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which bennet sister is best girl?

Almost done this book and.... i dont know what the fuss is all about. Can someone explain why P&P is considered a classic. I've also read Sense and Sensibility, and still feel like i've missed what makes Austen such a great writer

I have discovered why women like this book so much.

One is the amount of gossip is so overwhelming it speaks to their nature.

Two is the pretentious tone of it all makes women feel superior.

Is Jane Austen really just pandering to womens narcissism though? What a frightening thought.

I'm going on vacation for a week, and I plan on reading Pride and Prejudice - a book allegedly held in high regard by the Alt Right. Assuming this is true, why does the Alt Right have such a high opinion of Pride and Prejudice? Is it conservative? Does it speak to Biblical accounts of the nature of women? Very excited to dive into this.

Why do women pretend to read Jane Austen?

Redpill me on Pride and Prejudice.

Is this actually a significant novel or can it be seen as the 19th century precursor to shitty generic romance stories?

Was Mark Twain justified in hating Jane Austen with every fiber of his being?

I've just finished this book. Is it good?

Is this for women ?

What did she mean by this?

>amicable

Dear Jane,
I don’t usually read chick lit, but I didn’t hate reading this draft of your novel, which you’re calling Pride and Prejudice. I really liked the part where Elizabeth and her aunt and uncle went on a road trip, which reminded me of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (also about a road trip — check it out!). Anyway, good job. I do have a couple of notes to share, in the spirit of constructive criticism.
So, a big question I have is “Why?” Why does Elizabeth do the things she does? Why does Mr. Darcy do the things he does? Why does Mrs. Bennet do the things she does? Have you read Hamlet? I feel like you could really learn something from how Shakespeare (the author) has Hamlet tell readers why he’s doing the things he does.
Another problem I noticed: Mr. Wickham (great name, by the way, evoking both a strong but flexible plant, and an earthly, bestial pig) is in the army, but you don’t make use of that. What if Mr. Wickham, instead of just being sort of a scoundrel (Again: why?), is a scoundrel because he’s suffering from his experiences in the war? (Which war, btw?) That way he could tell Elizabeth about it, and we would be able to see that she’s not just an independent young woman, but also a really good listener. He could tell some jokes, too, to liven up the mood, and show that Elizabeth has a good sense of humor. This could be the middle section of the book, like five or six chapters in there.
Also, why five sisters? How about just two? Combine Jane and Kitty. Or, better, make one of the sisters a brother (named “Jim,” maybe?), and then he could be the narrator who mentions his sisters from time to time! Like Hamlet!

Am I missing something or is this book too chaotic and quite boring?

I feel like a thousand things happen, yet I can't remember a single one of them

If you're a NEET who wants to not be a NEET anymore, this is your goto. The fact that it was written by a woman is the first step. Take it, my patrician friends.