Well, I guess I will start off with confirming that this book really did just not work for me. I struggled from the beginning with the absolutely shallow, self-centred and boring characters of Pride and Prejudice and put the book down just 78 pages in.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Did not finish
Published in 2008 by Penguin Books Ltd
You can order a copy from Amazon, Waterstones
Blurb: When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.
My thoughts: I hear you shouting at me saying I didn’t give it enough time, or it would have gotten better, but in all honesty I was bored. I didn’t feel like I was connecting to the story and kept getting distracted by everything around me.
I feel like one of the reasons may be that I read the translated version. I have mentioned in the past how I think translation work loses the true meaning, or misses the point that simply cannot be made clear with translation.
It’s sad because I’m generally very into period dramas; just love the simple times of no telephones and everything seemed to just be.. unplugged. I may give it another go in the future and read it in English. But this time, I can hand on my heart say that the Estonian version simply just didn’t do it for me.
Have you read it? What did you think? Do you think I should give it another chance, or should I just watch the TV series instead?
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