Reviews
I'm so glad I finally got to read this.
Meh, no es de mi estilo. Podría entender que es una caricatura de la sociedad de la época, aunque es principalmente un libro de romance.
good book but it’s better read as a romance compared to a feminist text. when read as a feminist text there’s a lot of contradictions in austen's message and criticisms.
great story, hard read
‘I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.’
‘Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.’
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.’
Given it was the 213th anniversary since Pride and Prejudice was published, I thought it would be a good time to finally read this Jane Austen classic. While it is renowned for being a classic romance novel, Austen explores several important themes prevalent in the Regency era, from social class to gender roles. The novel centres around women needing to marry to not only comply with societal expectations but also ensure financial security throughout their lives, with characters constantly reminded not to marry beneath them regarding wealth and social status. This is interesting as Austen herself remained unmarried, thus you can somewhat see Austen expressing herself through the character of Elizabeth, a strong-willed, independent, and clever young woman, highlighting women should not be restricted within societal norms. There are layers to Austen’s commentary on gender roles in the nineteenth-century as she criticises the societal constructs of marriage and stereotypical gender roles, with men maintaining positions of power while women submit; Elizabeth, however, offers a sense of hope for female readers in the 1800s. Austen portrays marriages of convenience and desire to meet pragmatic societal needs through the Bennets, Collins, and Wickems, but contrastingly constructs a marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy based on love and respect.
Social class is also a notable theme, with the conspicuous portrayal of social hierarchies and how prejudices from interacting social classes influence lives and decisions, with the Darcy’s and Bennett’s frequently narrating the prospect of ‘marrying up’ and ‘marrying down.’ The Bennetts are from the middle-class sector and express their desire to marry their five daughters to men of a higher class to ensure financial security. Despite the characters being more powerful than working-class Georgians, there is still a conflict of power and influence. The title of the classic directly reflects the central conflict in the novel; every character is prideful about something and prejudiced against another. The intersection of gender and social class demonstrates the prevalence of these issues in the Regency era with Austen’s commentary inserting that women and the lower class were unfairly treated by society.
Although this quote is not in the book, ‘You have bewitched me body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. And wish from this day forth never to be parted from you’ encapsulates Mr Darcy as the original yearner!
infelizmente me vi no mr darcy, cinco estrelas
I didn't think I'd like book Darcy so much more than I already liked 1995 and 2005 Darcy's
It's nice to get the depth that comes w a novel compared to a movie.
Mau juga dong disayang sampe kayak you have bewitched me body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. And wish from this day forth never to be parted from you.
I am already a loyal fan to the 1995 bbc series and was thrilled to discover that it's probably the best book to screen adaptation ever. Listening to this audiobook was like playing the show without looking at the screen, i had a blast!!
Verdaderamente hubo mucho orgullo y prejuicio en estos personajes, amé a Lizzy
After having seen the 2005 film (the best one of them all), I had to pick up the book and it did not disappoint. I'm now an avid collector of Pride and Prejudice and I think that says enough about how much I love this story. Truly a timeless classic.
Well… this put me into a massive reading slump. Wanted to dnf but I felt like one has to read it at some point in life. And dont get me wrong, I wouldnt call it bad writing, just reeeally slow with alot of side info and description etc. It just wasnt for me.
"Stolz und Vorurteil" ist ein wunderbares Buch über die Intrigen und Beziehungen aus vergangenen Zeiten.
Obwohl ich 377 Seiten auf meine ersehnten Aussichten auf ein Happy Ende warten musste, war das Buch eine wirkliche Bereicherung für mein Regal.
Die zahlreichen Charaktere sind so lebhaft beschrieben, dass man das Gefühl hat selbst Teil einer der vielen Gesellschaften zu sein. Dabei sind sowohl liebenswürdige als auch weniger sympathische Personen dabei, welche die Nähe zur Realität der Geschichte gut abbilden.
Die altertümliche Sprache hat teilweise kleinere Auswirkungen auf den Lesefluss, aber im Gesamten mochte ich das Buch und seine Geschichte sehr gerne.
PS: Mr. Darcy for the win🤓
5 ★ - (adored, absolute favorite) The first Jane Austen book I've read and I love it so so much!!! Full review to come. 12/21/23
Romance books aren't my thing, but I give Jane Austen a chance to peek at the beauty of her writings. The premise of the story in itself is simple, clothed with the lives of everyday people in European settings. I enjoy reading the dialogues in this story albeit sometimes it's too intricate for simple messages to be conveyed. There isn't much romance like your usual romance books the romance is slowly build through character interactions and it's interesting to read. Austen's words are indeed beautiful. There is no regret in reading it, it was a pleasurable read and not too difficult of a classic. Whether or not I'd read another of Austen's works are still questionable.
4.75 ⭐️ this book was everything. having seen the movie first, I was so excited to read the book and honestly it didn’t disappoint me at all. elizabeth and darcy were the realest characters and I loved how their flaws were shown rather than portraying them as perfect. honestly I feel like elizabeth and darcy invented the “enemies to lovers” trope, they’re literally the original couple!!!
It will probably feel very right if you’re a fan of English literature.
I mean, five stars, duh. If you know me, you know I love this book. I could talk about it for hours, and I'm not being hyperbolic. As I write this review, it's probably my fourth read. What I love paying attention to every time I read this is how Austen uses explicitly sentimental linguistic tropes, especially the language of the heart. Such frequent use of romantic language suggests that Austen's heroines are sentimental, individualist loose cannons. But as a whole, the language of the heart is only internal; Austen's (via Lizzy) proto-feminist societal critique is overwhelmingly private, lacking the societal momentum to be externalized without ruining our protagonist's happiness. Pride and Prejudice is Austen at her best, masterfully using romantic tropes (and so! much! humor!) as a burlesque to subvert sentimentalism and underline that a woman's coming of age, despite her private critique, necessitates a public subjugation.
3.75-4 stars!!! mostly due to me being new to austen but for sure a reread of it would change my rating 🌷 jane austen’s writing is so snarky and i love it!!! i see myself both in lizzy and darcy 🫡 it goes to show how ridiculous the social strata was in regency england 🧍🏻♀️ for me it was dragging at times, especially during the first volume, but slowly i got accustomed to the language ! the humor is im-pe-cca-ble
Maybe I don't have enough brain to underatand this, but it was okay...
england
That tickled my brain :)
Really nice revisiting this story after watching the Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Kate Beckinsale's narration was really enjoyable. Someone on iTunes left a review annoyed by the voices she fave to the characters, and I guess you could be, but I rather liked it.
I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading this book. It really deserves the title of a classic, even 200+ years later the humour is still funny, the characters still relatable and lovable and plot still engaging. Pride and prejudice is unlike any other classic literature book I have read before. Elizabeth Bennet is not your typical damsel in distress but isn't also a "not like other girls" mary sue type character either. I really enjoyed her growth throughout and the development of her relationship with Mr Darcy was honestly so wholesome and sweet. I'm glad I gave into my random urge to read this book, everyone should give reading it a chance.
Highlights
“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became him; but, though she could not look, she could listen, and he told her of feelings, which, in proving of what importance she was to him, made his affection every moment more valuable.
“You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.”
»Und wie unmöglich ist es oft, zu glauben!«
»Nur einer großen Liebe durfte man ein derartiges Wunder zuschreiben.«
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»In Gesellschaft eines guten Buches vergaß er die Zeit.«
»Zwischen gern tanzen und sich verlieben war nur noch ein kleiner, ein fast unvermeidlicher Schritt!«
Elizabeth's spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her. "How could you begin?" said she. "I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?"
"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."
But above all, above respect and esteem, there was a motive within her of goodwill which could not be overlooked. It was gratitude; gratitude, not merely for having once loved her, but for loving her still well enough to forgive all the petulance and acrimony of her manner in rejecting him, and all the unjust accusations accompanying her rejection.
They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of both were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immovable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility.
The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.
My dear Jane! You are too good. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you. I feel as if I had never done you justice, or loved you as you deserve.
Her heart was divided between concern for her sister, and resentment against all others.
Is not general incivility the very essence of love?
vol 2, ch 2
From such a connection she could not wonder that he would shrink. The wish of procuring her regard, which she had assured herself of his feeling in Derbyshire, could not in rational expectation survive such a blow as this. She was humbled, she was grieved; she repented, though she hardly knew of what. She became jealous of his esteem, when she could no longer hope to be benefited by it. She wanted to hear of him, when there seemed the least chance of gaining intelligence. She was convinced that she could have been happy with him, when it was no longer likely they should meet.
I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago.
I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.
Those who do not complain are never pitied.
If she is really headstrong and foolish, I know not whether she would altogether be a very desirable wife
I have always seen a great similarity in the turn of our minds. We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room.
That would be the greatest misfortune of all! To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate! Do not wish me such an evil!
Nothing remained therefore to be done, but to think well of them both, to defend the conduct of each, and throw into the account of accident or mistake whatever could not be otherwise explained.
This book appears on the shelf Classics
