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Summary: A wonderful read!
Review: I love this story! The characters are so consistent and so very realstic, it's amazing. You can't help but admire them, not only for their realism, but for who they were, and especially Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, whose opinions changed so very much, and how they came to accept each other. Not only is the main plot excellent, but secondary characters such as the droll Mr. Collins and the imperious Lady Catherine are real gems. This whole novel is well worth taking the time to read it!
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Summary: Vastly overrated novel.
Review: I totally agree with the reader from NY who didn't like the novel(maybe it's something in the NY water). I didn't find any of the characters particularly interesting or the writing style very engaging; in fact, this was one of the few books I had to force myself to finish. All the characters were very pretentious, only caring about how you looked and what family you belonged to. After I finished this book I read JANE EYRE, fearing that I would have the same negative experience. But I cannot say enough about how great a novel Jane Eyre is, and I would recommend anyone thinking of reading P&P to pick up Jane Eyre instead.
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Summary: Critical Interpretations offer much insight
Review: Perusing through the hundred plus reviews, I believe most reviewers have read the novel Pride and Prejudice but not this particular collection of essays discussing the various aspects of the novel in relation to other classics. The novel is of course timeless and contains much universal truth. The critical essays in this collection offer more insight and understanding to this much-loved classic. After reading this collection, I am more in awe of Austen than ever. For all those who love the novel Pride and Prejudice, try this collection of critical essays to gain more (or simply to confirm your own) insights to Austen's greatness as a writer and her wisdom in human nature and understanding.
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Summary: A story of adventure, poetry, and Love, REAL LIFE SUCKS
Review: I couldn't let my piont of view opinionate this classic story, as I only saw the theater production. But as a body of the human race I'll say this, fall in love with it, become obsessed with it, just don't believe it. We would all wish to be the Elizabeth, but her character had no realism to one of us the real characters of this world.And so dream for your Darcy, Hope for your marrage but never contemplate life to be a script, you only get one rehersal in this life time.
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Summary: A descriptive parfait for you to feast on.
Review: Pride and Prejudice is a fun, descriptive book. I used to think that was an oxymoron but it's not! Fun, descriptive books actually exist. This book is enthralling because I am able to relate to the characters.
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Summary: Overated!!!
Review: It appears that the odds are against me since most people love this...I don't even know what to call it. And that is perfectly fine we are not all a like and have a right to our own views and opinions. Nevertheless, I must speak out and let my opinon be heard even though most of you who can't say enough about this book wouldn't want to hear. I am forced to read this book for my lit class and I find this book repulsive. I have never read such a novel that is completly incompetant, complete nonsence, the smallest talks of all the small talks in the world, it is about nothingness, and how several nothings trying and wanting to get married to other nothings for all the wrong reasons in the world. It is about people pretending to be inteligent and pretending to be civilized. It is a book where they compliment women as being handsome and men as being well...also handsome. It is quite contageous I might add because I find myself helplessly imatitating the language that it was written in. I am offended by every paragraph that I read. I have never felt such contemt for any work that I read. I pasionately despise this novel and I could write an entire paper on why. The 17th century English aristocracy and the way the people cary and behave themselves and think so highly of themselves and so low of anybody who is different, is offensive and without merit. You may think "that I simply don't understand this work" well I don't and I am not going pretend that I understand this "classic" Perhaps I am incapable of comprehending this novel. I do know however that there are a lot finer book writen in the 17th centuries and earlier and after, which are better, more meaningful then this book and are also classic but some of them are notoverated enough as much as this book is.
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Summary: Yes Virginia, there is Civilisation in the world
Review: I've lost count of how many times I've read this book. I keep it permanently on my nightshelf and will often just read a few pages whenever I feel overwhelmed by uncivilised people (like after my evening commute sometimes...). It's a tonic against stupidity. I also recommend the A&E video production. So well cast & produced you are able to focus on the story & not be distracted by production issues (e.g. "THAT's different from the book..."). My ultimate test for the relevance of a story is how many lines I plagiarize from it to use in normal conversation, and this story has some classics. My favorite is "I am most seriously displeased." My husband has a new cliche: "what's better than one wedding at the end of a jane austen story? TWO weddings at the end of a jane austen story." as another reviewer noted, it's not the destination that delights, it's the journey along the way. these characters will keep you in good company and refresh your optimism in the potential of the human race.
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Summary: Austen's insightful best!
Review: This is my favorite Austen book, beating out my second-favorite, Emma, by maybe half a mile! Every character is believable and human, and perhaps more importantly, can be understood by those of us of modern times. Elizabeth is entirely lovable because she is NOT entirely perfect. She has a penchant for mischief and irony that she has obviously inherited or absorbed from her wonderfully eccentric and hilarious father, and a slightly over-developed sense of her own worth that springs from her highly and consciously intelligent observation of all the folks that share her corner of the planet. But she is also wonderfully honest and capable of eating crow when she sees the error of her assumptions. Although this is a beautiful glimpse into the ways and mores of a very different age, it is also a timeless human drama, loaded with subtle humor.
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Summary: Excellent choice for a first-time Austen reader
Review: After the movie adaptations of "Sense and Sensability" and "Emma", I always wanted to try reading one of her books. No movie could do this author justice. I stayed up way past midnight last night to finish this work of art. I had tears in my eyes by the end.
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Summary: TRULY ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC EPICS EVER
Review: I choose to right a short simple review, because no words can do justice to Jane Austens romantic classic.
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