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A review by linneak2002
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
5.0
June 2023: I listened to this with my sister for the "Read a Book with someone" on the Literary Life Podcast reading challenge. This time I had Kate Kellgren as the narrator, and she did an excellent job.
The second time I read this was when Jennifer Ehle decided to read it outloud during the Shelter-at-home order during the spring of 2020, it was so fun listening to her read It on YouTube! I have watched the 5 hour version of the movie so many times that I have most of it memorized, and so this was like visiting an old friend.
Now as to the book itself: the way the characters grow and learn is neat to watch. There have some people I have heard talk about this book mention that you have to be careful about letting your teenage daughter read this book because it could give her unrealistic expectations about relationships and men. However, the book does not portray that the men, especially Mr. Darcy, or their relationships being perfect. Mr. Darcy makes mistakes, he learns from them, and he changes. Elizabeth makes mistakes regarding some of the characters, she learns from them, and she changes because of that. Even at the end of the book after things get resolved, it mentions that Mr. Darcy's wife has to go slowly in helping him laugh at himself. I do not think it portrays anyone as perfect, and there is a lot more to get out of this book than just that two people got married after some misunderstanding. This book shows people who make mistakes about other's character, as well as about other things, and there is always a consequence for that; it shows a lot about human nature. There is so much more that I can't put into this review, but I highly recommend this book.
The second time I read this was when Jennifer Ehle decided to read it outloud during the Shelter-at-home order during the spring of 2020, it was so fun listening to her read It on YouTube! I have watched the 5 hour version of the movie so many times that I have most of it memorized, and so this was like visiting an old friend.
Now as to the book itself: the way the characters grow and learn is neat to watch. There have some people I have heard talk about this book mention that you have to be careful about letting your teenage daughter read this book because it could give her unrealistic expectations about relationships and men. However, the book does not portray that the men, especially Mr. Darcy, or their relationships being perfect. Mr. Darcy makes mistakes, he learns from them, and he changes. Elizabeth makes mistakes regarding some of the characters, she learns from them, and she changes because of that. Even at the end of the book after things get resolved, it mentions that Mr. Darcy's wife has to go slowly in helping him laugh at himself. I do not think it portrays anyone as perfect, and there is a lot more to get out of this book than just that two people got married after some misunderstanding. This book shows people who make mistakes about other's character, as well as about other things, and there is always a consequence for that; it shows a lot about human nature. There is so much more that I can't put into this review, but I highly recommend this book.