<p>Ok I actually Liked Bride and Prejudice 
I thought it was hilarious- it helped that I saw it in a neighborhood theater with the campiest queens around who were having an equally good time.
I just don’t have much patience with Austens characters- they just make me want to shake them- I have never gotten all the way through any of her novels, since many of our book group books seem to have similar settings, and since I by far have the least education/income of anyone in our book group- I really don’t feel like I can relate to the situations in the books
My ancestors likely didn’t have time to worry about " manners" they were too busy to worry about the hole in the roof or that their oldest sons leg had to be amputated and he can’t work.
The situations don’t seem * real* to me- just fussy.
I realize austen is very popular with many people- my sister for one loves them- but my sister is also a pretentious social climber so there you go ;)</p>