Pride and Prejudice

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife Thus memorably begins Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice, one of the world s most popular novels Pride and Prejudice Austen s own darling child tells the story of fiercely independent Elizabeth Bennett, one of five sisters who must marry rich, as she confounds the arrogant, wealthy Mr Darcy What ensues is one of the most delightful and engrossingly readable courtships known to literature, written by a precocious Austen when she was just twenty one years old.Humorous and profound, and filled with highly entertaining dialogue, this witty comedy of manners dips and turns through drawing rooms and plots to reach an immensely satisfying finale In the words of Eudora Welty, Pride and Prejudice is as irresistible and as nearly flawless as any fiction could be. Free Read Pride and Prejudice author Jane Austen For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 6.0 stars Confessionthis book gave me an earth shattering Janeaustegasm and I am feeling a bit spent and vulnerable at the moment, so please bear with me You see, I decided I wanted to getliterated by reading the classicals in between my steady flow of science fiction, mystery and horror The question was where to begin.After sherlocking through my Easton Press collection, I started by pulling out my Dickens and reading A Tale of Two Cities which I thought was jaw dropping AMAZO and 6.0 stars Confessionthis book gave me an earth shattering Janeaustegasm and I am feeling a bit spent and vulnerable at the moment, so please bear with me You see, I decided I wanted to getliterated by reading the classicals in between my steady flow of science fiction, mystery and horror The question was where to begin.After sherlocking through my Easton Press collection, I started by pulling out my Dickens and reading A Tale of Two Cities which I thought was jaw dropping AMAZO and left me feeling warm, satisfied and content It also made me made retrospectively pleased that I named my youngest daughter Sydney.After Two City Tale ing, I decided to give this book a whirl as I kept seeing it on GR lists of goodest books ever However, I must admit I was hesitant going in to this for two big reasons One, I thought it might be a bit too romantical for me The second, and muc...NOTE The review you are about to read was written in 2009 2009 That s almost 10 years ago I was 17 and thought I was the smartest person ever In all honesty I barely remember this book So, negative comments regarding my intelligence are no longer necessary They will be ignored As they have been for probably 6 years now CARRY ON P.S Can we all just LOL at my use of the words mind numbing balls HA This book is q...Where my massive crush on Jane Austen began alone, on a hot day in Montana, cursing her name.I had to read it for AP English and I could not see the point Girls need to marry Girls can t get married Girls are sad Girls get married Girls are happy.I went to school to half heartedly discuss it and waffled and wavered in an effort to please my teacher Finally she said was it good or not, Ben No it wasn t Thank younow read this twenty pages of literary criticism for homework Twenty Where my massive crush on Jane Austen began alone, on a hot day in Montana, cursing her name.I had to read it for AP English and I could not see the point Girls need to marry Girls can t get married Girls are s...THIS BOOK IS MY JAM JANE AUSTEN IS MY JAM I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT HER AND THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK THAT IS ALL.I finally did it And I loved itI was forced to read this by my future wife.I was not, however, forced to give it 5 stars.Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen started off annoying me and ended up enchanting me Up until about page one hundred I found this book vexing, frivolous and down right tedious I now count myself as a convert to the Austen cult I must confess I have been known to express an antipathy for anything written or set before 1900 I just cannot get down with corsets, outdoor plumbing and buggy rides Whenever someone dips a quill into an inkwell my eyes glaze over This is a shortcoming I readily Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen started off annoying me and ended up enchanting me Up until about page one hundred I found this book vexing, frivolous and down right tedious I now count myself as a convert to the Austen cult I must confess I have been known to express an antipathy for anything written or set before 1900 I just cannot get down with corsets, outdoor plumbing and buggy rides Whenever someone dips a quill into an inkwell my eyes glaze over This is a shortcoming I readily own up to but have no desire to correct So I admit to not starting this book with the highest of hopes I did really enjoy Ang Lee s Sense and Sensibility however and so when my friend threw the gauntlet down I dutifully picked it up.Boy did I hate him at first To get anywhere with this book one has to immerse oneself in the realities...Critics who consider Austen s works trivial because of their rigid, upper class setting, wealthy characters, domestic, mannered plots and happy endings are almost totally disconnected from reality, as far as I can tell What can they possibly expect an upper middle class English woman to write about in 1813 but what she knows or can imagine Sci fi A history of the American Revolution A real life expos of underage exploitation in the garment district of London Come on What other setting can Critics who consider Austen s works trivial because of their rigid, upper class setting, wealthy characters, domestic, mannered plots and happy endings are almost totally disconnected from reality, as far as I can tell What can they possibly expect an upper middle class English woman to write about in 1813 but what she knows or can imagine Sci fi A history of the American Revolution A real life expos of underage exploitation in the garment district of London Come on What other setting can she be expected to tackle with authority Austen s value lies in her portraiture her characters are believably human in their concerns, vanities, failings and quirks The plots serve largely to showcase their interaction and thus, her observations of h...Well loathed books I ve re readRating 4 very annoyed, crow feathered stars out of fiveThe Book Report No Seriously If your first language isn t English, or if you re like nine years old, you might not know the story Note use of conditional My Review All right All right, dammit I re read the bloody thing I gave it two stars before I was wrong headed and obtuse and testosterone poisoned I refuse to give it five stars, though Look, I ve admitted I was wrong about how beautiful the writ Well loathed books I ve re readRating 4 very annoyed, crow feathered stars out of fiveThe Book Report No Seriously If your first language isn t English, or if you re like ...

Pride and Prejudice
  • English
  • 24 July 2017
  • Paperback
  • 279 pages
  • 0679783261
  • Jane Austen
  • Pride and Prejudice