PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

3 stars might seem mean for what most people consider Austen's best work. However, I could not help getting royally pissed off at the main character - a fairly major problem. Lizzy Bennet is an insufferable know-it-all and half of me thought it would have served her right if she'd had to marry Mr Collins. Nonetheless, as always with Austen, it is wonderful to be drawn into such a...more

3 stars might seem mean for what most people consider Austen's best work. However, I could not help getting royally pissed off at the main character - a fairly major problem. Lizzy Bennet is an insufferable know-it-all and half of me thought it would have served her right if she'd had to marry Mr Collins. Nonetheless, as always with Austen, it is wonderful to be drawn into such a specific, neatly-drawn world whose social mores, attitudes and patterns of behaviour are so different from our own, yet whose central story (the desire to marry for love, not money - ideally both) can still be sympathised with today. Austen has a way with words that all writers must envy, as is established within the first line of this book - surely one of the best-known sentences in literature. She is funny, extremely intelligent and draws characters with concise brilliance. If only Lizzy had been that little bit more concise herself.   hide

“This book was wonderful!!!! The romance and drama of the times was uniquely captured in this beautifully written story by Austin! It is the story of a family with a houseful of young women who endure the pressure and challenge of finding and keeping "Mr. Right" and the joy that is experienced when he is found! This historical fiction book would be greatly beneficial during a lesson in colonial...more

“This book was wonderful!!!! The romance and drama of the times was uniquely captured in this beautifully written story by Austin! It is the story of a family with a houseful of young women who endure the pressure and challenge of finding and keeping "Mr. Right" and the joy that is experienced when he is found! This historical fiction book would be greatly beneficial during a lesson in colonial times in addition to a lesson in the vocabulary and verbiage used during this time period. This book is great to use in the classroom for students to discover the era and culture of the 19th century in rural England. I would recommend this book at the junior high level, however, with assistance it can be read at a younger level as well. I believe boys could enjoy the story as well. ”   hide

It's hard to write a review for a book that's become such a part of my life. I must have read this tale at least a hundred times - and every single time, I'm still thrilled at the verbal sparring between Elizabeth and Darcy. Jane Austen's famous opening line - "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" - sets the tone...more

It's hard to write a review for a book that's become such a part of my life. I must have read this tale at least a hundred times - and every single time, I'm still thrilled at the verbal sparring between Elizabeth and Darcy. Jane Austen's famous opening line - "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" - sets the tone that this is a story of irony. Austen isn't so much endorsing the view that all affluent men should marry; instead she mocks the whole notion. What she does so brilliantly in this story - as she has in all her books - is demonstrate the tension between conforming with society's expectations and following individual will. In Elizabeth, Austen has created a character after my own heart - fiesty, sarcastic, witty, and ultimately, smart enough to recognize her own flaws. It's hard to imagine Austen created this character so many years ago - Elizabeth is a thoroughly modern woman who could have been written today. In Darcy - Austen has created a man all women secretly wish for - with brooding sex appeal and heroic compassion. No other author better understands the human psyche. I just love this book. It's my all-time favourite...and I'm sure I'll read it a hundred more times at least.   hide

Many writers/screenwriters attempt to add a new spin to her novel, and the intention is good. We all want teenagers to pick up a book and read classics, and there is no better way than to create a modern version and convince them that Jane Austen is all about modern life. Some of them are excellent. For instance, Bridget Jones dairy (Fielding, Helen) is everything from an amusement for Jane...more

Many writers/screenwriters attempt to add a new spin to her novel, and the intention is good. We all want teenagers to pick up a book and read classics, and there is no better way than to create a modern version and convince them that Jane Austen is all about modern life. Some of them are excellent. For instance, Bridget Jones dairy (Fielding, Helen) is everything from an amusement for Jane Austen's fan to a satire about consumer culture. However, some of the writers cannot see her novel beyond romance. They see them as love stories, and that only solidify the common perception. That, in my opinion, is a pity. I used to joke about what I know about love I know it from Jane Austen. When I was 16, I read Jane Austen and that is how I know about courtship. Yet, here I am, being older and supposedly wiser, I shall remark that I have learnt much more than that. Pride and Prejudice is not only a love story between Lizzy and Darcy. It is about a young woman, in spite of the social disadvantage, her lousy family, and the uncertainty of livelihood, still refuses to compromise. It is about the integrity of a person, who stands on her own ground and rejects marriage out of convenience and of inequality. It is about a person who accepts her social standing and yet demands respect and decency from the others. Getting the prince charming is a bonus, but more importantly is to be able to hold your head up.   hide

There is much to much to say about this book. I will say that it didn't warrant to become a favorite until the second to last chapter, when the story reminded me of another of my favorites "Bid Time Return" by Richard Matheson. For those of you who have read Matheson's book before, no I am not saying the stories are at all related in content, but in sentiment, yes. As for being a great love...more

There is much to much to say about this book. I will say that it didn't warrant to become a favorite until the second to last chapter, when the story reminded me of another of my favorites "Bid Time Return" by Richard Matheson. For those of you who have read Matheson's book before, no I am not saying the stories are at all related in content, but in sentiment, yes. As for being a great love story, maybe not. The story is less concerned with love, and more concerned with how the characters of the time act. Maybe, in the time, this would have been considered a romance novel for women, but now it is a documentation of the middle-class attitudes, or at least how Austen saw them. The love story is subdued in a way that lets the world Austen creates shine through as the leading character. If anything I would say this was a comedic book. I was set to laughing out loud from the first page, and nearly all the lines I laughed at were from Mr. Bennet. The exception being Mr. Darcy's first confession of his love. I almost lost my balance and hit the floor with the humour of it. I have yet to see any movie renditions of this book. I like to read books before I see the movies. I know I will only be disappointed, but the version with Colin Firth as well as the newest with Kira Knightly are ones I would like to see in the near future. Since we are on the topic of movies, while I was in the beginning of the book, I could not help but notice a resemblance of "Pride and Prejudice" to the first "Bridget Jones' Diary" movie. Maybe this was not purposeful, but Colin Firth's character in that movie, with his pompous attitude and seemingly easy temper greatly resembled that of Mr. Darcy, as well as his relationship with Bridget. Maybe that is why he got the part. In any case. A+ grade. Might not read again, but I did love it!   hide

I just love this book. What a great study on relationships -- and a great read for fun. The movie is good too -- the PBS mini series. This book was introduced to me years ago in an expanded study on the Se7en deadly sins. Pride, of course, one of the big-biggies, maybe even the leader among the all. Jane has a tremendous gift in her writing style that allowed me to dive into the script and...more

I just love this book. What a great study on relationships -- and a great read for fun. The movie is good too -- the PBS mini series. This book was introduced to me years ago in an expanded study on the Se7en deadly sins. Pride, of course, one of the big-biggies, maybe even the leader among the all. Jane has a tremendous gift in her writing style that allowed me to dive into the script and become a part of the scenes and settings. What a treat.   hide

Many critics take the novel's title as a starting point when analysing the major themes of Pride and Prejudice; however, Robert Fox cautions against reading too much into the title since commercial factors may have played a role in its selection. "After the success of Sense and Sensibility, nothing would have seemed more natural than to bring out another novel of the same author using again...more

Many critics take the novel's title as a starting point when analysing the major themes of Pride and Prejudice; however, Robert Fox cautions against reading too much into the title since commercial factors may have played a role in its selection. "After the success of Sense and Sensibility, nothing would have seemed more natural than to bring out another novel of the same author using again the formula of antithesis and alliteration for the title".[7]A major theme in much of Austen's work is the importance of environment and upbringing on the development of young people's character and morality. [3] Social standing and wealth are not necessarily advantages. In Pride and Prejudice, the failure of Mr and Mrs Bennet (particularly the former) as parents is blamed for Lydia's lack of moral judgement; Darcy, on the other hand, has been taught to be principled and scrupulously honourable, but also proud and overbearing.[3] Kitty, rescued from Lydia's bad influence and spending more time with her older sisters after they marry, is said to improve greatly in their superior society.[8]   hide

Pride And Prejudice is a work of genius and probably Austen’s best and most beloved work, and for excellent reasons. Wit, humor, romance, intelligence, dastardly behavior, and an unforgettable hero... oh, Mr. Darcy. Guess there is no greater love story -- or story, for that matter, ever told. Pride and Prejudice touches something in all of us: maybe it's the regency itself, the...more

Pride And Prejudice is a work of genius and probably Austen’s best and most beloved work, and for excellent reasons. Wit, humor, romance, intelligence, dastardly behavior, and an unforgettable hero... oh, Mr. Darcy. Guess there is no greater love story -- or story, for that matter, ever told. Pride and Prejudice touches something in all of us: maybe it's the regency itself, the costumes and balls, or the household of females, the absurd mother, the judgments we make about others, or our stubbornness in not admitting we're wrong. Or perhaps it's simply the fact that Mr. Darcy can fall in love with Elizabeth even when she hates him, and he continues to love her as she learns her mistakes and opens her eyes to the truth. Whatever the reason is, this novel is a masterpiece that will hopefully be cherished as much now, as ever.   hide

ammiro jane austen dove mostra una volontà critica guidata da un'innata vis morale,ke cn lo strumento dell'ironia e nn già del sarcasmo,mira a farsi beffe d'ogni specie di esagerazione(1matrimonio nn dovrebbe esser contratto sl x opportunità ed interesse economico=>spesso evidenziato nei suoi romanzi).l'ironia dell'autrice evidenzia gli atteggiamenti presuntuosi...more

ammiro jane austen dove mostra una volontà critica guidata da un'innata vis morale,ke cn lo strumento dell'ironia e nn già del sarcasmo,mira a farsi beffe d'ogni specie di esagerazione(1matrimonio nn dovrebbe esser contratto sl x opportunità ed interesse economico=>spesso evidenziato nei suoi romanzi).l'ironia dell'autrice evidenzia gli atteggiamenti presuntuosi di ki si ritiene superiore in virtù della propria posizione sociale(lady catherine de bourgh e del suo nipote darcy al quale viene sottolineata la parola orgoglio).la mondanità viene evidenziata cn la figura di elisabeth descritta dalla austen:"bella snza essere bellissima,cn oki xò fuori dal comune,conquista senza averne l'intenzione,in virtù della sua intelligenza,del suo carattero fermo senza essere duro"...quello ke mi colpisce nn è la diversità ma ke l'amore viene rappresentato attraverso un'energia(sguardi,gesti)e senza nessuna forma di consumismo(sesso o bacio)evidenziato nella scena4del film attraverso la mano...   hide