Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Title: Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen
Genre: General Fiction, Classic
Rating: 3.5/5
# of pages: 272
Date read: July 2007
Sypnosis: Austen''s perfect comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues.
Review: Everyone knows about this novel. This is easily Austen's most celebrated one, especially after the 2005 movie. Actually, it's that very movie that prompted me to start reading Austen, and to start with Pride and Prejudice. It was the first "classic" novel I ever read, so I had a bit of a hard time following what was going on because of the language, but it was a good thing I had seen the movie first, as it really helped to keep me coordinated. The characters in this are of course, wonderful. I love the independent and strong heroine, and Elizabeth Bennett fits that bill perfectly, and the brooding, mysterious Mr. Darcy is just as sexy in the book. I gave it a lower mark than Emma, because when I remember, I didn't enjoy it as much as the latter, but I think if I were to re-read it any time soon, this wouldn't be the case. So, I might read this one again, just to see how I feel about it now, after having read a lot more classics.