Reviews

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

iheartdraco's review against another edition

5.0

My Number 1 book

nomnombookies's review against another edition

4.0

I spent years thinking I didn't like this book, but now I'm not sure I had ever read it.

storian's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

katimari's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jelenwalker's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

hadeanstars's review against another edition

4.0

I always have a slight reluctance to read Jane Austen because I suspect that her storylines are going to be somehow inconsequential and trivial, and are, in the final analysis, little more than the fantasy material of a young girl's mind and rarely do they involve any great degree of soulful introspection or weighty social movement. Superficially, this is how it goes, because we start the novel with an exploration of a young lady's feisty but unsuitable for marrying character, and we end up having realised the most stupendous match imaginable in all the land! I am suspicious that most romance fiction took note of this early template and hasn't deviated from it over-much. But don't you think that originators get punished by the endless tide of copycats? We see this in film all the time. Hitchcock's, masterful devices have been so often plagiarised that they have become clichés and when we see them endlessly regurgitated by inferior film-makers, we yawn.

So, I think, when reading Austen, one should keep this in mind. Apart from this, her prose, and particularly her dialogue is second to none. If we could all express ourselves with such charming and succinct precision then wouldn't the world be amazing? We'd opt for conversation over screen time, every time, without fail.

So all in all, a delightful and charming read, I will watch the TV show now. Being as it is, all Venus in Gemini then the novel, to my mind loses a star for not having enough Pluto. Others will disagree, but only because they are weak ;)

viktoriaandherbooks's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

philphanireads's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

sabine_beans's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

littleravenie's review against another edition

5.0

ELIZABETH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MY TINY MINY LITTLE BABY GIRL