She Really Does Like Him,

It's Different To Read A Book For Pleasure Than To Read It Analytically. In The Past, I'd Read Pride And Prejudice For Pleasure. This Time, I Was Really Looking At The Structure, The Order Of Events, How The Characters Interact With Each Other And How The Book Is Paced.

... Nothing Broke My Heart Like The Slow Death Of A Shared Joke That Had Once Seemed Genuinely Funny.

I Liked The Idea Of Giving Eligible A Feminist Flavor. While I Do Think That In Pride And Prejudice, Liz Bennet Is Very Bold, She Is Also Very Restricted In Terms Of What's Appropriate For Her To Do And The Ways It's Appropriate For Her To Behave. One Of The Differences Between Pride And Prejudice And Eligible Is That My Female Characters Take More Initiative In Their Romantic Lives.

When You Are A High School Girl, There Is Nothing More Miraculous Than A High School Boy.

I Think There Is Still Pressure To Marry. I Think There Is Still Pressure To Have Children. If You're Middle Or Upper Class, Those Pressures Exist At A Later Age Now.