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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
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
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Moderate: Racism
suklaa'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
1.0
I thought the concept of this book was really interesting. I mean a story about the background characters of Pride and Prejudice does sound interesting. But it's not. It's boring as hell. First of all, the main characters suck. Sarah is annoying, whiny and extremely jealous. I didn't find James that interesting. Polly and Mrs.Hill are just there. The only character I liked was Ptolemy but the narrative made an 180 with him and made him a creep at the end. The characters from Pride and Prejudice which we know and love are shit on in this book for no reason. Lizzie seems entitled and when she gets married to Mr.Darcy she seems unhappy?? Mr. Darcy doesn't get a lot of spotlight but when he does he's such a dick. He is literally canonically nice to his servants but here he acts like they don't exist or is very rude to them. And suddenly he cares a lot about Lizzie's appearance? Wtf. Also Mr. Collins is written sympathetically for some reason.
Ig this book showcases the grim realism and dirtyness of the 1800s BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. The author talks so much about feces and menstrual blood like what the fuck??? Also there's so much racism and pedofilia in this. It's disturbing.
If you're a P&P fan, don't bother reading this cuz it just shits on the original book. Jane Austen would've hated this.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia
Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content
imrereads'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
ashhearddwrites's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage and Murder
Moderate: Violence and Pedophilia
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Racism
charm0nix's review
4.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Violence
jlewis's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
For those who know Pride and Prejudice, it will surprise no one to be told that Mr Wickham is still a villain.
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and War
Minor: Abandonment, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Racism