Pride and Prejudice

Paperback

English language

Published Aug. 5, 2008 by Cruguru.

ISBN:
978-1-920265-60-1
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4 stars (37 reviews)

A humorous portrayal of the social atmosphere of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England, Pride and Prejudice deals with the intelligent, but high-spirited Elizabeth Bennet who endeavors to stay true to her ideals while her dim-witted, meddlesome mother plots to see all five her vivacious daughters married and to secure her family's destiny. Twists and shocking revelations await Elizabeth who has to choose between the dashing Mr. Wickham and the aristocratic, but proud and aloof Mr. Darcy.

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Ich liebe Bücher aus dem 19. Jahrhundert!

5 stars

Und zwar u.a. insbesondere wegen ihres Tons. Dieses hier wurde von Jane Austen zwar bereits 1797 geschrieben, erschien aber erst 1813 oder so ähnlich.

Es geht um die Familie Bennet und ihre fünf Töchter, die von ihrer Mutter unter die Haube zu bringen sind. Die Mutter stellt sich dabei, sagen wir mal, töricht und zuweilen sehr peinlich an. Die jungen Frauen sind nicht alle am Heiraten interessiert oder betrachten die Brautschau als den wichtigsten Teil ihres Lebens, aber für die meisten wird am Ende alles gut. Sehr gut.

Was ich beim Anschauen der Bridget Jones-Filme gar nicht so mitbekam damals sind die Referenzen auf dieses Buch. Es gibt Mr. Darcy, der auch in diesem Buch der positive Held ist, und Mr. Wickham (von wicked - böse?), dessen hübsch anzuschauenden, aber definitiv nicht guten Teil Hugh Grant übernahm.

Ich habe die 470 Seiten in 6 Tagen runter gerissen und war dreie …

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5 stars

Intriguing

The first few chapters weren't captivating. Personally, it has to do with the flow or arrangement of the story. One chapter, we re talking about the present-past, in the next chapter, it's a very lengthy, multiple chapters, past-past before it caught up to present-past.

There were also a very confusing switching between first-person, third-person limited, and third-person god. The sub-sections barely worked because of it.

However, I'm giving 4 out of 5 because of the story itself. The plot. The repercussions considered of what happened which is not tackled in any other similar story in this genre, or rarely touched. It is refreshing and it stays within the realms of possibility and reality as much as possible.

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