Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is often dismissed by Austen scholars, I think, for being well-written and fun and engaging, but also rather light and foamy. I dismissed it as such, until I reread it last week. I can't fight the charm of Elizabeth Bennet anymore, and I can't fight the appeal of Mr. Darcy. And I can't ignore how good the book is-- I found something interesting or engaging on every page. It's remarkably rich in allusion and foreshadowing and-- wow-- it's just so good.

If you haven't read it, you should, and right now. However, I'll put up a summary now.