throughout my life i have carefully tip-toed around classics as if they were land mines. in school, i winged my way through the discussions, pretending to have read the book when really all i did was play with my tamagotchi. on the one occasion i picked up a classic, maybe aged 12, i remember finding the language far too confusing and vowed never to try it again. 
 here i am, aged 20, with my first completed classic. i have to say, 8 years can do a lot for a girl and consequently i enjoyed pride and prejudice immensely. it took me some time to get into the style, i was a little slow at coming round to the wording but eventually i got the hang of it and i'm so pleased i stuck it out. 
 without a doubt, jane is my favourite character. despite her initial misfortunes with (view spoiler)[mr bingley (hide spoiler)], which quite frankly would've left me sobbing into a bowl of self-pity soup had it been me, she never seemed to let anything or anyone get the better of her, and didn't waste her time being upset over things she could not change. of course, i was also fond of elizabeth and quite honestly all of the other bennet's, aside from mrs bennet and lydia occasionally. as for the men, bingley all the way. (view spoiler)[it might've eventually worked on elizabeth, mr darcy, but playing hard-to-get would never work on me! (hide spoiler)] 
 plot-wise, i was happy with the development of almost everything. i mean, it felt a little slow at times, and the conclusion let me down a little. what happened at the end was exactly what i expected and wanted to happen, but surely it deserved more than a couple of chapters? the entire plot was building up to this event that was over in a few pages. i was very hopeful to read about (view spoiler)[married life for elizabeth and jane (hide spoiler)], but nevertheless it didn't dampen my experience too harshly. 
 i purchased a few other classics at the same time as pride and prejudice so i have a few to choose from for my next adventure. i can safely say i've caught the classic bug and i am already impatiently waiting to read my next!