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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
The story is beautiful, plus one of my favorites, also this is not even the first time that I read a transposition in the form of a graphic novel, the problem is that they all looked like Candy Candy and Georgie and Bingley looked like Fersen while Darcy was the copy of André then, at any moment, I was expecting the arrival of Lady Oscar ....
La storia si sa che é bella, oltretutto una delle mie preferite, inoltre questa non é nemmeno la prima volta che ne leggo una trasposizione in graphic novel, il problema é che assomigliavano tutti a Candy Candy o Georgie e insomma Bingly era uguale a Fersen mentre Darcy assomigliava ad André quindi da un momento all'altro mi aspettavo che arrivasse Lady Oscar....
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND UDON ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE PREVIEW!
La storia si sa che é bella, oltretutto una delle mie preferite, inoltre questa non é nemmeno la prima volta che ne leggo una trasposizione in graphic novel, il problema é che assomigliavano tutti a Candy Candy o Georgie e insomma Bingly era uguale a Fersen mentre Darcy assomigliava ad André quindi da un momento all'altro mi aspettavo che arrivasse Lady Oscar....
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND UDON ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE PREVIEW!
A classic story adapted into manga format aimed for a young adult audience. The manga format has transformed the idea of textual tradition. Stunning, beautiful, shoujo artwork converts this renowned written work with its light lines, patterns, and elegance. This work is easily accessible for young adults and people who may have difficulty reading classic works or traditionally written forms. Those who love the original work may be disappointed in its telling and character portrayals, but overall, it was successful.
A faithful, though with extra drama, rendition of the classic. The changes made for the drama, I suppose, make sense. Though they would not be calling each other "Darcy" and "Elizabeth." That just wasn't done.
Once upon a time, someone thought, "How can we make DarthVal any nerdier??? I know! Let's adapt Pride and Predjudice into a manga graphic novel!" At least that is the only explanation I can imagine for how the stars and planets aligned, not only for the publication of said manga, but also for me to be granted an advanced review copy.
I approached this adaptation with high hopes and I was not disappointed. The author did a great job of capturing the personalities that make P&P so endearing. Even better, the artwork was able to further enhance the story in a way that mere text alone cannot accomplish, such as longing glances between Darcy and Lizzie.
Also, the manga format necessitated the trimming down of all the extraneous prose of which Ms. Austen was so fond. In this version, Mr. Collins's boorish nature was conveyed in thankfully far fewer pages, leaving the spotlight firmly upon Darcy and Lizzie's plight.
The artwork really was great. I am finding that manga offers a unique strength in conveying character via facial expression, and I love it.
Bottom line, for those of you who love P&P, this is a great way to pay a quick visit to some of your favorite characters. For those of you who do not love P&P, perhaps this lighter tome will give you the opportunity to see the characters more clearly, for I cannot imagine that given the right opportunity anyone could NOT love P&P.
I approached this adaptation with high hopes and I was not disappointed. The author did a great job of capturing the personalities that make P&P so endearing. Even better, the artwork was able to further enhance the story in a way that mere text alone cannot accomplish, such as longing glances between Darcy and Lizzie.
Also, the manga format necessitated the trimming down of all the extraneous prose of which Ms. Austen was so fond. In this version, Mr. Collins's boorish nature was conveyed in thankfully far fewer pages, leaving the spotlight firmly upon Darcy and Lizzie's plight.
The artwork really was great. I am finding that manga offers a unique strength in conveying character via facial expression, and I love it.
Bottom line, for those of you who love P&P, this is a great way to pay a quick visit to some of your favorite characters. For those of you who do not love P&P, perhaps this lighter tome will give you the opportunity to see the characters more clearly, for I cannot imagine that given the right opportunity anyone could NOT love P&P.
(I received this book from Net galley in exchange for my honest review)
I’m a huge fan of Jane Austen’s books and Pride and Prejudice was definitely my favourite novel of hers when I was at school. And I’ve recently rediscovered the joy of manga so when I saw this classic and manga combined I just couldn’t wait to read it. There is such a diverse range of characters in Pride and Prejudice and so it was lovely to see how they were brought to life through these beautiful illustrations. They were just stunning and I especially loved Mr. Collins as he appeared as comical as his disposition, which was hysterical. As Austen’s novel is such a witty one it was like it was meant for it’s larger than life characters to be exaggerated in the Manga form, especially when Mrs. Bennett is having one of her tantrums.
I’m a huge fan of Jane Austen’s books and Pride and Prejudice was definitely my favourite novel of hers when I was at school. And I’ve recently rediscovered the joy of manga so when I saw this classic and manga combined I just couldn’t wait to read it. There is such a diverse range of characters in Pride and Prejudice and so it was lovely to see how they were brought to life through these beautiful illustrations. They were just stunning and I especially loved Mr. Collins as he appeared as comical as his disposition, which was hysterical. As Austen’s novel is such a witty one it was like it was meant for it’s larger than life characters to be exaggerated in the Manga form, especially when Mrs. Bennett is having one of her tantrums.
+12 Nothing worse than the og plot.
If anyone knows anything about me, they know I will eat up anything to do with P&P. Darcy is the definition of actions over words and is a socially awkward simp. The illustrations while great, sometimes felt a little wonky. Their eyes would be overly bulging for certain characters or look crossed due to the mesh of art styles. It's a super weird choice, but not enough to detract from the story. For a Manga classic, it was fairly decent.
If anyone knows anything about me, they know I will eat up anything to do with P&P. Darcy is the definition of actions over words and is a socially awkward simp. The illustrations while great, sometimes felt a little wonky. Their eyes would be overly bulging for certain characters or look crossed due to the mesh of art styles. It's a super weird choice, but not enough to detract from the story. For a Manga classic, it was fairly decent.
fast-paced
The comic is not fully faithfully to the original, it makes some "short cuts" and in some cases it exaggerates the situations, but it is well done.
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The combination of two things that I love - Austen and manga - should have resulted in perfection. Sadly that was not the case here. Frankly even finishing it was a chore.
This work was disappointing on many levels. First and foremost the story! This adaptation was almost painful to read at times with newly invented scenes and the changing of characterizations. Example: Elizabeth Bennet cries over Wickham after accidentally coming across him and Miss King walking together only to go running off into a storm where she looses her bonnet, becomes soaked, and needs Wickham to find her and save her bonnet. Ug…excuse me while I go vomit.
Also these additional scenes with terrible dialogue made for very choppy reading as the text went back and forth from new created text and Austen’s original text. One minute Elizabeth is very articulately turning down Darcy’s proposal using Austen’s original text, but then when Mrs. Gardiner tells her they will be visiting Pemberly during their tour she replies:
Lizzy: “Oh no, I can’t go there! I mean we can’t! We! All of us! We shouldn’t go!
Mrs. G: “But why not? They are often open for visitors.”
Mr. G: “And they have the finest woods in the country!”
Lizzy: “Bears!The woods are full of bears! And boars! And…bees!”
Mrs G: “You have such a sense of humor.”
Bears. BEARS! REALLY?! And so many exclamation points!!!
Second, the rules of society that are absolutely integral to Austen’s works are completely flaunted here with men entering the heroines bedrooms, calling them by their first name, and always running around with their hair down. Yes, I get these things won’t mean much to the casual manga reader, but they are necessary to the story and the characters for anyone who reads Austen’s works.
Finally, the artwork was lacking in many areas. Some comics and manga strive for the unfinished look with characters/scenes purposely distressed/unfinished, but that was not the case here. Mostly the mistakes could be seen in characters hands. Many times the characters had hastily added fingers because they were originally only drawn with 4, or their fingers looked painfully broken, or the details were completely lacking and they all looked like they had webbed fingers a la Mr. Penguin in Batman.
All in all just so disappointing as I had been looking forward to reading this. I also have Emma and Sense and Sensibility from this same series, but I don’t think I will read them as I expect them to be just as frustrating as this was.
Copy provided by NetGalley for review.
This work was disappointing on many levels. First and foremost the story! This adaptation was almost painful to read at times with newly invented scenes and the changing of characterizations. Example: Elizabeth Bennet cries over Wickham after accidentally coming across him and Miss King walking together only to go running off into a storm where she looses her bonnet, becomes soaked, and needs Wickham to find her and save her bonnet. Ug…excuse me while I go vomit.
Also these additional scenes with terrible dialogue made for very choppy reading as the text went back and forth from new created text and Austen’s original text. One minute Elizabeth is very articulately turning down Darcy’s proposal using Austen’s original text, but then when Mrs. Gardiner tells her they will be visiting Pemberly during their tour she replies:
Lizzy: “Oh no, I can’t go there! I mean we can’t! We! All of us! We shouldn’t go!
Mrs. G: “But why not? They are often open for visitors.”
Mr. G: “And they have the finest woods in the country!”
Lizzy: “Bears!The woods are full of bears! And boars! And…bees!”
Mrs G: “You have such a sense of humor.”
Bears. BEARS! REALLY?! And so many exclamation points!!!
Second, the rules of society that are absolutely integral to Austen’s works are completely flaunted here with men entering the heroines bedrooms, calling them by their first name, and always running around with their hair down. Yes, I get these things won’t mean much to the casual manga reader, but they are necessary to the story and the characters for anyone who reads Austen’s works.
Finally, the artwork was lacking in many areas. Some comics and manga strive for the unfinished look with characters/scenes purposely distressed/unfinished, but that was not the case here. Mostly the mistakes could be seen in characters hands. Many times the characters had hastily added fingers because they were originally only drawn with 4, or their fingers looked painfully broken, or the details were completely lacking and they all looked like they had webbed fingers a la Mr. Penguin in Batman.
All in all just so disappointing as I had been looking forward to reading this. I also have Emma and Sense and Sensibility from this same series, but I don’t think I will read them as I expect them to be just as frustrating as this was.
Copy provided by NetGalley for review.