By: Jane Austen
If you haven’t read the book Pride and Prejudice, it is one I would quickly
recommend. I am at the moment reading classics and currently in the middle of
reading most of Jane Austen’s books.

All her stories are delightful, but I can
honestly say that this one is my favorite so far. It has a good and interesting
storyline, as well as some very likable and some unlikable characters. You will
quickly grow to like Elizabeth and her sister Jane, while their mother and
younger sisters may annoy you to no end. All in all though it is a good book.

For those of you who are not familiar with the story, it is the tale of
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, who at the beginning of the book seem to be
polar opposites, with the only thing in common being their great dislike for
each other. The story also involves Elizabeth s sister Jane and Mr. Darcy s best
friend Mr. Bingley, though Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are by far the main
characters. Besides having quite a bit of witty dialogue, it has a few
surprising turn of events that seem to make the book even more interesting. At
first like Elizabeth, you too may greatly dislike Mr. Darcy, but as the book
goes on he tends to grow on you, and by the end of the book, you’ll be firmly in
love with both of them.

A good lesson can be pulled from the book as well. Elizabeth jumped to
conclusions and let some people prejudice her against Mr. Darcy, while at the
beginning of the book Mr. Darcy was as proud and arrogant as could be. Which can
teach that we need to be careful on judging other people, because the way they
act and what we may hear about them may be entirely false. It s also a good
illustration on how pride can really mess up your relationships with others.

If you’re interested in reading this book then go for it, and don’t let the fact
that it s quite a long book deter you. Take the book in strides. I know I
usually read very fast, but at first I read it rather slowly and I honestly
didn’t really enjoy it until I got to section two of the book. So even if at
first you don’t like it, try to keep reading, it gets better as you go on. It
really does! Don t let the fact that it’s a classic, written in the early 1800s
bother you either, broaden your horizons a bit and learn to appreciate classic
literature- it’s truly a delight. After all, they had to become famous classics
for a reason! So enjoy your turn at Pride and Prejudice, I hope you enjoy it as
much as I did!