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A review by omqchristi
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
5.0
» QUICK OVERVIEW «
Stars: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Readability: ★★★★☆
Characters: ★★★★★
Writing: ★★★★★
Recommend: ✓
» PLOT «
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. With no immediate heir to Mr. Bennet's estate in their family, Mrs. Bennet is desperate to marry off her daughters into advantageous marriages.
Yes, this is it. Not only do we get Elizabeth and Darcy's enemies to lovers, we also get glances at Jane and Bingley as well as Charlotte and Collins. Three different marriages, three different stories, each with a different focus.
Despite a lot of people, and Elizabeth, not liking Charlotte and Collins, I felt like it was a good and solid choice, as well as a great addition. It really contrasted Elizabeth from Charlotte (as well as Jane).
» READABILITY «
I started this book traditionally, but I absolutely loved the audiobook (available on YouTube) last year, so I continued with that again. Again, it made the book so much easier to digest and so much more enjoyable.
» CHARACTERS «
I absolutely adore every character in this book, except for Lydia and Wickham (for obvious reasons). Special love goes to Jane and Bingley though.
Each character is consistent and purposeful, (even Mrs. Bennet, who may seem wishy-washy).
» WRITING «
This book was written a while ago, so the language isn't super easy to understand. But despite this, now I have come to appreciate the writing.
» OVERALL «
Something I want to mention, the book and the movie is so much better (for me) when I knew the plot already. I couldn't have enjoyed the movie (2005 version) if I hadn't read the book, and I couldn't have enjoyed the book if I hadn't already got a sense of the plot via Wikipedia and the past read.
If you want to know more about the audiobook, I really raved about in the text below this (my old review).
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Readability: 3/5
Plot: 5/5
Recommend: Yes
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. With no immediate heir to Mr. Bennet's estate in their family, Mrs. Bennet is desperate to marry off her daughters into advantageous marriages.
I will say this, the plot of this book is fantastic. I love the story.
One thing I didn't like was the diction and writing style. Jane Austen's writing is not my favorite. I prefer simpler books because I don't really read to dissect plot or writing, I read for escapism.
I read the first 25%ish with just the physical book, and was I not required to read this book for a school assignment, would've most likely DNFed this book way before that. I finished the rest of the book with an audiobook and thank god for Karen Savage because I don't think I could've ever enjoyed this book without her. The audiobook makes the story so much easier to understand when each and every word is spoken out loud.
I also have to say this; I spoiled the plot for myself by reading the Wikipedia article. Again, thank god I did because it too, was the reason I finished this book (and why it got a 5 for plot).
Overall, I love the plot and story, but it was not enjoyable to finish without an audiobook. The one I used was free on YouTube, if anyone wants to listen to it. The narrator does such a good job (even though there were some inconsistencies) and I would highly recommend reading this book with the audiobook if you can't read it the traditional way.
Stars: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Readability: ★★★★☆
Characters: ★★★★★
Writing: ★★★★★
Recommend: ✓
» PLOT «
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. With no immediate heir to Mr. Bennet's estate in their family, Mrs. Bennet is desperate to marry off her daughters into advantageous marriages.
Yes, this is it. Not only do we get Elizabeth and Darcy's enemies to lovers, we also get glances at Jane and Bingley as well as Charlotte and Collins. Three different marriages, three different stories, each with a different focus.
Despite a lot of people, and Elizabeth, not liking Charlotte and Collins, I felt like it was a good and solid choice, as well as a great addition. It really contrasted Elizabeth from Charlotte (as well as Jane).
» READABILITY «
I started this book traditionally, but I absolutely loved the audiobook (available on YouTube) last year, so I continued with that again. Again, it made the book so much easier to digest and so much more enjoyable.
» CHARACTERS «
I absolutely adore every character in this book, except for Lydia and Wickham (for obvious reasons). Special love goes to Jane and Bingley though.
Each character is consistent and purposeful, (even Mrs. Bennet, who may seem wishy-washy).
» WRITING «
This book was written a while ago, so the language isn't super easy to understand. But despite this, now I have come to appreciate the writing.
» OVERALL «
Something I want to mention, the book and the movie is so much better (for me) when I knew the plot already. I couldn't have enjoyed the movie (2005 version) if I hadn't read the book, and I couldn't have enjoyed the book if I hadn't already got a sense of the plot via Wikipedia and the past read.
If you want to know more about the audiobook, I really raved about in the text below this (my old review).
»»—————————————————————««
Readability: 3/5
Plot: 5/5
Recommend: Yes
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. With no immediate heir to Mr. Bennet's estate in their family, Mrs. Bennet is desperate to marry off her daughters into advantageous marriages.
I will say this, the plot of this book is fantastic. I love the story.
One thing I didn't like was the diction and writing style. Jane Austen's writing is not my favorite. I prefer simpler books because I don't really read to dissect plot or writing, I read for escapism.
I read the first 25%ish with just the physical book, and was I not required to read this book for a school assignment, would've most likely DNFed this book way before that. I finished the rest of the book with an audiobook and thank god for Karen Savage because I don't think I could've ever enjoyed this book without her. The audiobook makes the story so much easier to understand when each and every word is spoken out loud.
I also have to say this; I spoiled the plot for myself by reading the Wikipedia article. Again, thank god I did because it too, was the reason I finished this book (and why it got a 5 for plot).
Overall, I love the plot and story, but it was not enjoyable to finish without an audiobook. The one I used was free on YouTube, if anyone wants to listen to it. The narrator does such a good job (even though there were some inconsistencies) and I would highly recommend reading this book with the audiobook if you can't read it the traditional way.