Pride and Prejudice - is it worth it?
- cynthiagiraudo
- Mar 21
- 2 min read
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'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen is that ancient tome of wisdom that readers have been swooning over for centuries. After diving into it, I can definitely say it's got its juicy bits, but seriously, how do you even wrap your head around the whole thing?
Austen is famous for crafting stories that stick around longer than a stubborn stain—'Pride and Prejudice' being her pièce de résistance. Readers can easily get sucked into the storyline, but it does require a bit of mental gymnastics to truly grasp what's happening.
Given that language has evolved more than a Pokémon over the years, Austen's style is as different from mine as a cat is from a cucumber. Her linguistic wizardry is a far cry from what you're probably used to. The way she casually drops last names like confetti, with first names making rare cameo appearances, left me scratching my head at first. The characters' formal chit-chat, loaded with secret messages, went right over my head the first time around. Frankly, Austen might be rolling in her grave to know her beloved tales aren't quite hitting the mark with today's emoji-loving crowd.
Even so, 'Pride and Prejudice' is a classic, and I can see why. The saga of love lost and found is a tale as old as time, appealing to anyone with a pulse. But if you're not keen on rewiring your brain to think like a 19th-century aristocrat, you might want to skip the book and go straight for a modern film adaptation.
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