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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. as an adaptation of P&P for the reader who has not read it, this works well. it's just well enough to make one interested. for a casual/new manga reader this def fulfills all the tropes needed as well. As a fan of the original book or of shoujo manga in general a reader will find themselves having issues however. I want to preface the rest of my review by saying I did find myself genuinely enjoying moments in this. the art is pretty and eye catching in a somewhat bland almost classic shoujo way and there's quite a bit of more obvious humor involved. For purists this will drive you up the wall. the manga not only...adjusts events and perceptions, but also tosses historical conventions out the window (even as a historical romance lover I found myself wincing at the obvious flaws). For shoujo lovers who also like P&P be prepared to scowl at the contrived use of standard tropes. For instance every bloody time Bingley looks at Jane there's are hearts, glistening eyes and sparkles. Darcy upon seeing Elizabeth for a second time visibly wheels backward in surprised shock at her beauty. Darcy's tale tell arrogance and pride make little appearance on his face as he's too busy blushing any time someone so much as mentions Elizabeth's name. And EVERYONE CRIES ALL THE TIME. Manga Classics: Pride and Prejudice is graphic version of P&P, plus with gorgeous hairstyles, spastic Mrs. Bennett, and — most importantly — Darcy’s shirt just can’t stay on. The sisters of Longborne are beautiful in the typical fantasy-manga style of ringlets, roses, and tiered skirts, in direct contrast poor, plain Charlotte, and the hilariously exaggerated Mr. Collins. Mrs. Bennett is sometimes a typical matron, but then gets overexcited thinking about weddings or Jane’s beauty or money or lovely Jane marrying Bingley’s money, and becomes comically exaggerated, sometimes even superdeformed, which is pretty much her character if you think about it. Full review no reviews | add a review
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Beloved by millions the world over, Pride and Prejudice is delightfully transformed in this bold new Manga Classics adaptation. In a remote English village, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, a not-so-well-to do country squire and his wife, must marry off their five vivacious daughters. At the very center of this all-consuming enterprise are the headstrong second daughter, Elizabeth and her aristocratic suitor Mister Darcy, two lovers in whom pride and prejudice must be overcome before love can bring the story to its magnificent conclusion. No library descriptions found. |
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Recommended: yup!
For a pared down version of the original story, for illustrations that give depth to small moments that may be missed in the original, for a quicker read of a classic story
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Another wonderful Manga Classics adaptation! I finished [b:Manga Classics: Macbeth|37691135|Manga Classics Macbeth|Crystal S. Chan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1518211801l/37691135._SX50_.jpg|60023690] and knew I had to look up some of their other works after seeing how excellent that one was. Since Pride and Prejudice is such a lengthy text, they had to adapt it rather than maintaining the full text as with Shakespeare's. The idea of the story is maintained, and it turns into a quick read of a familiar story, good for if you want the story but also want to give time to other games as well.
The drawback to the condensing of the story are the details that are missing. I'm not the first to note that the banter that's such a feature of Jane Austen's original work are notably absent, to keep the story length manageable. The art brings some of that back, though, so it's really a constant tradeoff.
So: a bit of a different experience of the story, but that's as would be expected. I quite enjoyed the quick read of the adaptation, and the artwork drew details into moments that might otherwise have been missed. ( )