Paperback, 311 pages
English language
Published Sept. 29, 1968 by Pan Books Ltd.
Of all Jane Austen's novels, this is her brightest and gayest triumph. she rvels in the complicated dance set by Society; the regimented steps observed by the upper - and middle-classes ; the final chord of happiness that sends these barriers tumbling down.
Mr Bennet's five eligible daughters will never inherit their father's money. Neither will their scatterbrained mother. The family fortunes are destined to pass to Mr Collins, the pompous parson. Should one of the daughters marry him? Or is there a chance for empty-headed Mr Bringley (£5,000 a year)? And what about proud Mr Darcy? Yet both these men seem less exciting than handsome Mr Wickham - a man as profligate as he is poor.
I expected something deeper/monumental, having known nothing about the book before. But for such an old book it is well written and the characters and love story are cute ☺️
Etter et litt uheldig møte med Thomas Hardy på videregående og tilsvarende med Camilla Collett på universitetet, bestemte jeg meg for å ikke haste av gårde med å få lest noe av Jane Austen. Til tross for at de to bøkene ikke har noe å gjøre med henne eller denne boka. Jaja. Det ordna seg til slutt: jeg har nå lest Pride and Prejudice, og storkost meg med den. Jeg prøvde ei nettside som sender et kapittel på e-post hver dag (selvvalgt tidspunkt), og leste litt hver dag i flere uker. Men så havna jeg bakpå, og da tok det ei stund før jeg kasta meg på igjen. Jeg likte egentlig den måten å lese på, siden det da kommer litt ved siden av alt annet. Det krever bare at kapitla ikke er for lange.
(Jeg har ikke stort å si om selve boka. Elizabeth var morsom. Mr. Bennet også. …
Etter et litt uheldig møte med Thomas Hardy på videregående og tilsvarende med Camilla Collett på universitetet, bestemte jeg meg for å ikke haste av gårde med å få lest noe av Jane Austen. Til tross for at de to bøkene ikke har noe å gjøre med henne eller denne boka. Jaja. Det ordna seg til slutt: jeg har nå lest Pride and Prejudice, og storkost meg med den. Jeg prøvde ei nettside som sender et kapittel på e-post hver dag (selvvalgt tidspunkt), og leste litt hver dag i flere uker. Men så havna jeg bakpå, og da tok det ei stund før jeg kasta meg på igjen. Jeg likte egentlig den måten å lese på, siden det da kommer litt ved siden av alt annet. Det krever bare at kapitla ikke er for lange.
(Jeg har ikke stort å si om selve boka. Elizabeth var morsom. Mr. Bennet også. Jeg gleda meg til hvert nye kapittel, og var oppriktig nysgjerrig på hvem hun kom til å ende opp med.)
Intriguing
The first few chapters weren't captivating. Personally, it has to do with the flow or arrangement of the story. One chapter, we re talking about the present-past, in the next chapter, it's a very lengthy, multiple chapters, past-past before it caught up to present-past.
There were also a very confusing switching between first-person, third-person limited, and third-person god. The sub-sections barely worked because of it.
However, I'm giving 4 out of 5 because of the story itself. The plot. The repercussions considered of what happened which is not tackled in any other similar story in this genre, or rarely touched. It is refreshing and it stays within the realms of possibility and reality as much as possible.
Intriguing
A different take on the same plot while sticking as close as possible to reality and possibility. Taking on factors usually ignored in other stories of the same device.
Intriguing
The first few chapters weren't captivating. Personally, it has to do with the flow or arrangement of the story. One chapter, we re talking about the present-past, in the next chapter, it's a very lengthy, multiple chapters, past-past before it caught up to present-past.
There were also a very confusing switching between first-person, third-person limited, and third-person god. The sub-sections barely worked because of it.
However, I'm giving 4 out of 5 because of the story itself. The plot. The repercussions considered of what happened which is not tackled in any other similar story in this genre, or rarely touched. It is refreshing and it stays within the realms of possibility and reality as much as possible.
Intriguing
A different take on the same plot while sticking as close as possible to reality and possibility. Taking on factors usually ignored in other stories of the same device.
I found this book on a list of "top 10 speedy reads" for kids (www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/jul/05/top-10-speedy-reads). As a fan of the Little House on the Prairie series , I was curious to give Caroline Starr Rose's book a try. It dives into a darker place than the Little House books ever did, and stands as a fine example of Girl Power.
Written in free verse, May B. truly is a speedy read. One chapter is made up of only 17 words. The spare text style mirrors May's life on the prairie, where a typical day's tasks include preparing meals and tidying up the sod home. It is May's rich interior life that made this a worthwhile read.
I enjoyed this book more than I had expected I would, honestly, when I started it. The dialogue is witty, and I found that I really cared about the main characters by the end.
