Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Let's get this clear: I love Jane Austen. Sometimes, I feel like I have to defend this view. Some people have a tendency to dismiss her, to some extent, as women's fiction. Now I think that's probably true, at least to an extent. I'm not saying that men can't or won't enjoy Jane Austen, but I do think she tends to appeal more towards women. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Now let's leave the gender argument alone and move towards the book itself. This book is incredible. The pacing,

Grade: A / overensuzieastic

/ Aug 5, 2016

I am a sucker for this kind of "hate you, wait maybe not" type of romance despite it sometimes gettting on my nerves. I liked Austen's style however, and how you can just hear her tone when she gets a touch sarcastic or snarky.

Grade: A / hazel / Jan 3, 2017

This book is just so wonderful. It doesn’t cater to the reader by letting you into every thing- you have to take your own thoughts and very much apply them to the story, which makes you that much more engaged. When Mr Collins sends a ridiculous note Austen doesn’t dwell on discussing every absurdity but allows you to laugh yourself and make your own suppositions. It’s just a gorgeous story and so beautifully told and crafted. 2015- My favorite novel of all time. Austen is an amazing

Grade: A / MrsReganReads / Jan 13, 2022

This book is funny and enjoyable. I actually read it a couple of years ago before I got on my read-every-genre kick. It’s quite witty, though it does have a bit of a Dawson’s Creek, WB, thing about it; affluent kids trying to be hyper articulate and smart with each other. But I don’t find that terribly unrealistic. Certainly reading one or two Romance books makes me no expert but it does seem that the genre suffers from a bit too much drama sometimes. Or what I like to call Clash of th

Grade: A / Z-man / Jun 10, 2016

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