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berodatheelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Jo Baker didn't hesitate to hide away from the darker aspects of the period, and gave the pride and prejudice characters twists which was intriguing.
I felt the first two parts were strongest and the third fell a little by the wayside. The flashback scenes felt a little out of place and I think would've had a stronger impact if Mrs Hill and James had spoken to Sarah about their pasts, thus creating a stronger emotional bond between the characters. It was nice to read the wrap up of the characters at the end and to know how all the characters turn out.
Moderate: War, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Blood, and Slavery
knittingtipsy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: War
megmajor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, Child death, Death, Gore, Racism, Gun violence, Blood, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Miscarriage
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Classism and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Child death, Grief, Sexism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and War
Minor: Racism, Blood, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Excrement, Alcohol, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
acasiamae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: War
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Child death, Pedophilia, and Animal death
meganmalonefranklin's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death and Torture
Moderate: Murder, Pedophilia, and War
pandorasirens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Pregnancy, Classism, Gore, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Violence, War, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Cursing, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Gun violence
Minor: Alcohol
queenstaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The P&P characters, I think, are truly represented, but with the sheen of idealism gently and frankly pulled back. People are allowed to be complex, and the world is allowed to be both large and grotesque, and small and precious.
It is a very slow pace, but the prose is very purposeful. It isn't meandering. The pace is set by the material limitations of a servant in the regency era. It is hard for me to pay attention to a lot of slow paced books, but I paid attention here.
Graphic: Gore and War
Moderate: Slavery, Trafficking, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia
Minor: Racism and Rape
The explicit tags are limited to a single chunk of the bookimrereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Mostly I found this very compelling. I could read for hours without wanting to put it down, and mostly I found it to be very consistent in terms of fitting the style of writing of Pride and Prejudice, while simultaneously making it fitting to the new voices and class of the characters of this book. It certainly takes it's liberties with the characters, but that's what I want from a book like this. I'm not sure if I agree with the way Elizabeth is written towards the end of the book though. It certainly doesn't fit my view of her character, but when I remind myself that this is a different book, and it really isn't farfetched at all, I feel content with the way it is.
Graphic: Blood, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Slavery and War
grets_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Abandonment and War
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Infertility, Animal death, Death, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia