"Pride and Prejudice" (Manga Classics) by Jane Austen (original story), Crystal S. Chan (story adaptation), and Po Tse (art)

Like the Manga Classics version of Emma, this book updates a lot of the language from the original book, presumably to make it more understandable and accessible to kids these days.  I don't have an issue with that.  This isn't pretending to be an illustrated edition of the original book, but a manga adaptation.  However, I do have one issue with this aspect of this book:  Elizabeth Bennet constantly calls Mr. Darcy just plain "Darcy."  Aloud, in her head, to his face, all of it.  And that annoyed me a LOT.  It might not bother you at all, but it bothered me.

Aside from that, this is a completely adorable book.  In particular, the chibi version of Mrs. Bennet that cropped up whenever she was upset or excited was super duper cute!  I really liked the artwork, and I thought they brought the book to life very well, over all.

But it's not okay to call Mr. Darcy just plain "Darcy."  It's not.

If This was a Movie, I Would Rate It: G.  They glide genteelly over the reasons why Wickham and Lydia running away together are a problem, while not understating how terribly this affects the other Bennet girls.  Quite delicately handled.

This is the 34th book I've read off my TBR shelves for #TheUnreadShelfProject2022.