Pride and Prejudice 
 By Jane Austen 
 It was quite a surprised that I'll love this book...how much do I like this book? Hmm...I own three copies of it. One with movie cover, another is the penguins special book cover edition, and the other is Barnes and Noble Classic's leather bound collection. This first Jane Austen novel I know is Sense and Sensibility...and the summery is from magazine. So apparently, my interested was killed by the horrible story teller. Then why will I fall in love with Pride and Prejudice? I'll tell you later. 
 Ahh...I was actually being forced to read this book. Pride and Prejudice is our summer vacation reading project, all of the students were asked to finish this book. At first, I was reluctant to read, but then BOOM! I just can't pull out from the story! The edition we read at school is the shorter one, only few chapters. But when I finish this book with few hours later...I rushed to the bookstore and bought the complete one immediately. (My beautiful penguin edition~ sigh~) 
 The reason why this book attract me is because the character. Both Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy had extremely strong characters. They were both stubborn...haha. Especially Elizabeth, she was so unlike other women in her period and have her own mind. I believe she will survive well in the modern world. She is such a great character! I like her so much!!! Although I can't agree with some of her prejudice...she never gave Mr. Darcy a chance before. (But...that was sort of his problems as well.) However, her courage to speak out her opinion WoW us, just see her interaction with the duchess. That was really something, especially in her time when women should have their own voice. (Nonsense...girls are as good as boys...even better! Hahaha! Sorry guys...) Then let's turn to Mr. Darcy...when he asked Elizabeth to marry him...I was like "What?" Oh come on...what girl will marry you if you treat everyone with a poker face? Unless she only loves your money...and Mr. Darcy is quite a rich man. Fortunately, Elizabeth wasn't such a girl, or I wouldn't like her at all. So...needless to say...he was rejected. (Haha...Mr. Darcy should really learn some from Mr. Bingley.) But they are the main characters...so Me. Darcy will eventually change his attitude and Elizabeth will put her prejudice aside. (But hay! Mr. Darcy changed "A LOT" after he left Hertfordshire...I even wonder whether he is the same person at all.) And they will live happily ever after...I'm kidding, this is not a fairy tale! You must read the story yourself to experience the entire journey with them! 
 Pride and Prejudice is really a classic book that everyone should read. If you are hesitated because we worried that it'll be a love story...don't be. Because I personally change my mind on it after I finish this book. You can enjoy those characters in the book, not just Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, reading their change in the story and how annoying that some people can be. 
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