Let's Make Limericks! (2)

I've always enjoyed the challenge of writing limericks, and I thought it might be fun to try writing them about the books I've been reading (or have read, or am going to read). So I thought, why not make a meme out of it?


Here are the rules:

1. Every weekend (yes, this is flexible... choose Saturday or Sunday!), pick a book. It can be one that you're currently reading, one that you've finished, or one that's in your TBR pile.
2. Write a limerick about the book (click on the link if you're unclear on the limerick format).
3. Try not to include spoilers!

Who's up for the challenge? If you decide to do this, please link back to my site and leave a comment on this post. I can't wait to see what everybody comes up with!

Here's mine for this week. Can you guess which book it's from?

The girls in the family of Lizzie
Were in quite a bit of a tizzy.
Because of their neighbour,
Their mother did labour
To make sure her daughters looked busy.

Booking Through Thursday (9)

Booking Through Thursday asks:

If you could ask your favorite author (alive or dead) one question … who would you ask, and what would the question be?

This is a tough one. I don't really have a favourite author.

I might ask Charlotte Brontë or Jane Austen if they were percolating any ideas for new stories when they died. It would have been interesting to know what might have been, had these ladies not died at such young ages.

Teaser Tuesdays (1)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Today's Teaser:

"Eliza Bennet," said Miss Bingley, when the door was closed on her, "is one of those young ladies who seek to recommend themselves to the other sex by undervaluing their own; and with many men, I daresay, it succeeds; but, in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean art."

"Undoubtedly," replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, "there is a meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable."

~ page 33 (probably varies by edition) - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Meow! I guess catty women aren't a new phenomenon. And yes, I know that was three sentences; I didn't want to cut Mr. Darcy off in mid-thought.