Pride and Prejudice, Chestnut Soldier, and Sisters Grimm

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• Movie:
  1. Pride and Prejudice or First Impressions (BBC Miniseries) 5 episodes.
     - Borrowed from APL.
     - This is 2004 adaptation. 1996 is still my favorite.
     - One thing I like about this version: aunt Gardner.
     - There are a few things I don't like about this version.
     - Jane's hair is supposed to be blond, but her is brown here.
     - Kitty seems to be older than Jane, I guess because she's taller (?)
     - Mrs. Bennett is so good, I really don't like her character!!!
     - I don't like Mr. Bennett, either.
     - Darcy's cousin colonel Fitzwilliams is very weak here.
• Chapter Books: This week has been busy, didn't have much time to read, except for while driving, hence the 2 following.
  
  1. The Chestnut Soldier: book 3 of The Magician Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo.
     - Borrowed from APL.
     - read by John Keating.
     - This book set 2 years after the 2nd one. Old legend.
     - It seems that Emlyn's mother got postpartum depression.
     - I want to know more about Nia and all characters. Alas, this is the last book.
  2. The Fairy Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, Book 1) by Michael Buckley.
     - Borrowed from BPL.
     - read by L. J. Ganser.
     - This book follows 2 girls, Daphne and Sabrina Grimm, after their parents disappear being shuffled from one orphanage to another until finally a kin claimed them. Sabrina is older and more cautious. She was suspicious of this kin.
     - At the kin's place/house, they started an adventure, meeting all characters from Grimm's fairy tales, had to rescue someone ...
     - It's great fun.
     - One down 8 more to go :)
     - I can't wait.

I cheated and switched this week's user pix with last week's