Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Pride and Prejudice

And Mrs Bennet will stop at nothing to have her five daughters married off favourably, ignorant to the fact that her less-than-amiable personality and advances would have her prospective-sons-in-law running for the hills - literally. It is no wonder so many stories have adapted or borrowed from Austen’s classic when it is a tale so easily relatable, no matter the time, place or people; two people forced to overcome their pride and unlearn their prejudices in order to accept and love each other. I couldn’t not love Elizabeth’s forthrightness, her calculation and easy ‘management’ of her mother, her wit and wordiness. I also admired the ability of both MCs to reflect upon their assumptions and admit wrongdoings, despite existing in a culture where to lay down one’s pride is a sin to society. I audibly snort-laughed too many times to count through my reading, the standouts being; Mr Collins’ man-spraining monologues of self assurance paired with Elizabeth’s dry reactions; Darcy’s proposal #1; Mrs Bennet’s tactlessness and inability to be self aware; Mr Bennet’s reaction to Collins’ proposal; Lydia being Lydia; Mr Bennet’s last letter to Collins.

“I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.” -Elizabeth

📖 Third person omniscient narration
📖 Enemies-to-Lovers
📖 Meddling family
📖 Misunderstanding Trope
📖 Well established secondary characters and storylines; I will audibly chortle at Collins’ proposal until the end of my days!
📖 MC growth
📖 A window into 19th century England’s norms for marriage, class divides, and the position of women.

“You might have talked to me more when you came to dinner.”

“A man who had felt less, might.”

⚠️ Death of a parent, toxic relationships, deceitful advantageous marriages, 19th century social norms.

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ran_sophia's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I liked Jane Austen's writing style. The story develops nicely and development of the characters is well done.

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kingcrookback's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

My first Austen! To be truthful, after I put it down for a bit and then came back, I had to muster up the conviction to keep myself on task in order to finish this. Between the pace and the language, I wasn't exactly glued to the book, though as someone who likes to annotate, I do appreciate Austen's careful word choice. And while I was already familiar with the main plot from Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation and the 1995 miniseries (which I feel is comparatively overlooked--the longer total runtime makes the romance so delicious), reading this has really brought helpful supporting details to my awareness, like the class issues and Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's frankly horrible parenting.

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fujo_cat's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

OK, first of all, I want to mention how delightful it was to listen to this audiobook! It was easy to understand, even in double the speed :)
This was my introduction to Jane Austen and it wasn't a bad one, though I'd say, exclusively as a story, it's somewhat overrated. It felt like, even though things were always happening, everything was the same? Maybe that's me not liking this setting and age for its formalities and etiquette (and the aristocracy), but it felt very still. Again, I thank the audiobook version, for if I had read the actual book, I would have probably DNF-ed it.
It wasn't a "wow" for me, but it wasn't a "meh" either, so it counts as a win in my book! (And besides, it's one more classic to my "read" list!! 😎)

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