robietoonsley 's review for:

Manga Classics: Pride and Prejudice by Po Tse, Stacy King

5.0

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Pride And Prejudice, out of the books I know, is one of the best at conveying essence in a single sentence. The way it describes a place, or mood, crystallises such a confident sense in Me the reader of the various dispositions of people, absurdity of circumstance, and energy of a setting. It feels like it can make unspoken imaginings of the heart that we all have but never have summarised, seem as if they are cliché, and obvious. Conveyance is difficult, and pride and prejudice has the audacity and vulgar flamboyance of making it seem not so, that was a joke. Jane Austen makes it seem easy. Enjoyable read, funny in places, emotionally hard work in others. Also I think a picture of the time that I didn’t know a lot about, a lot of culture to discover. I like the protagonist, who has good humour, but is not annoying and flippant.