Pride and Prejudice [adapted - Great Illustrated Classics]

It's difficult to know whether to rate books like this based on the story or on the adaptation. I gave the original book 4 stars and liked some aspects of this book better. It does a great job of cutting through the old-fashioned language and getting to the heart of the story. In this case, "telling" instead of "showing" both shortens the length of the story and explains what might otherwise be difficult for younger readers to comprehend or follow.

However, I had some issues with feeling like the book left something out now and then. A couple of times, the text seemed to refer to something that hadn't been explained in the first place. I could remember a certain conversation, if vaguely, from my reading of the original book, but it show more seemed to have been missing from the adaptation. For that reason, I gave the adaptation 4 stars. Overall, I like the idea of this overall story, but it just seems a little too...I don't know, maybe bloated? for me. Still, I do think this adaptation more than adequately makes the classic accessible and would recommend this book for children around 8-12, with the extra note that with younger kids, it might be helpful (and enjoyable) to read it with a parent or older sibling/friend. show less

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice perplexed me with its themes of love, romance, betrayal, misjudgement and much more.

Pride and Prejudice is about Elizabeth Bennet and her adventures with her 4 sisters and romance. Elizabeth's eldest sister Jane falls in love with a wealthy,intelligent and charming man named Mr.Bingley. Everyone in the Bennet family approves fo the eldest's love except for Caroline Bingley, Mr.Bingley's sister who would rather see him married of to his best friend Mr.Darcy's sister and herself to Mr.Darcy. During the story, Mr.Darcy finds himself falling in love with Elizabeth but he knows that Elizabeth loathes him. It's up to Elizabeth to unite her sister with Mr.Bingley and see what her true feelings toward Mr.Darcy show more really are.

This book was very touching and romantic and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. This book has many themes to it such as love, family, pride and prejudice.
Love is a theme because this whole story is based on the love between Mr.Darcy and Elizabeth, and also how Elizabeth tries to save the love between her sister,Jane and Darcy's best friend Mr. Bingley. Love is mainly what is portrayed in this whole story, wether it is toward family, friends or the man whom you are going to marry.
Family is also a theme because even though Elizabeth could be running off with a soldier herself or agreeing to Darcy's proposal, she stuck by her family because that's what mattered most to her.
Pride is obviously a theme as it is clearly stated in the title. It is a theme because Mr.Darcy had pride that was unstandable to Elizabeth. His pride got the best of him, which he portrayed at their first meeting, which caused Elizabeth to strongly dislike him.
Prejudice is also a theme in this book because Elizabeth was strongly prejudiced against Darcy before she could personally encounter him and get to know him better.Though, I believe that Elizabeth would not have been so prejudiced if Darcy had not showed his pride the first time he met her.

I would rate this book with 4 stars because it was witty, romantic, and funny all in one. I loved the characters in the book. They personalities of the characters made the book fun and interesting to read. Also because it was written in modern day English.
In my opinion, I thought that this book was really interesting and fun to read because it was funny but at the same time serious. I loved the fact that Elizabeth ended up with the person she disliked the most and in my perspective, that is what I call true love and a happy ending. show less

Jane and Elizabeth Bennet are not only sisters, but best friends. They share all their hopes and dreams. When Jane falls in love, Elizabeth is thrilled for her. But Jane's dream falls apart, and Elizabeth knows just who to blame - proud and handsome Darcy, the very man Elizabeth finds herself both loving and hating at the same time! How the Bennet girls find happiness at last is one of the most popular and best-loved stories ever told.

Adapteeritud väljaanne klassikalisest romaanist.

Õed ja armsamad!
Jane ja Elizabeth Bennet ei ole ainult õed vaid ka parimad sõbrad. Nad jagavad kõiki oma lootusi ja unistusi. Kui Jane armub, on Elizabeth tema pärast elevil. Kuid Jane'i lootused purunevad ja Elizabeth teab täpselt, keda süüdistada -- uhket ja kena Darcyt, sedasama meest, keda Elizabeth leiab end korraga armastamas ja vihkamas! Lugu sellest, kuidas Benneti tüdrukud viimaks õnne leiavad, on üks populaarsemaid ja armastatumaid lugusid kogu maailmas.

Haiku Review:

Rich guy named Darcy
snobbish and shy around girls
gets favorite daughter

SMD
6.30.2010

Summary: Jane and Elizabeth Bennett are sisters and best friends. Jane is disappointed in love and Elizabeth blames the handsome Darcy. This is the story about how they find happiness.

(Great Illustrated Classics; Baronet Books) & Penguin Books