After having read Pies and Prejudice, I am caught up in imagining my own book club. Every activity can be based on a particular book we choose. For example, in the book, the members mention having dressed up as their favourite character from Little Women. Perhaps my book club can be based on Austenesque novels and it can have activities like an outing which the characters embark on or a ball they go to :) What fun will it be when December comes and the book club can hold a Regency Christmas celebration! When it comes to the modern retellings, these activities will be in accordance with the era the books are set in :) Imagine putting on a P&P play like how it was done in Acting Up!
I am also enthusiastic about the idea of participating in life swaps. Jane Green has already written about it but somehow the portrayal of it in this book seems more appealing to me. An American family swaps their house with another from England for a period of time. I would love to do this with someone from Bath, England so that I can explore Bath. I am very sure my partner would gush about Singapore, where I am from, after having spent some time living here :)
The book poses questions for book clubs and I would like to answer of them here.
What did you know about JA before you read this book? Are you interested in reading her books?
Answer: I knew about some of her novels, her movie adaptations and the spin-offs from her novels. Yes, though only some of them. I would want to read Pride and Prejudice.
Have you ever lived outside of the United States? Where would you want to live?
Answer: Yes, I live in Singapore. I would want to live in England.
Have you ever had a friend move away? How did you stay in touch?
Answer: Yes. I used ICQ chat and snail mail.
Have you ever felt bullied? How did you handle it?
Answer: Yes. I tried to endure their taunting for as long as I could before bursting out with a remark aimed at them and then walking away in a huff.
How would you feel if your family swapped houses with someone else?
Answer: I would feel excited but would also miss my house and be anxious about living in a new house.
Have you ever tried out for something you really wanted? Did you make it?
Answer: Yes to both questions. I wanted to sing as part of the choir for a Catholic musical and I was selected for it after the audition :)
Do you have a blog? Have you ever thought about starting a blog? What would it be about?
Answer: Yes to the first two questions. Different aspects of life, as evidenced by my various blogs under the prefix Pseudo.
Have you ever done something anonymously? If so, why?
Answer: Yes. I felt the gift was more important than the giver.
Have you ever had to say goodbye to someone or something that you didn't want to?
Answer: Yes.
Do you like to bake? What is the best thing you make?
Answer: Yes! Cornflake Bites.
Is there anyone in your life who resembles a character from literature?
Answer: Yep. One of my close friends seems like a Mr Darcy.
Have you ever upset someone unintentionally? Is there anyone that you think would make a great character in a book?
Answer: Yes to the first question. It was through my words.
Is there any famous person, alive or dead, whose hometown you would like to visit? Why?
Answer: Of course! Jane Austen, which I am crazy over.
Has anyone close to you passed away? How did you get through it?
Answer: Yes, my mum. My Catholic faith and my close friends helped a lot.
If you could give any present to anyone you wanted, what would it be? Why?
Answer: Financial help. The person needs it.
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