volume 1

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

[ Peter has no idea how he ended up here, on a couch, listening to a bunch of middle aged women and a few other assorted people talk about Pride and Prejudice. He lost count of how many times he was nearly force fed a cookie by some woman claiming that he's too skinny, and this is starting to feel like all those dreams about showing up to class without any pants on.

He's barely said anything about the book since showing up, instead opting to just sort of listen, and nod every once in awhile. It's easier to just agree with everyone than to pretend he cares about a rich guy marrying some poor guy's daughter. Great, it's heartfelt and mooshy, he gets it.

Running a hand down his face, he flips through the book again for what feels like the hundredth time, stopping on some page to skim through a paragraph, while another woman starts to talk about the historical ramifications of things that Peter chooses to ignore. At this point, he's pretty sure he's forgotten why he even agreed to this in the first place. ]

So what do you think about the book? [ And it's the first question actually directed at him. Oh yeah, this is exactly like those pantsless dreams he used to have, and now he's just... at a total loss for words. ]

Comments

[blueshocks.livejournal.com]

Which is probably why the book sucks. Not that I bothered to read it.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

Then how do you know it sucks?

[blueshocks.livejournal.com]

Because it sounds retarded.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

At least it's not Anna Karenina.

[blueshocks.livejournal.com]

Anna what?

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

... Karenina. It's a book.

[blueshocks.livejournal.com]

Whatever it is, it sounds stupid.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

I'm getting the feeling you think all books are stupid.

[blueshocks.livejournal.com]

Well, most of em are.

[askedtobe.livejournal.com]

How would you know if you haven't read it?

[blueshocks.livejournal.com]

Gut feeling.