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Title: Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen, Joanna David, Austen Jane, Jeanne Davidson ISBN: 0-14-086060-6 Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Pub. Date: November, 2003 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (563 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Of its time and for all time
Comment: It is a truth not universally acknowledged, that "Pride and Prejudice" is probably not Jane Austen's best book. That honor is reserved for "Mansfield Park", a much deeper work. But it's almost everybody's favorite Austen, including mine, as much for the unforgettable characters as for the story. Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect heroine: she's bright, sharp, likeable, perceptive, nobody's fool, infinitely fallible, like all of us; but, unlike most of us, able to see and admit when she is in the wrong. Unlike her wacky mother and her shallow younger sisters, she does not see snaring a husband as her sole object in life, and thus she is supremely capable of putting Mr. Darcy in his place. Darcy's progression from an insufferable snob to an empathetic human being results from the realization that money and an old name are insufficient recommendations to a woman with real class, intelligence and character. Elizabeth's family is also well portrayed. We can understand why Elizabeth is her father's favorite child; he is as sharp and perceptive as she is, totally sensible and down to earth, a perfect foil for the ditzy Mrs. Bennet, who is so ridiculous you wish a chandelier would fall on her head, obsessed with marrying off her five eligible daughters. We know how the book is going to end almost as soon as it begins; Jane will hook Mr. Bingley in spite of the machinations of his nasty sisters, and Elizabeth, of course, will become Mrs. Darcy. "Pride and Prejudice" is very much of it's time, set at the end of the 18th century, but it's been loved by generations of readers for the past two hundred years and looks good for at least another two hundred. It's quintessential Jane Austen.
Rating: 4
Summary: Be a man! Read Jane Austen!
Comment: I'm a recent newlywed who decided to raid his wifes bookshelf and this was the first book of hers that I picked up. Wanting to be better read and enjoying the movie "Sense and Sensibility."
I recommend to anyone that is curious but apprehensive of Austen like I was to see a film based on one of her books. You will hear the use and cadence of victorian speech which will, in my humble opinion, make her books more accessible and easier to read. This is the first Jane Austen I've read and I am now bonafide fan.
This is one of those stories where the destination is not important but the journey is. Within the first ten pages, the stage is set. The two headstrong protagonists, Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy cannot stand one another at the beginning of the book. Sparks fly and meet with typical results. The characters are distinct and memorable. Mr. Bennet, Elizabeth's father, was one of my favorites. Anyone who is an admirer of dry "british" humor will find themselves in stitches. It is the first book in a very long time where I found myself laughing out loud and on more than one occasion.
A moderately quick read for those used to victorian prose. I for one am glad that I got over the "girly" stigma that's usually associated with Jane Austen. It has made me consider other books in my wifes arsenal I normally would not have otherwise.
I will, however, pass on her "The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood"
Great book. Enjoy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great!!!
Comment: I love Jane Austen, especially Pride and Predjudice and Persuasion. Come on, this is for readers with brain, you must un-der-stand the characters and not go like 'i dont see the point, bla bla bla blabla.....' Those who say the book is boring , go writing yourselves. You dont have Jane Austen's brain. :p:p
The books funny, the plot is interesting and you learn a lot with this book. :)
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Title: Emma by Jane Austen ISBN: 0553212737 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 1984 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen, James Kinsley ISBN: 0192833588 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Currer Bell, Erica Jong ISBN: 0451526554 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: July, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte ISBN: 0553212583 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1983 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Persuasion by Jane Austen, Margaret Drabble ISBN: 0451526384 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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