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Summary: although I am only half-way through...
Review: Although I am only half-way through this book, I am finding it very interesting. It IS a romance, this fact may turn people off, but (as far as I have gone anyway) there is much more to the story! So far, it is very enjoyable, and is teaching me a lot about that time period--what it was like for women in England then. I suggest you read it! Even if you feel that you are a little young. I am 15, I read a lot, and perhaps I'm not understanding everything, but it is enjoyable nontheless!
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Summary: This is what happens when writers are allowed to slack
Review: This book may be considered a "classic" but it isn't. It may deal with "emotions" and "the human spirit" but it lacks the qualities of true literature. To be blunt, the book is boring. There is too much description and not enough meat. The story seems to be leading somewhere, and when you get there, you wonder why you took the journey in the first place. I plead to the human race not to let writers get off this easy by writing such unfulfilling books. Skip Bronte and read Hemingway or Poe.
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Summary: A Fabulous Love Story!
Review: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, truly shows what great books are made of. The novel revolves around a distressed mother desperately trying to marry her daughters off before her husband dies. As a result, some hilaroius mishaps and misunderstandings occur, turning the novel into a humorous love story. Its conclusion will leave you smiling for days. A great book for anyone interested in love and all its follies!
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Summary: My All-Time Favorite
Review: "~Though only sixteen, I consider myself to be moderately well-read. I love reading, and, when I am between books, my life feels desolate and empty. One day, while in the most barren pit of ennui, I picked up Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice at my mother's recommendation. I do not ordinarily like my mother's taste in reading; her favorite books tend to be very dull, but so deep was my boredom that I succumbed to her suggestion."~ table, class and late into the night, I read my beloved Pride and Prejudice. I love everything about it. I love the characters; especially Elizabeth Bennet! I love the Victorian vernacular which works so well for this particular novel. I love the scintillating plot and the suspense created by knowing that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy should be together but their pride and prejudice (hence the title) are (temporarily) keeping them apart."~ contemporary literature, but once one gets accustomed to it, it makes the novel even more pleasurable. I cannot imagine Elizabeth or Darcy or Bingley or Jane speaking any less eloquently; it would completly ruin the novel! The flowery language completes the whole effect of reading a Jane Austen novel."~ to read. I can offer no suggestions to the male reader, however, because generally this book, in every essence, is a female novel. I am not saying that men would definetly not enjoy it; I'm simply saying that I have yet to meet any male who has not addressed this book in a very vehement manner. and I know it won't be too long before I pick it up again. Jane Austen surely knew what she was doing when she wrote this one! Her Pride and Prejudice will always have an honored spot on my bookshelf.
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Summary: Cardboard characters
Review: I have read this book a number of times, and tried to like it; but; the characters lack depth. Lizzy, and to an extent Charlotte are the only two who are 3D. Jane Austen`s ideas of poverty are laughable, large house complete with servants is not poor. Mr.Darcy great on video but passionless in the text.
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Summary: An excellent book with substanance.
Review: I love this book. It has so many levels. On the surface, it's a book about 5 silly airheads who chase men & go to parties. They obsess over all the single men in town & how much money the men have. On a deeper level, you see that women in that time period had no rights. They couldn't even own their own home. Their very existance depended upon finding a suitable husband. Of course they were interested in catching a rich man!
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Summary: Real People with real problems
Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin is a very interesting novel. It not only tells but also, shows what young women went though in the 18th century. Elizabeth Bennett faces many expirences that women go through today. From getting maried to dealing with friends, family, and men from a day to day basis. Elizabeth has seven sisters who are also going through the same expirences. She is closest to her oldest sister Jane. They seem to understand each other the best. The mother is the most interesting charatcter out of the whole novel because she wants the best for her daughters and tries to live their lives for all seven of them. Elizabeth does not let her mother do this and in the end her mother disowns her. This novel teaches what is worth in life and what is not.You should only do what is right for your self and on one else.This novel gives you hope that in any life you can become your own self and not be criticized for your own actions or how you think. This is a great novel and if you read it I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: Hey, I know these characters!
Review: My 13 year old daughter and I just finished reading this book and LOVED it! As we read the book, we kept noticing that many of the characters remind us of people we know! It was funny, and really says a lot for Jane Austen's insight on human nature. Her characters are very realistic in my opinion. We learned from the book that in Jane Austen's time in England, it was very important to say and do the right things and to be excruciatingly polite. P&P can be tedious to read until you get used to the way they talk, but once you do it really makes it even more amusing to read. I tried to read P&P once before a few years ago, but I only got about a third of the way through the book. I just couldn't understand it well enough. I would recommend to anyone who was put off by the book to give it another chance. See one of the excellent videos first if you don't understand it, and then come back and literally FEAST on the book, which is so much better! I know that reading it has expanded my ability to appreciate good literature, and I know I will read all of Jane Austen's novels now.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: I found this book to be a great one of the many that I have every read. It is now within my memory, and I will most definetly read again. It may be long, but it is definetly worth it. I love the way that Lizzy thinks and acts. Throughout the book you are triggered into seeing if Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are ever gonna get hooked up. The thought of Jane always being there for her sister is also a very good necessityof the book. It shows how decent people can actually be and the relationship that 2 sisters can often have. I encourage you to read it and find out how good a book it is for yourself!
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Summary: Great!
Review: I've been trying to read this book for years, but have never gotten past the first three chapters. It was so boring! But last summer, I decided to give it another try, and I'm glad I did cause I loved it! It became one of my favorites and I'm definitely going to see the movie. Mrs.Bennet and Mr.Colins is absolutely hilarious, and Liz so loveable! The humour and romance is blended just right. I recommend anyone who have given this book several tries to try it again. And of course for everyone who haven't. You don't know what you're missing!
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