Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

Elizabeth Bennet is at first determined to dislike Mr. Darcy, who is handsome and eligible. This misjudgment only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.

Reviewed by mary on

5 of 5 stars

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Overall a very amusing read, I love how obsessively polite the characters are. I liked it less near the end though- the Lydia episode bored me... And Mr. Darcy! He was so cool in the first chapters, up till after he proposed, and then he turned disgustingly soft, earnestly compassionate and sickeningly kind. NO! I didn't like that change at all! He was excellent when he was 'wicked' and rude. I felt betrayed.... And Jane was so perfect. Too perfect. And of course I thought it was fitting that out of all the sisters I most resembled Mary.

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