Of course I've read this one before. Like
Sense and Sensibility, I read
Pride and Prejudice first in high school, but I think I may have reread it at some point in college. I've seen several adaptations, including the 1995 and 2005 versions. Those two are the ones I'm most dreading reviewing because Austen fans tend to choose sides. I have two close friends who are on opposing sides of the 1995 v. 2005 debate, so I'm sure to offend someone at some point!
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My main impression after this reread was that
Pride and Prejudice is not as funny as
Sense and Sensibility. There is humor, for sure, just not as much and it's not as in your face. Because of this, I wouldn't mind a P&P adaptation that is all drama and no comedy. I noticed plenty of scenes in the book that could be played up very comically, and if any adaptations decided to do that, they had better do a good job of it. It could easily become obnoxious. An adaptation that achieves a perfect balance of humor and drama would really amaze me; I think Austen herself falls on the side of more drama than comedy, at least from the perspective of a modern reader, so finding that balance would be a real coup.