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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Chill read while on an airplane. Interesting retell, adaptation. Loved that Lidia was redeemed in comparison to Austen's book.
It’s just. So f’ing bad. I knew it was going to be bad when the very first paragraph made me cringe, but decided to give it the benefit of the doubt (or, rather, I had a 45 min train ride ahead of me with nothing else to do) and kept reading. It’s just so bad. The main character sucks—she’s consistently in her own head, self-deprecating, selfish, obstinate, and truly cringe-worthy. It’s just not good. The whole book read like a Netflix special (in the most derogatory sense of the term). Also, frankly, Leela can say what she wants about being a girl’s girl, but I don’t believe it! Just. Annoying! And bad! I would not recommend this book.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was campy, cute and made me smile! A great pride and prejudice retelling!
4 stars
was a really good book, thoroughly enjoyed it. one of THE best banters i have read and could actually feel the chemistry between the couple and it felt like i was right there. wasn't the biggest fan of the writing style, might be because it's quite different from what i usually read and partially new to me.
was a really good book, thoroughly enjoyed it. one of THE best banters i have read and could actually feel the chemistry between the couple and it felt like i was right there. wasn't the biggest fan of the writing style, might be because it's quite different from what i usually read and partially new to me.
I had not heard of this book before a friend posted about it. I thought it was absolutely wonderful. I really enjoyed the similar characters from Austen's 1813 original set in a different time period and some with different genders. Much of what I love so much about Pride and Prejudice are the bickering spats between Elizabeth and Darcy and DasGupta really does a fantastic job keeping much of the wording the same! I actually rate this book Four and a Half stars, only because some of the slang the teens use is a little too goofy for me. Other than that if you, like myself, have ALWAYS been a Jane Austen fan you should really check this rendition out!
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars
GREAT!
A lot of GREAT parts— especially Darcys awkward crush— that made me have to stand up and put the book down for a moment for my screaming.
Perfect blend of Darcys crush being obvious to the audience but easily misconstrued to Leela. I wish a few more things would have been clarified tho— whether darcy was lying about his overheard remark and why he’d been looking at her feet in the hotel (i suspect he was avoiding something else… but i wanted him to have to say it eventually ;) ).
The modernization of a lot of things is very well done— particularly when Lydia and Kitty are bouncing on the couches for all the boys. Jesus fucking christ thats honestly TOO well modernized, it makes me so horridly embarrassed.
i loved jay and bingley, and i especially loved how jay gave leela a leaf crown to kind of support her potential relationship with darcy— SUPER cute.
darcy having a stutter was fucking genius. ive never seen that in an adaptation before and thats such a perfect way to not only explain some of his actions but also to create a more diverse and inclusive cast of characters. it also gave his debate performances more depth, to be able to see it was something he struggled through, but used to improve his stutter. phenomenal.
unfortunately, i felt— especially toward the end of the story— that certain plot points were rushed or not well adapted. the de bourgh argument definitely summarizes that. the reason/argument doesnt quite make sense. why would she care, and especially why would she have her daughter arranged into an engagement in modern day america as a white woman? so much of this book was so well adapted, i wish scenes like this were too.
i also wish we’d seen a little more of lizzy’s flair. lizzy’s friends tended to outshine her wit, which definitely dimmed a lot of what makes lizzy shine. that was kind of disappointing. however, i actually really loved lizzy’s childhood insecurities about her race constantly coming back. im white, but i am not a stranger to “holding on to the rocks” of the things i was made fun of for as a child. every time leela’s feelings were randomly reactivated about it, i was staggeringly impacted. i didnt even realize how much that kind of reactivation happens to me in my life, and i dont think ive ever read a character who is constantly reliving it. wow. really helped me see myself better, there.
lizzy is usually pretty invincible in P&P, but having all her insecurities root back to childhood trauma like that was not only EXTREMELY relatable, but it also made perfect sense why she instantly hated darcy for bringing that up.
mostly though, my favorite thing about this version was the references to other adaptations all the time. it was really lovely. as someone who has seen every version many times, i caught them all, i believe, and it was never any less of a joy to see each time. particularly the recurring embroidering cushions bit. LOVED her.
i additionally loved all the references to musicals. as someone who does theatre and did speech in high school, i felt well at home with these kids and understood most of their references and interests. and, like the love for p&p, i could tell a love for theatre and speech/debate here too. lovely.
4.5/5 stars
GREAT!
A lot of GREAT parts— especially Darcys awkward crush— that made me have to stand up and put the book down for a moment for my screaming.
Perfect blend of Darcys crush being obvious to the audience but easily misconstrued to Leela. I wish a few more things would have been clarified tho— whether darcy was lying about his overheard remark and why he’d been looking at her feet in the hotel (i suspect he was avoiding something else… but i wanted him to have to say it eventually ;) ).
The modernization of a lot of things is very well done— particularly when Lydia and Kitty are bouncing on the couches for all the boys. Jesus fucking christ thats honestly TOO well modernized, it makes me so horridly embarrassed.
i loved jay and bingley, and i especially loved how jay gave leela a leaf crown to kind of support her potential relationship with darcy— SUPER cute.
darcy having a stutter was fucking genius. ive never seen that in an adaptation before and thats such a perfect way to not only explain some of his actions but also to create a more diverse and inclusive cast of characters. it also gave his debate performances more depth, to be able to see it was something he struggled through, but used to improve his stutter. phenomenal.
unfortunately, i felt— especially toward the end of the story— that certain plot points were rushed or not well adapted. the de bourgh argument definitely summarizes that. the reason/argument doesnt quite make sense. why would she care, and especially why would she have her daughter arranged into an engagement in modern day america as a white woman? so much of this book was so well adapted, i wish scenes like this were too.
i also wish we’d seen a little more of lizzy’s flair. lizzy’s friends tended to outshine her wit, which definitely dimmed a lot of what makes lizzy shine. that was kind of disappointing. however, i actually really loved lizzy’s childhood insecurities about her race constantly coming back. im white, but i am not a stranger to “holding on to the rocks” of the things i was made fun of for as a child. every time leela’s feelings were randomly reactivated about it, i was staggeringly impacted. i didnt even realize how much that kind of reactivation happens to me in my life, and i dont think ive ever read a character who is constantly reliving it. wow. really helped me see myself better, there.
lizzy is usually pretty invincible in P&P, but having all her insecurities root back to childhood trauma like that was not only EXTREMELY relatable, but it also made perfect sense why she instantly hated darcy for bringing that up.
mostly though, my favorite thing about this version was the references to other adaptations all the time. it was really lovely. as someone who has seen every version many times, i caught them all, i believe, and it was never any less of a joy to see each time. particularly the recurring embroidering cushions bit. LOVED her.
i additionally loved all the references to musicals. as someone who does theatre and did speech in high school, i felt well at home with these kids and understood most of their references and interests. and, like the love for p&p, i could tell a love for theatre and speech/debate here too. lovely.
4.5/5 stars
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i'm a sucker for P&P modernization/fanfic. the cultural diversity and feminism/sexism/racism topics worked well for setting it in present day and still feeling tied to the source material. however, there the pacing was sometimes too slow, and since those of us who know P&P already know whats coming i felt it really lagging at times when the author was trying to showhorn certain P&P aspects in. i think it could have been trimmed down terms of its P&P exactness and inserted more of its own unique flare a bit more since the ideas and connection were strong enough. some parts felt way too old-timey, out-of-place, and/or word-for-word from the original and that just kills it.