Pride and Prejudice in Top 200 books to read - As voted in the BBC Big Read

Feb 07, 2017 Katie Bananas rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. What beautiful writing did I come across?? It embellished me in the literal sense, I was happy right after I had read it. This novel, I think was an eye opener without my noticing into the world of nobility and their romances!!

How was it possible to assign this book as required reading so early on in life as high school? I believe this should be read by adults for men to really know the tactics of treating ladies and women not to rush aimlessly for the wrong man. How beautifully these two conce What beautiful writing did I come across?? It embellished me in the literal sense, I was happy right after I had read it. This novel, I think was an eye opener without my noticing into the world of nobility and their romances!!

How was it possible to assign this book as required reading so early on in life as high school? I believe this should be read by adults for men to really know the tactics of treating ladies and women not to rush aimlessly for the wrong man. How beautifully these two concepts were expressed together in the same novel.

This novel has been repeatedly recommended to me by people on GoodReads, and now I completely understand why. It's because it refines you as a person in your manners as you read. I never expected to want to speak like Jane and analyze situations in the way Elizabeth handles them.

When writing reviews, many people rewrite what they just read to emphasize their understanding of what they read; however, I myself express what I read. Mr. Darcy is written as the haughty, proud character I see around me; yet his sensibility and honor of Elizabeth is truly something for most men to learn. Most men nowadays are not able to treat a woman in the way deserving, which is extremely sad.

Who could have thought that my way towards reading will change because of Mr. Darcy in 2017? In 2016, I'd say it was Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre, who tickled my senses and so changed my personal choice of genres.

I loved the writing style emphasizing the Bennets' family happenings with beautifully crafted characters with their own individual behaviors and characteristic traits! Moody Mrs. Bennet did it for me. She was worrisome of having all her daughters married at once, fretting over what's petty with Mr. Bennet on her side to soothe crowded situations. The kindness of Jane is extraordinarily touching, while Elizabeth's stubbornness is so evident, especially when first communicating with Mr. Darcy, leading up to his first proposal.

The change in behavior is evident, because they both felt they were wrong by judging each other on first glance. Elizabeth's stubbornness toward him though was heart cracking, when he was almost begging to marry her through proposing multiple times. This part broke my heart, she doubted him loving her and she wasn't in for it.

As I'm writing my thoughts, I'm observing that this book builds a personality in the reader, who is busy picking favorites and making enemies throughout the book. Jane Austen's writing style forces you to do that I believe. It's so evident that the story relates a comedy; however, I know for sure that this is the comedy of it's class! So beautiful, I wanted it to last forever!! :) ...more

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