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evulik, take heart. i will give it a 4th reading.
vbm, i just like how she wraps all the stories together, and describes the house, and how much stronger Elizabeth is than Lydia who though she's a bit of a namby-pamby character...won't spoil this.
i found Mr. Darcy sexy as hell because he's strong and silent, but has a soft side, liked Elizabeth's dad, maybe had better shut up to you all read further. have edited a few times already...
the third time i read the book was after finding this site. even bookmarked it. was supposed to study, et cetera, et cetera, but P&P held me fast.
what a dear, old friend!
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What a wonderful book! I just finished reading it, and it has become one of my favorites!
I bookmarked P&P here, too!
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Darcy was the one thing that got me through those movies. ;)
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well I am just at (in or or :confused: ) chapter 5.... but Darcy seems to be extremely handsome... and besides, it's a challenge having strong men that end up as a weak ones ... if you know what I mean :brow:
seriously, I am still in the beginning... but this books is great. I must admit that also because of its easy english... I do not have a lot of time to be playing around with dictionary, although I am trying... for example I still cannot get through xxx forgot the name :goof: :brickwall I guess it was Hard Times... and the writer was Salinger??? I am lost, will have to get to this subject later ...
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At last I also got free and began to read it. Honestly one post of "most boring book" inspired me to read it. I just wanted to be sure how much "June book" was boring. But I was amazed by its easy-language,too. (I remember a hard language of O.Henry.)
While I have no anything for discussion, I just engoy its easy-English.
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Lovely lovely book... I don't know how many times I've read Pride and Prejudice... hmm, probably about 5 or 6 times or so. It was also included in the comparative literature class that I took last year, but I'm sad to say that 75% of the class seemed to dislike it. They found it predictable and thought the characters were stereotypical. I somewhat agree, however the predictability adds to its charm and the stereotypes (mrs Bennet for example) provide plenty of good laughs. And to be honest, most books are predictable in one way or the other, nothing wrong with that.
For those of you that can't relate to it because you find it outdated; it's true that the way of life is very different now from what it was during Jane Austen's time, but human follies remain the same. I am sure you have all met a Lydia or a mrs. Bennet sometime. ;)
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Yep. Many. And I don't care to revisit them. ;)
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I suppose we still live at that time. considering mother whose main goal in life is to get her daughters married... to a handsome, clever, rich, gentleman, honest, never lying, with a car, job, pool and house.... MAN... reminds me of mine mother (between us sometimes it leads me to considering suicide :brickwall ) hihi great book
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hhhmmmmm...... kinda sounds like my mom too. Just finished the book, I really liked it.
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everybody finished? I am moving slowly, too busy I guess :mad: 10 chapter is my present status... just finished about the event where Jane (or what is her name, I am losing name of characters easily hihi) is ill... just crossed my mind.. this book will be actual for ever... really... for example:
``She has nothing, in short, to recommend her, but being an excellent walker. I shall never forget her appearance this morning. She really looked almost wild.''
exactly the way people in the village talk about me.... (e have just 100 citizens, imagine the fun hihi) this is the same... I can try how much I want there will still be something bad... and also here... ladies had nothing better to do just to "speak about" others.... fun to read too boring to live ;) thanks 21st century :nod:
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I first read P&P in year 5 and I loved it. It's my favourite classic. :D I've read it like 10 times by now, and recently I got even more obssessed with it and forced my mum to buy me the 1995 BBC miniseries adaptation :lol: My Darcy's one of my all time favourite characters. Jane Austen writes with a dry, ironical wit which adds a lightness and brilliancy to this novel. Characters such as Mrs Bennet and Mr Collins are pure literary genius, and are an essential part of the social satire present throughout P&P.
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Ah yes the book is very nice. But I find the whole scenario funny and the trying to match-up thing really resembles and reminds me of how a lot of mothers try to find husbands for their daughters in Pakistan.
Sorcha -- You are a Juliet Marillier fan? :)
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Yes. I love her books. :D. I have this obssession with reading fantasy. :p Have you read her books before?
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Yup, I have read the Sevenwater's Triology and loved every part of it. :)
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:rage: :rage: :rage: I do not have time to read it, I am still chap. 15. how long does it take to finish it? we are nearly in July... and I am still at the beg.
