Pride and Prejudice

"In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."

After reading a book that was based on another craft, it seems only to be natural to read the one where the other was based upon. Well, Bridget Jones's Diary was based on the classic Pride and Prejudice. In fact, Bridget Jones's Diary was considered to be the modern Pride and Prejudice. So, as I was still at the Bridget Jones swooning zone, I have decided to read Pride and Prejudice next. And yes, I have not read it before this and I confess that I am not much in classics.

I must admit that I really have a hard time reading classics. I think it really is to me that I read only contemporaries, but nevertheless I still enjoy reading classics here and there as long as it is not written in prose style and were already been translated in modern english. Otherwise I end up understanding only half of the story and leave the rest to my comprehension skills.

I cannot help but recall some scenes from Bridget Jones's diaries while going through Pride and Prejudice. As long as the coldness of Mr. Darcy is concerned, Mark Darcy is a close counterpart; but of course Mark Darcy is more charming than him. As long as I am concerned, I enjoyed reading Pride and Prejudice. Although sometimes I am confused of what really is the emotion certain characters are invoking, I think it was okay. I do not find it super romantic though, I think it lacks some oomph. But what do I know? I mean, it was set back when horse drawn carriages are the most decent thing you can come across as way of transportation.