For the duration of this post I would like us all to read it in an
English accent simply because it will make it super fun! Also if you have never
read this book you should be shunned. No no no I'm kidding. Sort of.
First disclaimer: If you haven't read the book or you haven't seen the
movie, please come back and read this post after you do one of the
aforementioned activities. There is no other way to talk about this book other
than to lay it all/most of it on the line.
This book blows my mind. It is the ultimate love story. Girls all over
the world dream of a love like Elizabeth's and Mr. Darcy's. Everyone loves a
chase! Its just a fact of life!
The gist of the story is there are different families with different
ideals from different social/monetary classes, but in a perfect world love
conquers all! Right?
Second disclaimer: I watched the movie before I read the book. I know!
Shame on me! I have to say they were both equally lovely!
I am basing this review off of the movie adaption starring Keira
Knightley. Personally, I think it is the best Pride and Prejudice film
adaption. My best advice when watching the movie is that you will not understand
two words that they are saying at first. I had to watch the movie twice before
I could keep up with all the Old English chatter that goes on. Every time I
watch the movie I learn something new! So give it more than one viewing before
you place judgment.
My biggest critique is that Lydia, Kitty, and Mrs. Bennett are the bane of my existence. I had to fight the urge to slap the television. Multiple times. They are just so annoying, superficial, and make everything so much harder for Jane and Elizabeth Bennett.
Overall I loved the book and the movie. I can't pick which
one I liked better! A book like this is a love in and of itself.
Brava Jane Austen Brava :)
Pip Pip Cheerio!
GAH! I LOVE THIS BOOK! It's my absolute favorite. I read it by way of a requirement for 12th grade AP English, with at least five female classmates who were just as loud and opinionated as me. I loved how I discovered it because for the first half of the book, every class discussion was us girls just trashing Darcy. How COULD he?! He's so horrible and what a pretentious ass, etc... But I remember getting to the first letter he sends to Elizabeth and ran to my English teacher during a lunch period to confess that I thought I was falling in love with Mr. Darcy. I didn't even want to admit to my friends yet b/c we hated him so much! And could you imagine, admitting a fictional crush to your bald-headed, 6'2 English teacher who also happens to be the h.s. football coach. Ugh. He just cackled at me and told me to save it for the next lecture.
ReplyDeleteBut man, I love the book so much that a few years later, when the film adaptation came out, I refused to go see it. Because when I read the book in 2002, I was convinced that the only man in Hollywood who could do the role of Mr. Darcy any justice was Hugh Jackman. And when I saw that Hugh Jackman was NOT playing Darcy, I felt betrayed. I was SOO angry! But I eventually watched the film and I surprisingly don't hate it.
I'm glad you enjoy the story as much as I do. :)