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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this book but it made me realize that most people do not understand that Pride and Prejudice is a vicious satire of the Regency marriage market and of upper-class women's suffocating social position, not a celebration!
The premise of the book is that Elizabeth Bennet agrees to marry Darcy when he first proposes, before she is in love with him and before they have reached any real understanding. The book follows their miserable, claustrophobic courtship as they overcome these obstacles and she learns to love and want him. This is what we are meant to want, but the constant reminders that she really has no alternative and that he more or less already owns her .made me wish for a different ending--perhaps one in which the two become very occasional lovers who meet at Jane and Bingley's place while pursuing their entirely separate interests.
This book used to be fan fiction but you can't tell--mainly because it lacks the best things about fan fiction: fun, sex, a completely different point of view from the original, and/or a subversion of the original. In fact the message is much more conservative than the original; since the point here is essentially that love and desire can be made to flourish within an oppressive system, and Austen, while allowing her heroine every spoil of that system, in fact was brutally satirizing it. The single fixation of the book is Darcy and Elizabeth, and we get much more of his point of view than in the original, but that is the only real change of perspective. There is no redemption of any of the villains (although Mrs. B is shown to be kind in her way) and, unbelievably for 2022, almost no mention of all the impoverished and exploited people whose labor allows Darcy and the rest to live in luxury (has no one read Said or Jo Baker?) There are no new characters as far as I can tell, and no important secrets that shed a new light on events. No one is queer. There is no sex, just a lot of mainly one-sided kisses. I get that these are supposed to be sexy but men planting kisses on unresponsive women does not really sizzle for me.
Overall, this is (within its limits) a very compelling and enjoyable read, completely plausible as an alternative scenario for Pride and Prejudice and in a style passably similar to Austen's, if lacking her brilliance and humour. But probably you should just go read Jo Baker's brilliant Longbourn.
The premise of the book is that Elizabeth Bennet agrees to marry Darcy when he first proposes, before she is in love with him and before they have reached any real understanding. The book follows their miserable, claustrophobic courtship as they overcome these obstacles and she learns to love and want him. This is what we are meant to want, but the constant reminders that she really has no alternative and that he more or less already owns her .made me wish for a different ending--perhaps one in which the two become very occasional lovers who meet at Jane and Bingley's place while pursuing their entirely separate interests.
This book used to be fan fiction but you can't tell--mainly because it lacks the best things about fan fiction: fun, sex, a completely different point of view from the original, and/or a subversion of the original. In fact the message is much more conservative than the original; since the point here is essentially that love and desire can be made to flourish within an oppressive system, and Austen, while allowing her heroine every spoil of that system, in fact was brutally satirizing it. The single fixation of the book is Darcy and Elizabeth, and we get much more of his point of view than in the original, but that is the only real change of perspective. There is no redemption of any of the villains (although Mrs. B is shown to be kind in her way) and, unbelievably for 2022, almost no mention of all the impoverished and exploited people whose labor allows Darcy and the rest to live in luxury (has no one read Said or Jo Baker?) There are no new characters as far as I can tell, and no important secrets that shed a new light on events. No one is queer. There is no sex, just a lot of mainly one-sided kisses. I get that these are supposed to be sexy but men planting kisses on unresponsive women does not really sizzle for me.
Overall, this is (within its limits) a very compelling and enjoyable read, completely plausible as an alternative scenario for Pride and Prejudice and in a style passably similar to Austen's, if lacking her brilliance and humour. But probably you should just go read Jo Baker's brilliant Longbourn.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Such a cool reimagining of Pride and Prejudice. I was swooning it was so cute.
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A really interesting take on Pride and Prejudice. I strangely feel closer to the characters now and that I understand them more even though Austen didn't write this.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my favorite things about fanfiction is its ability to take characters, settings, and plots we already know and add depth, complexity, and new ideas upon it. With a solid foundation like Pride and Prejudice, the author didn’t need to explain the characters’ relationships or how things worked in the world, but got to explore so many incredible character developments and internal dialogues and changes. It was very well crafted and well plotted. It was so beautiful to truly see how Lizzie and Darcy overcome their prides and their prejudices (haha) by falling in love with one another. I thought the idea was brilliant, and to see it end up so wonderfully, was so lovely to see.