of it. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.”

-Anne Shirley

Somehow I ended up rereading Anne of Green Gables. I wanted something happy and Anne always delivers that. I enjoyed this book just as much as when I was a child (if not more so). If you’re looking for an entertaining spring read, I will always recommend this one!

All The Light We Cannot See

This book was chosen for the book club (by me). It’s been on my shelf for years but I never read it because it’s over 500 pages and it just seemed intimidating. It took all of four weeks to finish and I didn’t find myself gravitating toward it. I can’t say too much without spoiling it, but it could have been 200 pages shorter (and probably would have been better honestly). The prose was very poetic and beautiful and sometimes I loved that, but sometimes I just wanted the author to get to the point. It was unlike any book I’ve read before and I’m glad I was able to finish it but I don’t see myself wanting to read it again.

Have you read any of these? What did you think? Let’s chat about it! Leave a comment below.