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laura_npeace's review against another edition
- 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
eviesellers's review against another edition
5.0
a classic for a reason!! the original enemies to lovers
wdixon's review against another edition
4.0
I will be honest and say I found the first 2/3 pretty slow and I would put this book down to go read other books instead and come back when I was in the mood. But the last 1/3 was much more interesting and I couldn’t wait to see what happened! I also noticed so many similarities in story between this and the Downton Abbey tv series which really surprised me. I didn’t realize Downton Abbey was so unoriginal lol. I think for me, reading classic literature is difficult because the language and writing is so different from modern language but I did enjoy the story quite a bit. I can appreciate how this would have been very entertaining reading in Jane Austen’s time.
aleadle6's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
runjnee's review against another edition
5.0
Who does not love Pride and Prejudice? The mind-games of the Victorian women, each so happily interfering in the others' lives?
Pride and Prejudice holds a special place in my heart, being the first classic I ever read, the first Jane Austen, the first book displaying so much of a woman's perspective, and the first literary-bad-boy crush of my hormonal and lonely school years.
The writing is mostly simple and conveys the point clearly, with a dash of colour. There are plot twists and endless machinations and a heroine with a good dose of backbone. There is a lot of pride and even more prejudice. There are all feelings petty and noble, described so well you can imagine the character and what she/he is feeling almost exactly. The setting is simple, yet so completely portrays these small lives and their big concerns. You almost wish you were there, as one of them, seeing and feeling all these things.
Very few books come close to creating the everyday magic in Jane Austen's books, and most especially Pride and Prejudice.
Pride and Prejudice holds a special place in my heart, being the first classic I ever read, the first Jane Austen, the first book displaying so much of a woman's perspective, and the first literary-bad-boy crush of my hormonal and lonely school years.
The writing is mostly simple and conveys the point clearly, with a dash of colour. There are plot twists and endless machinations and a heroine with a good dose of backbone. There is a lot of pride and even more prejudice. There are all feelings petty and noble, described so well you can imagine the character and what she/he is feeling almost exactly. The setting is simple, yet so completely portrays these small lives and their big concerns. You almost wish you were there, as one of them, seeing and feeling all these things.
Very few books come close to creating the everyday magic in Jane Austen's books, and most especially Pride and Prejudice.
pinyada's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
alisarae's review against another edition
5.0
2020: i listened to the Duke Classics version this time. It was nice. I like how in the end of the book Austen is like "And Elizabeth taught Georgianna how to be saucy. The end." Way better than saying how many kids everyone had.
2015: I've lost track of how many times I've read this book, but it's good every time. This round I listened to the Blackstone Audio production and the narrator was great. She does voices that are satisfyingly similar to the A&E mini series.
2015: I've lost track of how many times I've read this book, but it's good every time. This round I listened to the Blackstone Audio production and the narrator was great. She does voices that are satisfyingly similar to the A&E mini series.
alisarae's review against another edition
“Confession: I have read Pride and Prejudice two hundred times. I get lost in the language, words like: Thither. Mischance. Felicity. I am always in agony over whether Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are really going to get together. Read it! I know you’ll love it.” — You've Got Mail