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I've avoided Austen for years for fear that I would be just like everyone else and love it. My fears have become reality. Austen's skill at utilizing words in both an economic and extravagant way really surprised me. Reading her prose was a bit like working a puzzle on a pleasant Sunday morning and it may be part of what kept me interested in the beginning.
Pride and Prejudice is indeed a key work in the evolution of the novel. Not only was Austen's dialogue rich but her plot and characters were ...more
Pride and Prejudice is indeed a key work in the evolution of the novel. Not only was Austen's dialogue rich but her plot and characters were ...more
I loved Pride and Prejudice! The only thing that was irksome is that in some parts of the novel it got very long and densely written. It became hard to get through in the middle but the ending picks it back up again!
The first Austen book I've read, it made me a fan. Now I want to read them all...and I also want to bring back the phrase "quit the room" (to exit).
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Oct 29, 2007
Katherine
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it was amazing
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Yes - I finally read this classic chick lit book. I loved the writing style and I love the story, even though I knew what would happen again, I was still thrilled to read this book and fall in love with the story all over again. The one thing that is so typical of Jane Austen (from two books I've read) is that she speeds up the ending to the point that it becomes anti-climax. The ending really is about manners than anything else. I'm happy to have finally read this - it was a must read for my bo
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Biritish mating rules in 19th century in great settings. Jane Austen had a hand to write such a thing. There are Mr. Bingley, Mr. Darcy and Mrs. Bennet with her five daughters Mr. Bingley is charmed by Jane, the eldest Miss Bennet. But Darcy is tough case and there is George Wickham, who wants to get the money of Bennets by marrying one of the girls. Great read.
