Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen || Book review

Long time no see... Hello everyone and sorry for being gone for such a long time, but I have now returned and hope to be more consistent with this blog from now on. Lately I've been reading quite a lot of classics and this was the reason why I decided to talk about one of them on this new post after my long absence, so here we go...

I read this book last year (2018) and it was one of the few classics I've ever read. I've had this misconception for a long time that classics are boring, or that I would not enjoy reading them and this is the main reason why I've been avoiding them for years. Another misconception that I had was that I couldn't possibly enjoy a book that is all about romance, or a love story. This book proved me wrong for both of those things and I am very happy for it.

At first I gave it 4/5 stars, because there were a couple of scenes that seemed boring and slow-paced to me, but I've been thinking of this book so much the past few days and decided to change my rating. I couldn't get this book out of my mind and I was thinking about the characters and the relationships. I think that this book definitely deserves a 5/5 * rating, because it has managed to stay with me and make me think a lot. Furthermore, I was able to figure out how I felt about the characters and I had really strong feelings for all of them, nobody was indifferent to me. Plus, I really loved the romances; the way that the two sisters fell in love, the way that their relationships evolved and changed, the progress of their feelings and characters, everything was flawless.

I didn't expect to enjoy this book, but I have to admit, I liked it way more than I thought I would!

First of all, I really loved Jane Austen's writing, it was flawless and I feel that it has taught me so many new things and words. Not only it was fun and easy to read, but it was also very educational. What I enjoyed more than anything else was Austen's character building, the strength and individuality of the characters' voices. Each one of the characters was unique and excellently portrayed. I felt like I could see them and their movements, like I could hear their voices, like I knew them. The story was interesting, mostly towards the ending, specifically the third part was my favorite and the pacing was better than the first two parts.

Ending up, I feel that this book has made me "richer" in every way and that I have earned and learned so much from it. It was very good and I'm glad to have read it, even though I was a little prejudiced with it before.

Thank you for reading!