First Impressions

Somehow am of the opinion that "First Impressions" is a better title for Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", and it would have been if publishers were not so keen on rejecting works like these. Like, imagine the regret of all the publishers who turned down Haryy Potter.

Just finished reading the book (PnP not HP), read the first chapter here, the next few chapters from this site, and downloaded a copy from one of the coolest site ever, which I have used extensively, but the possibility that Jane Austen's works would be available here did not occor to me till google pointed it out. Use this site also for weird spiritual and occult texts.

Anyway, about the book, it is an outright comedy. This is a wittily written account of a love story with the backdrop of class and reputation. The story shows that love exists independant of the elements in your social sphere, or the social sphere itself. This is a story where Elizabeth and Jane, the two eldest Bennet daughters, find true love in a world where marriages take place to increase class, retain it or for no other sake than a simple one of security. Amazingly written, without complications, but the book is a story about everyone from Fitzwilliam Darcy to Mr. Collins... everyone has a history and a future. Really clever book, should have read it before the movie.

The movie disappoints in only one respect, Mr. Collins is shown as a stupid loser, whereas, in fact, he was a gentleman whith an attitude problem. The movie otherwise does justice to the book.