Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Its humour lies in its honest depiction of manners, education, marriage, and money during the Regency era in Great Britain. Mr. Bennet of Longbourn estate has five daughters, but his property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife also lacks an inheritance, so his family will be destitute upon his death. Thus, it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well to support the others, which is a motivation that drives the plot. The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love rather than money or social prestige, despite the communal …
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Its humour lies in its honest depiction of manners, education, marriage, and money during the Regency era in Great Britain. Mr. Bennet of Longbourn estate has five daughters, but his property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife also lacks an inheritance, so his family will be destitute upon his death. Thus, it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well to support the others, which is a motivation that drives the plot. The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love rather than money or social prestige, despite the communal pressure to make a wealthy match. Pride and Prejudice has consistently appeared near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and has inspired many derivatives in modern literature. For more than a century, dramatic adaptations, reprints, unofficial sequels, films, and TV versions of Pride and Prejudice have portrayed the memorable characters and themes of the novel, reaching mass audiences.
This was interesting. Two worlds border each other along the Wall: the Old Kingdom, where magic works but technology doesn't, and Ancelstierre, where the reverse is true. Sabriel is from the Old Kingdom, but has been raised in Ancelstierre. When her father dies, she must take up his mantel as the Abhorsen and cross the Wall in an attempt to rescue him from Death.
Terrible. Terrible. Simply terrible. I don't think I've ever said this of any of the books on here, but this was a terrible book and a disappointment. I know there's a recent trend to graphic novelize anything and everything, and I honestly thought making the P&P&Zombies novel into a graphic novel was a SUPERB idea. However, it was a major letdown. The illustrations were great, but not really in a graphic novel format. I'm not sure how to explain this-the characters were sometimes barely distinguishable and the illustrator was NOT good at expressing action or dialogue. He (Richards) actually managed to CONFUSE me. Sometimes a character would be having an internal monologue but there was no way to tell that; in other words, half the time I thought the characters were insane for talking to themselves or hard of hearing for not understanding how other characters were bashing him/her out …
Terrible. Terrible. Simply terrible. I don't think I've ever said this of any of the books on here, but this was a terrible book and a disappointment. I know there's a recent trend to graphic novelize anything and everything, and I honestly thought making the P&P&Zombies novel into a graphic novel was a SUPERB idea. However, it was a major letdown. The illustrations were great, but not really in a graphic novel format. I'm not sure how to explain this-the characters were sometimes barely distinguishable and the illustrator was NOT good at expressing action or dialogue. He (Richards) actually managed to CONFUSE me. Sometimes a character would be having an internal monologue but there was no way to tell that; in other words, half the time I thought the characters were insane for talking to themselves or hard of hearing for not understanding how other characters were bashing him/her out loud. Other times the text was a lighter shade so you could tell that other characters weren't supposed to have heard that. It was weird. And whoever did the choosing of what text to keep did an abominably poor job. I'm pretty sure there was hardly anything left of Jane Austen's original writing (not completely true-the kiss-off scene between Darcy and Elizabeth is still pretty stellar. I exaggerate because the book bothered me so much), and what is left has been chopped to pieces. Some of the dialogue was so badly put together it seemed as though multiple conversations were happening at once. It was just sucky.
One of my all-time favorite books! It's timeless and completely relevant, and the characters really come to life.
Fantastically dark story that proves that Garth Nix is teh win always. Important points: despite being a male, Mr. Nix writes a believable post-adolescent female and does so well, and his working the romance into this story was delicate, subtle, and just frickin' awesome.
Voilà bien longtemps que je souhaitais lire du Jane Austen. Le défi de Fashion en a été l’occasion. Je suis plutôt mitigée. Ma satisfaction durant la lecture a été plutôt fluctuante. Pendant un court moment je me suis demandé si j’allais pourvoir arriver au bout sans m’endormir. Plus tard, avançant dans ma lecture, ma curiosité commença à être titillée, et j’envisageais avec plaisir de finir le livre, tout en me disant que je n’en lirais pas d’autre de cet auteur (oui, auteur sans “e” à la fin). Finalement j’ai terminé ma lecture en espérant lire Raison et sentiments qui se trouve dans ma PAL. Tout ça pour dire que j’ai eu du mal à rentrer dans cet univers à première vue guindé et mièvre. Une fois dedans, on suit avec intérêt les petits soucis des personnages, tous très intéressants et travaillés. Jane Austen analyse et illustre à merveille ses contemporains, …
Voilà bien longtemps que je souhaitais lire du Jane Austen. Le défi de Fashion en a été l’occasion. Je suis plutôt mitigée. Ma satisfaction durant la lecture a été plutôt fluctuante. Pendant un court moment je me suis demandé si j’allais pourvoir arriver au bout sans m’endormir. Plus tard, avançant dans ma lecture, ma curiosité commença à être titillée, et j’envisageais avec plaisir de finir le livre, tout en me disant que je n’en lirais pas d’autre de cet auteur (oui, auteur sans “e” à la fin). Finalement j’ai terminé ma lecture en espérant lire Raison et sentiments qui se trouve dans ma PAL. Tout ça pour dire que j’ai eu du mal à rentrer dans cet univers à première vue guindé et mièvre. Une fois dedans, on suit avec intérêt les petits soucis des personnages, tous très intéressants et travaillés. Jane Austen analyse et illustre à merveille ses contemporains, les place dans des situations bien de son époque, mais pris au piège de basses préoccupations matérielles relativement actuelles. Le langage est un délice, les rapports humains jubilatoires, l’humour omniprésent mais subtil. Malgré une lecture agréable, remarquablement intelligente et recherchée, je n’ai pas eu le coup de foudre pour Austen, que je trouve froide et peu passionnée, ou ses personnages. Je préfère une Brontë ou un Dickens, qui me toucheront bien plus.
Sabriel is technically a children's book, but it's impact on me has been lasting. I read it in middle school and have reread it every few years ever since. Sabriel's world enchanted me from the very beginning, and Garth Nix's wonderful blend of magic and reality creates a delicious journey for the reader.
