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Jun 26, 2009
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Digital audiobook narrated by Kate Reading
One of the best opening lines of literature: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
I thought it was okay when I read it in high school. I re-read it shortly after the BBC mini-series came out and really appreciated it. I’ve seen several film adaptations. And now I’ve listened to the audio version.
It's no wonder this is a classic. Austen is simply the master of dialogue. The ...more
One of the best opening lines of literature: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
I thought it was okay when I read it in high school. I re-read it shortly after the BBC mini-series came out and really appreciated it. I’ve seen several film adaptations. And now I’ve listened to the audio version.
It's no wonder this is a classic. Austen is simply the master of dialogue. The ...more
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Sep 16, 2010
TheReadingKnitter/ Kasey
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Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent, generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. That makes her sound like an insufferable goody-goody, but the truth is she's a completely hip character, who if provoked is not above skewering her antagonist with a piece of her exceptionally sharp -- but always polite -- 18th century wit. The point is, you spend the whole book absolutely fixated on the critical question: will Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy hook up?
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Can't believe I didn't have this in my "read list." One of the few books I truly enjoyed reading for English class. Not sure why I never went on to read more by Jane Austen.
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Jul 03, 2009
Michelle
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Apr 16, 2010
Rebecca NJ
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