A review by adambrodie1
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

5.0

This book is such a perfect study of human behaviour, and/or so deep in the DNA of myself and multiple people I know. Also we do not always internalise the criticisms Austen has of her own characters, her demands that they, despite their upbringing and social situation, be better than they are. This book - via Mr Bennett’s delight in teasing and Darcy’s extreme reserve and quietude - pinpointed some very specific character traits of mine, and simultaneously acknowledges both their justification and also how they can be overindulged. It feels necessary for me to have read this.