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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Start date: November 1, 2021

Finish date: November 30, 2021

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May 22, 2020 Rachel :) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.5 stars ... Wow okay this was my first classic of this kind that I have ever read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Going into this read, I was familiar with the story from both the movie and the short tv series, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed. By having this background in what the story was about, it made it much easier to understand the story and what was going on. I cannot wait to rewatch the movie now that I have finished the novel. This will always go down as one of my favorite stories and ...more

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Jul 24, 2020 Alma rated it it was ok

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I am sorry to be giving Jane Austen only 2 stars. She is evidently a skillful, witty writer and her book is by no means low-quality work. But honestly, I could take it or leave it. I didn't dislike the book, and I didn't like it. At no point during the story could I really care for the characters and their fate.

It wasn't that I couldn't connect with the setting and the ambiance of Georgian/Victorian England. On the contrary, I enjoyed becoming (re)acquainted with all the particulars, the descrip ...more

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Dec 06, 2020 CelesteSpes rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Non è il miglior romance che io mai abbia letto come molti me lo avevano venduto ma è stata una lettura frizzante e simpatica, oltre che utile nel dare un’idea della società di allora. Personaggi detestabili, molti, ed indimenticabili, pochi

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