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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Start date: March 1, 2016

Finish date: March 31, 2016

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Jul 02, 2009 Ahtims rated it it was amazing

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This time I enjoyed a Librivox multi narrator recording which enhanced the experience. I am still in love with this book, but this time round finding a lot of flaws in many characters I adored earlier. Foremost is Mr. Bennett whom I have positively started loathing, and perversely, I understand Mrs.Bennet much more than before and have almost stopped disliking her. Lydia is a fool, Mary and Kitty have possibilities and my opinion of Elizabeth and Darcy stay unchanged (mild adoration towards Eliz ...more

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Oct 11, 2008 Angie Taylor rated it it was amazing

I will never get bored reading this story! I love the social commentary on the customs of the time. Even though this book is mostly for entertainment, I can't help but feel smarter because of the eloquent writing.
August 16, 2014

I have read all the other Jane Austen works besides two unfinished novels, and I think that I never read Pride and Predjudice because I knew the story so well from the movies. I decideded to read this and found that I don't think I have ever read the book, or that I don' ...more

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