A review by ilianita
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

challenging emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Pride and Prejudice is likely one of Austen's most iconic reads. It covers the gentry through the love lives of the daughters of the less well-to-do gentry. The marriages all display a variety of reasons for marriage-- security, money, built trust, love, on and on.

However, I personally found
Lydia's love life plotline rather long-winded, and the explanation of Darcy's involvement, a bit of a pain to get through.
I am unsure if I believe in the love between Elizabeth and Darcy, finding Elizabeth to be more of a tool to chip away at his ego rather than a development similar to Jane and Bingley. Yet, that is one of the burdens to bear in mind when you consider historical conceptions of love and marriage.

In any case... but for the 2005 adaptation of this piece, I am not sure I would pick up this book for a read. It truly adapts this piece through beautiful acting and storytelling.
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