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hornborra's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Transphobia
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
danidimuzio's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book left a very weird taste in my mouth. Difficult to know if some of the offensive content would have been offensive 10 years ago or would have been written today. The characters are significantly less likable than Austen’s originals, and Darcy’s capitulation in particular, though inevitable, still felt random and unexplained.
It’s fine as a cheesy romance novel but I don’t think it reflects kindly on the source material and the way race and gender are discussed do make me think I’d have been better off not reading it.
It’s fine as a cheesy romance novel but I don’t think it reflects kindly on the source material and the way race and gender are discussed do make me think I’d have been better off not reading it.
Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Hate crime, and Eating disorder
smolbeez's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Incest, Lesbophobia, Outing, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Racism, Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Body shaming
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