During one summer when I was in high school, I was rummaging through the public library for amusement; my mother suggested P&P and S&S. I read them in that order and liked P&P--but to be honest, I didn't particularly enjoy S&S then. The main characters didn't appeal to me: Elinor seemed dull, Marianne overwrought. I much preferred the liveliness of Elizabeth Bennet.