Johanna’s Blog

I can remember the exact moment I fell in love with Jane Austen…I was 15 and I had just seen “Sense and Sensibility” in the theater with my mom and my friend Julia. I bought all the Jane Austen books right away. And I watched the movie over and over. Then a few years ago, I was browsing in Target, when I came across the BBC version of “Pride and Prejudice” starring Colin Firth, and took chance and bought it. My love was again renewed. I can’t even remember how many times I watched it! But I watched it enough that I started to wear out the DVDs (it kept me sane through many lonely nights in Laredo)–I didn’t even know that was possible!! Anywho, recently, Masterpiece on PBS aired “The Complete Jane Austen” which I watched with my sister. My obsession has come alive again!! I cannot even explain how much I LOVED the new version of “Persuasion!!” And my sis and I agree that it has one of the best movie kisses EVER….It has inspired me to reread the book and I believe (and I never thought this would be possible) that I like it more than Pride and Prejudice.

Well, here is a quiz that will tell you which Jane Austen heroine you are most like. I am 72% Elinor Dashwood (with Jane and Lizzie Bennet coming in second and third respectively). Here’s to all my fellow Austenites!