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Pride and Prejudice
626 pages
A sparkling, slow-burn battle of wits where stubborn pride gives way to a deeply satisfying, hard-won romance.
What it feels like
Reading this feels like sitting in the corner of a bustling ballroom with your smartest, funniest friend, quietly roasting the ridiculous people around you until you accidentally fall in love with one of them. The narrative moves at a brisk, sparkling clip, driven almost entirely by razor-sharp dialogue and arch social observations. It is a masterclass in the slow-burn romance, wrapping the reader in a cozy yet intellectually stimulating atmosphere where every polite conversation is laced with thrilling, high-stakes subtext. Beneath the satirical skewering of society's foolishness lies a deeply tender emotional core about the vulnerability required to admit you were wrong. It delights anyone who craves crackling banter, sisterly devotion, and the profound satisfaction of watching two stubborn equals finally drop their armor.
- Mood
- cozy
- romantic
- spirited
- bright
- Tone
- wry
- satirical
- affectionate
- sharp
- sparkling
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- first impressions and hidden depths · the vulnerability of falling in love · social class and ridiculousness · sisterly bonds · personal growth through humility
- The writing
- Elegant, razor-sharp, and heavily reliant on sparkling, subtext-laden dialogue and arch narrative observations.
- The arc
- Moves from defensive, witty detachment to a humbling, deeply felt vulnerability and joyous romantic triumph.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love crackling banter, slow-burn romance, and watching foolish people be gently skewered by a brilliant narrator.
Content notes
- classism
- mild emotional distress
About the book
The first edition of the novel (1813).
Introductory materials and revised and expanded footnotes by Donald Gray and Mary A. Favret.
Biographical portraits of Austen by family members and— new to this edition— by Jon Spence and Paula Byrne.
Fourteen critical essays—eleven of them new to this edition. "Writers on Austen"—a new section of brief comments by Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Henry James, and others.
A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography.
Description from Open Library.
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