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illuminatijaguar OP t1_iy8p6rn wrote

Reply to comment by boxer_dogs_dance in I’ve just finished Pride and Prejudice by illuminatijaguar

my problem isn’t with excessive descriptions, I wish she had spent more time showing the readers through dialogue and character building how Elizabeth is spirited and smart, how Jane is easy-going and benevolent, how Darcy is serious but also shy and socially awkward, how Bingley is animated and good-humored, instead of simply (mostly) telling us those things. I wish she described more how Elizabeth physically felt, how her blood boiled at Darcy’s proposal etc, how people and places looked and such

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poetrynati t1_iycvmmb wrote

She does all of that, but through show not tell and much more appropriately (aka discreetly) for the time period than the movie does. Remember she isn't a modern YA author.

If you want to check a version that's more book accurate and see more clearly what I'm talking about, the BBC adaptation is a great place to start.

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illuminatijaguar OP t1_iyetw5v wrote

I’ve watched the BBC series and I quite liked it, but thank you for the recommendation

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