Sunday, March 1, 2015

Book Review: Pride and Prejudice (Manga)


Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen adapted by Stacy King with illustration by PoTse

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Description:

Beloved by millions the world over, Pride & Prejudice is delightfully transformed in this bold new manga adaptation. All of the joy, heartache, and romance of Jane Austen’s original, perfectly illuminated by the sumptuous art of manga-ka Po Tse, and faithfully adapted by Stacy E. King


Rating: 5 stars

Review:

Marvel's adaptation of Pride & Prejudice may have been simply atrocious however this Manga version is a dream read. I love everything about this book from the adaptation to the artwork.

It managed to hold on to the original story as well as highlight many of the humorous moments that were already present in Austen's story. This was so funny and it made me laugh so much yet all of this humor doesn't take anything away from the story. This is a good adaptations and as I stated above it's very faithful to the original story just with a few manga elements added in.

As with the Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice the story is filled with romance, emotions, drama and misunderstandings. It's a lively story that shows that someone may not be as we perceive them to be.

There maybe some purist who may object to this book not being historically accurate or having too much humor in it but all I can say is that this is just a fun adaption on the classic with humor mixed in with all the wonderful moments from the story.

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