Pride and Prejudice vs East of Eden

the book I have read most often and enjoyed even more with each reread and learned to appreciate even more the older I got is Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (and a bonus shout out for the lesser studied but really excellent *Persuasion* too)

Longbourn by Jo Baker is not a fantasy book, but looks at Pride and Prejudice from the servants’ POV

Pride and Prejudice is the second funniest to me. I love Austen’s sense of humour and keen observations on society. It’s more social commentary than romance to me and absolutely hilarious at times.

Parent context: Jane Austen was given to shell shocked soldiers. It’s great because it’s interesting without any high stakes. Reply: This is such a good suggestion. There's enough drama for you to gasp at, but nothing ever feels truly threatening. Austen herself described P&P as "light, bright, and sparkling."

Every petal of blue lupin is edged with white, so that a field of lupins is more blue than you can imagine. And mixed with these were splashes of California poppies. These too are of a burning color—not orange, not gold, but if pure gold were liquid and could raise a cream, that golden cream might be like the color of the poppies. - John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Here is a list of books I love which I think fit the brief. East of Eden. John Steinbeck.

If you haven't read it already, I think you might get something out of East of Eden. Thematically dense, but very readable.

the few books that I have at S++ tier, life changing novels: ... East of Eden