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Pride and Prejudice
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What's that? Mr. Darcy doesn't want to dance at the dance?
Welcome to almost any 8th grade dance. You will find most of the boys playing basketball in the gym while the girls are waiting in the cafeteria for someone with whom to dance.
I was rooting for Mr. Bingley to get away. Maybe he just isn't that into Jane?
The scenes bounce from one scene to another so quickly that it makes my head spin, and I couldn't connect with any of the characters.
Elizabeth spends most of the novel, sitting around complaining about Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley while doing absolutely nothing to better her situation. At least Jay Gatsby did something about his love.....
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Welcome to almost any 8th grade dance. You will find most of the boys playing basketball in the gym while the girls are waiting in the cafeteria for someone with whom to dance.
I was rooting for Mr. Bingley to get away. Maybe he just isn't that into Jane?
The scenes bounce from one scene to another so quickly that it makes my head spin, and I couldn't connect with any of the characters.
Elizabeth spends most of the novel, sitting around complaining about Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley while doing absolutely nothing to better her situation. At least Jay Gatsby did something about his love.....
2025 Reading Schedule
Jan A Town Like Alice
Feb Birdsong
Mar Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere
Apr War and Peace
May The Woman in White
Jun Atonement
Jul The Shadow of the Wind
Aug Jude the Obscure
Sep Ulysses
Oct Vanity Fair
Nov A Fine Balance
Dec Germinal
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Blog Twitter BookTube Facebook Insta My Bookstore at Pango
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March 17, 2020
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November 5, 2020
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Sep 25, 2022 12:40PM
Compulsory read in high school - wasn't hooked.
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Love the comparison to a Gr. 8 dance!
OMG, !isa you are killing me! lol. Of course I love P&P
I've been reading lots of classics over the last couple of years, and this one I just can't seem to get into. I did like "Emma" which I read a couple of years back. I'm going to finish P&P as I'm just 50 pages until the end, but I'm going to give Jane Austen a rest.
I'm with you! There's a freakin' bloody war in Europe and the soldiers are dying to dance with Elizabeth and her sisters--smh.....
This book is overrated trash! 🙄
I think that’s one of the main points of the book. Women in the Edwardian era were powerless over their situation. Marriage was their only goal. They were dependent on mean their whole lives. No choice.
Somehow Louisa May Alcott and the Bronte sisters were able to write female characters who did more than just sit around and complain about men.
I don’t think any of those books were considered satire to illuminate problems with class, women’s issue, and relationships. Her sarcasm is witty and her books actually quite funny with her over-the-top characters.
I loved your mentioning of the 8th grade dance. My grandson wet and danced with every girl there while the guys lined the walls. He came home beat and in a sweat.
Omg.. a snooze fest. 350 pages of absolutely nothing happened. I've never read a book where non of the characters grow. Maybe Mr. Darcy is the only one but I really don't get the hype. I thought I'd love this book because I've been reading a few classics lately and the last one was Jane Eyre. Loved that one. Super empowering. I know this one showed the lifestyle of the late 1700 but I believe the writer could have written better story, one where something happens at the end
It was different then though. I think many of the English upper-class women had so many servants, they probably mostly did do nothing and just gossip unless they were really motivated by something. Apparently many of the rich young guys, the same.
HEE-LAIR-EE-US!! Adored your book review. Am only a third of the way thru and thought the same thing. When is Elizabeth going to do something about her thoughts toward Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley?!? Stop crying crocodile tears already and slap the latter in the face and punch the former in the throat. Now THAT would be something worth reading, don'tcha think?!? Seriously, though, I have avoided reading this book for all 63.9 years of my life thus far with the echo of Mark Twain's wisdom echoing in my ear: "A mighty fine personal library can be had without a single Jane Austen novel in it." True dat thus far. Rock on Lisa of Troy.
Have tried reading this book a few times, and never get to the end. My mother once mentioned she thought it was brilliant, and so did 4 of my sisters. Saw it on the list of must-read classics, so gave it one more try and tried audiobook this time. Sounded even more absurd spoken out loud. I think I am adopted.
LOOOL! Okay I love this book but your review had me cackling!
Oho! Very brave of you to 1-star a beloved classic, and make people laugh whilst at it. :D Enjoyed your review, Lisa!
This book sounds really interesting. I’m guessing you’ve read it what did you think of it?
I met a woman last week who dogs are named Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth!
I mean, what was Lizzy SUPPOSED to do?! There wasn't much she could do without possibly jeopardizing her reputation, which would have been extremely foolhardy.
