Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Final Rating: 5/5

 Cannot be enjoyed unless you simply try it

  Trying to convince someone who has never read a word of Jane Austen to take a moment from the cold and cruel grasp of reality and attempt Pride and Prejudice is no easy feat. I learned this last week when a work colleague and myself fell into an easy conversation of books and that wonderful question of “what would you recommend?” came about and I immediately ran through my top favorite novels and thought “would she like a classic such as Pride and Prejudice?” I didn’t know (her tastes went into the mainstream contemporary but she seemed willing to seek out other genres) and I didn’t know exactly how to describe one of my early favorites; it’s: delightful, gorgeous, and truly romantic and something you cannot ever forget! -all spun through my mind to say but I just settled on “you must try and experience Pride and Prejudice” because that’s exactly what it is an experience that cannot be enjoyed unless you simply try it.

Comparing it to a brilliant gift to oneself of a packaged box of favored sweets would not do this novel justice but I went on to explain the relationships, world building, attention to detail and frolics of comedy and sophistication of a stunning forgotten time that you cannot wait to escape to. I don’t know if I convinced her but describing this timeless inspirational novel rekindled the desire of revisiting Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet and that’s exactly what I did this week and it’s still breathtaking and one novel I highly recommend for the secret hopeless romantics out there or anyone willing to simply experience a timeless classic that waits just to be tried if but once in a lifetime.

-read purchased B&N edition