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Summary: Easy to read classic
Review: I had always meant to read this book, but never got around to it until I saw the movie "You've Got Mail." It was fun to see the how the movie plot follows the theme of the book Meg Ryan's character loved so much. I am a fan of the British classics and found Jane Austen much easier to read than the Brontes, but not quite as passionate. There is plenty of humor as well.
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Summary: Never judge a book by it's cover
Review: This is a true English masterpiece. Not only is it magical,funny and sensitive. Austen also manages to entice you into her world. She creates the most perfect hero in Mr Darcy, a man willing to do anything to be with the woman he loves, even if it means having to stand Mrs Bennet as his mother-in-law. With Elizabeth, Austen manages to create a heroine who could easily be envied in both the nineteeth and twentieth just for her wit, intelligence and her honesty. Do not judge this book before reading it as a girly, old and an out dated piece that your English teacher rambles on about. It really does make you realise that there was life so long ago, and people have not really changed that much.
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Summary: An excellent love story
Review: I think that this story was very well-written and extremely interesting. The tension between Mr. Darcy and Ms. Bennett give the book enough suspense to hold the reader's attention while the other characters unfold the plot around them. Very entertaining and involving for the reader.
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Summary: One of the best classics I have ever read!
Review: At the beginning of the book its hard to follow, but once Jane Austen gets to the developing the main plot the book is wonderful! Definately worth all of its praise.
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Summary: This novel was extremely enjoyable to read.
Review: Jane Austen's novel, "Pride and Prejudice", was a great novel written as a portrayal of what life was like in the eighteenth century in England. This amusing tale revolves around an embarassing couple, named the Bennets and their five daughters. The Bennets, were what I would consider to be one of the most disfunctional families in all of history. The book starts way back in time when women could do nothing but to marry well, and as one can see having five daughters was more a curse, than a blessing. In the beginning Mrs. Bennet starts off by telling her daughters to marry well. At the same time, a wealthy man moves close to Netherfield, the house that they live in. The oldest of the five daughters, Jane, falls in love with this man, whose name later turns out to be Charles Bingley. Charles falls in love with Jane, depite her family's strange ways. Mr. Bingley and his friend Darcy talk often of the Bennet sisters, and later Mr. Darcy falls in love with one of them... the oldest Elizabeth, but she unfortunately turns him down, even though she later begins to have some other feelings for him. Lydia, the youngest daughter elopes with a man named Mr. Wickham and the family is very upset about this action. Jane and Mr. Bingley are getting closer but his younger sister Caroline tries to break them apart. Jane Austen's novel reflects many ways of life, including both the good and the bad times, all while in the search for happiness. This novel's story almost reminds me of another classic called, Little Women, which surprisingly enough was not written by Austen, because it has the same type of story line.
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Summary: Rave Reviews!
Review: This book is one of the greatest classics I have ever read. The story of five young daughter's lovelives, along with their impertinent mother and lovable but sarcastic father, it is definitely a good read. The plot picks up as the book progresses, leaving the reader striving to know one thing: will Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy realize their profound love for one another and finally get together? I definitly reccomend reading this book. Try it, you will love it!
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Summary: Truely one of the best works of literature ever!
Review: Jane Austens wonderful understanding of people and the common failure and missunderstandings that plague our world are elequently put together in this classic book. Her obviously well-educated writing and her smart wit keep you reading. I think you come away smarter just by her style and amazingly exact portrail of human emotions. It's definatly a must read for those who seek to understand themselves and other better as well as enjoy a great story.
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Summary: Attempting to give justification to a wicked book
Review: I loved the book, it is before its time. It is a satirical satire in to the landed gentry of England. Austen is saying, through the wonderfully witty and Beautiful Elizabeth, that women have a place in society. Absolutely brilliant
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Summary: A really good read!
Review: I've just recently started reading classics, and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Jane Austen's novel, and what a pleasure it was to read. I was fascinated by the little details of the characters' lives.
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Summary: Perfect cure for insomnia!!!!
Review: I can't believe this is considered a classic, and still so beloved by readers today. It's so incredibly boring and stupid!!! It was without a doubt one of the most torturous reading experiences for me. Now, I can appreciate great pieces of classic literature (e.g. Moby Dick, Red Badge of Courage, Gullivers Travels), but this assuredly does not merit to fall within that catagory. It is friviolous and devoid of any real substance. No plot whatsoever. Essentially, it concerns a bunch of smart-aleck, stuck-up self-righteous phonies who try to outdo each other with their sarcastic and smart-aleck remarks. Give me a break, all of you who supposedly like this dull, monotonous, shallow book!! It is utterly beyond my comprehension how in the world this garbage is considered one of the great books of world literature. It is simply a 19th century British version of the Jerry Springer show.
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