A review by sandstorma
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

3.0

I did it. I finished it. So before reading this, I’d never seen the movie or the show, I’d only ever seen Bridget Jones’ Diary (which I love by the way) so my knowledge of the plot was pretty low. My kindle said it was about 500 pages, the first 200 were sooooo slow. I hard such a hard time getting into it. However! The last 300-ish?! Actually great. Read about 300 pages in one day. Yeah, it’s kinda hard to read because it’s so old-timey and I don’t love the whole premise of “These women MUST marry!!” but that says more about the times than the book. The dialogue between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy was so beautifully written and the plot really picks up near the end. Overall impression was that I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would.

Also, Jane Austen naming the most beautiful Bennet sister “Jane” is iconic.