A review by quillcarrier
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

5.0

If you've never read Jane Austen, this is a great story with some very memorable characters. The heroine and her sister have delightful conversations, even though the way they look at others differs greatly. They become a lens through which Austen looks at character. Mr. Darcy, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Bingley, and his sisters are all scrutinized by the sisters. Austen works in several studies of human frailty, mostly centered on marriage. But there are other facets, too: idleness, judging prematurely and superficially, and a want of proper conduct. There's certainly a sense of parenting gone awry. As in so many of Austen's novels, even where there is joy in romance, there is an underlying melancholy that women's fates are so much dependent on the marriages they make. Austen's is a fascinating and authentic voice from the Regency period.