Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

[DATo]

I must say I really enjoyed Pride and Prejudice. It was full of relatively gentle social commentary and humour. Some of the characters were caricatures to a certain extent, but they were well integrtaed into the structure of the novel. I was sufficiently impressed to name one of my cats Mr Darcy.

I cannot help myself but to compliment you on your choice of a name. After due consideration I feel 'Mr. Darcy" is a PERFECT name for a cat *LOL*

[primrose777]

I am a Jane Austen fan, and love the book Pride and prejudice. I felt that Jane was not endevouring to write a "serious" work but one with humour and larger than life characters, which lets face it... how many of those do we meet in our lifetime? The constraints of the time for women are evident but I like her main characters who on the whole have a bit of go in them and a strong backbone.

[tinatin]

I recently read "Pride and Prejudice" and I must say it is most likely one of the best books I ever read, in fact, so good, I named my dog after one of the main characters, Mr. Darcy! The book is written in a very interesting language and has a wonderful plot, perfect for anyone who is interested in learning more about the ways of humainty or just wants to read a pleasant story, with a happy ending.

[Redlegs]

I recently read "Pride and Prejudice" and I must say it is most likely one of the best books I ever read, in fact, so good, I named my dog after one of the main characters, Mr. Darcy! The book is written in a very interesting language and has a wonderful plot, perfect for anyone who is interested in learning more about the ways of humainty or just wants to read a pleasant story, with a happy ending.

Perhaps your dog can be Facebook friends with my cat, tinatin?

[hbgips]

i just read Pride and Prejudice, good. i'll find more story about Jane Austen

[angellong]

I am still struggling to get through this book by Jane Austen- Of Pride and Prejudice. As someone before me stated the characters are flimsy, and don't really hold my attention. It is my desire to re-familiarize myself with classic novels, and find one that I enjoy more as an adult- now that no one is standing over me forcing me to read!

[MysFan]

For me all of Jane Austin's work is marvelous and I am sorry we don't have more of her books to appreciate. I especially liked Mansfield Park. She was so talented. She was able to weave sarcasm and humor into her work in such subtle ways. Her characters range widely from those that have only the best in mind for others, to those that are pretty self-serving and sometimes even cruel.

I find different pieces each time I read one of her books.

[Tamispeare]

The book is good, no doubt, but I don't think I would forgive Mr Darsey if I were Elizabeth, I would tell him in the face what I think about him, lol.

[MysFan]

Tamispeare, I think she did speak to him about her view of his character. And it seemed pretty cutting to me. Sadly, at least a part of her speech was based on inaccurate information. Any of you ever do that? I have and WOW is it embarrassing!!! And even more embarrassing is the eventual apology. Elizabeth made an assumption of his character based on rumor, gossip and what may have been his lack of interest in socializing. That can often be seen as rude behavior.

There is no doubt that the tone of his early behaviour is one of superiority to most he sees. And he makes some pretty horrendous mistakes himself, hurting others as he moves along.

They both seem to stumble along missing the similarities in their personalities entirely and concentrating only on the differences.

Everyone's taste is so different, though. And to many her work represents the standard formula and may even be thought of as drek.

For me her characters have real personalities. They seem to step out of the box of the times, especially the women who were expected to be like cardboard cutouts, sitting quietly and sipping their tea. Virtually interchangeable except for their choice in attire. And the way she builds subtle instances of sarcasm and wit are quite unique to me.

And every once in awhile I like to see a happy ending.

[Tamispeare]

Tamispeare, I think she did speak to him about her view of his character. And it seemed pretty cutting to me. Sadly, at least a part of her speech was based on inaccurate information. Any of you ever do that? I have and WOW is it embarrassing!!! And even more embarrassing is the eventual apology. Elizabeth made an assumption of his character based on rumor, gossip and what may have been his lack of interest in socializing. That can often be seen as rude behavior.

There is no doubt that the tone of his early behaviour is one of superiority to most he sees. And he makes some pretty horrendous mistakes himself, hurting others as he moves along.

They both seem to stumble along missing the similarities in their personalities entirely and concentrating only on the differences.

Everyone's taste is so different, though. And to many her work represents the standard formula and may even be thought of as drek.

For me her characters have real personalities. They seem to step out of the box of the times, especially the women who were expected to be like cardboard cutouts, sitting quietly and sipping their tea. Virtually interchangeable except for their choice in attire. And the way she builds subtle instances of sarcasm and wit are quite unique to me.

And every once in awhile I like to see a happy ending.

I accept your opinion, but I still don't think I would forgive him if I were her. Doing what he did by convincing Mr BIngley that Jane doesn't like him was HORRIBLE and selfish, a true friend doesn't behave like that. So even if he paid Mr Wikham's debts, he still can't fix what he had already done. He seemed arrogant to me in general.

[A24]

I'm late to the classics as I never had to read them in high school or college. I just finished Pride and Prejudice. I read it because everyone raves about it being one of their favorites. Well, we went away for a long holiday weekend and I thought I'd get through this one and a few others on my TBR list! Not! This book was really a struggle for me. At about 70 pages, I was c'mon already - something happen! I pushed myself to read at least 100 pages. I did and the story did get better. Austen's use of the English language was beautiful but I think it made it harder to read. I never used my dictionary function so much on my Kindle! I did finish the book as I needed to see what finally happens between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. I loved a few of the characters - Lady Catherine de Bourgh, oh Elizabeth of course!, and Mrs. Bennett. I think I will borrow my friend's long version of the movie to see these characters brought to life. I also loved the "pride and prejudice" between the characters. Story can easily be applied to today and how judgmental we all can be. I didn't love the book, not on my all-time favorite list, but I'm glad I did actually read it finally.

[Fran]

I'm late to the classics as I never had to read them in high school or college. I just finished Pride and Prejudice. I read it because everyone raves about it being one of their favorites. Well, we went away for a long holiday weekend and I thought I'd get through this one and a few others on my TBR list! Not! This book was really a struggle for me. At about 70 pages, I was c'mon already - something happen! I pushed myself to read at least 100 pages. I did and the story did get better. Austen's use of the English language was beautiful but I think it made it harder to read. I never used my dictionary function so much on my Kindle! I did finish the book as I needed to see what finally happens between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. I loved a few of the characters - Lady Catherine de Bourgh, oh Elizabeth of course!, and Mrs. Bennett. I think I will borrow my friend's long version of the movie to see these characters brought to life. I also loved the "pride and prejudice" between the characters. Story can easily be applied to today and how judgmental we all can be. I didn't love the book, not on my all-time favorite list, but I'm glad I did actually read it finally.

IMO you sum up the lives lived by women of this particular class and time period & I suggest this is partly what Austen was trying to bring attention to .... women whose lives were boring, constricted, without challenge and extremly limited.
So limited in fact that minor issues of etiquette & social inerraction became the focus of intense speculation and obsessive attention. Ah! Lady Catherine de Bourgh up there with my all time favourite literary creations ... just love her but wouldn't want her for a mother-in-law!

[Yelibenwork]

I read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice recently and loved it. I read books not only for their story or theme but also for their beautiful and imaginative language. So while reading novels I am conscious of literary devices like similes and metaphors and I savor them. When reading Pride and Prejudice I hardly came across these figures of speech. Did I just fail to notice them or did Jane Austen use no metaphors and similes? Or, were metaphors and similes not so popular in the early 19th century?

[michelet3005]

I found it a bit hard to get into the book simply because of the way it was written but once I got use to it I fell in love. I powered through it then went straight onto 'Persuasion' which I loved even more (possibly because my brain was already comfortable with the writing style).
My theory is a lot of these books are classic for a reason.

[Caron1]

I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice but her style is from a different age and takes some getting used to I think. Of course, there's been a gazillion movies of it made, but my absolute favorite was a recent one with Keira Knightley. The movie really brings the characters to life and you feel as if that is how people actually acted. Sometimes with just a look and no dialogue at all, but I enjoyed the fact that the movie brought in many of Austen's lines.