Pride & Prejudice

I do hate giving this, which is one of my favorite stories, only a three, but I was not really a fan of the adaptation.The story itself was well-done, both in terms of the original and in terms of adaptation, and I thought the little magazine covers between each part (I'm assuming I was reading a combination volume and that they were originally released as individual comics) were adorable. The design there was quirky and charming.My problem was the actual art.I am one of those people (I apologize now!) that actually rarely notices the art in anything that has words. I read the words, I get a general impression, I notice color most decidedly, but I don't generally have a very strong opinion one way or the other on it. This really really bothered me, though, and it got progressively worse the longer I read. I was iffy from the beginning on the fact that they had clearly looked at the Keira Knightly adaptation of the film for inspiration, but I was willing to overlook that (and hey, redheads! I'm a fan of that!). Then small things started bothering me. The shading of their lips, which I winced every time I saw. The male faces, which were all oddly unsettling, even the friendly ones. By the time I finished this, I was attempting not to look at the art, which is kind of a terrible thing in a visual adaptation like this.I can't say it isn't just me (it probably is), but it really came close to ruining this for me--I almost gave it up (and it's 120 pages of a story I love--seriously, it is not a long read). I finished and actually debated between two stars and three, but let the charm of the story, the well-handled dialogue and well-chosen bits that were adapted, and the cute little magazine covers sway me up to "I liked it."I'll be going back to the book for my next re-read, though, for certain.

✨️Audiobook review✨️Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen⭐️⭐️.5Honestly, I found this pretty boring

In March 1813, The Critical Review journal had reviewed Pride and Prejudice exactly two months after its publication. In its examination of the work, The Review praised the plot and its capacity to reflect the reality of a whole family instead of focusing on two or three characters. In terms of literary allusions, The Review had compared Elizabeth Bennet to Beatrice in Shakespeare's [b:Much Ado About Nothing|12957|Much Ado About Nothing|William Shakespeare|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327885569l/12957._SY75_.jpg|2080738]. Like Elizabeth, Beatrice is a witty young woman opposing marriage and despising patriarchy. The punning character of her arguments with Benedick marks the pair as well-matched in a manner very similar to the combative and teasing exchanges, between Elizabeth and Darcy, which demonstrate, too, the couple's suitability for one another. The Review had also praised the realistic nature of the novel, and declared its ultimate purpose as reaching beyond social and psychological Realism on account of its valuable practical and moral guidance. Pride and Prejudice explores the patriarchal regulations of a society dominated by injustice, and restricted by absurd gender roles. The inevitable outcome of that was an oppressing restriction on women's prospects, and a depressing limitation of their opportunities. Austen had experienced such conditions in her life, and thus attempted to amend them through her works.Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's union can be read as a commentary on the mismatched marriages of the age. Marriage, at the time, was an extension of society's hypocritical norms, for love was never regarded as a plausible reason for or against a given match. Wealth and social status were the only valid incentives. This state of affairs had resulted in mismatched unions, unhappy marriages, and inadequate families. Class clash is another theme that can be found at the center of the plot, for it came in the way of noble and honest feelings like the loving relationship of Jane and Bingley. The match had been checked for a while by the differences in the couple's ranks and environment. The impediments found in the way of Elizabeth's union with Darcy were similarly prompted by the prejudice separating their two classes.