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I remember reading this my junior year of high school for Mrs. Moss's English class. I would generally let my eyes skim over the words, sometimes reading sentences two or three times in an effort to understand them, and hope that the in-class explanations would get me through the upcoming tests and essays. I distinctly remember wondering who Lady Catherine de Bourgh was; I didn't remember her ever being introduced as a character, but for some reason this Mr. Collins guy was always talking about
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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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I first read Pride & Prejudice in high school and loved it enough to read all of Jane Austen's other books. I got my husband to watch one of the Masterpiece Theatre versions, and he liked the miniseries enough to read the book (he had never read Jane Austen before). He liked the book also. When my daughter got to high school, I got her a copy, and she promptly read all of Jane Austen's books also. There is no better commentator on family relationships than Jane Austen. And she's funny in a very
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Sep 23, 2012
Connie
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