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ashleyreads88's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Pride was a classic enemy to friends to lovers story, and I loved it. Another thing that I loved was how the dynamics of the two families were highlighted and how they were one of the main focuses of the story. I also loved Zuri, how she grew as a character, how her relationship with Darius developed, and how as they went from enemies to friends to lovers they learned and any previous misconceptions about each other were resolved.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Racism, and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Racial slurs
thaliareads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-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
4.5
I enjoyed this adaptation of an Austen classic. I especially loved the poetry woven into the storytelling, it was a very powerful tool for imparting the messages this book was trying to communicate. To be honest my main complaint was that the book seemed too short. I know pride and prejudice is also a shorter book, but I think that it expanded in a few areas that allowed for it to be more clear why Elizabeth would want to give Darcy a chance. Also, not necessarily a complaint about the book, but my own personal preference, I didn't like Ainsley and Darius being full brothers and having the sisters fall for blood brothers. I know there's nothing like actually wrong with that, it just gives me a bit of the ick compared to if they had been cousins or one had been adopted or something.
Overall, I loved how you could see all the events of Austen's book mirrored, but everything was put in a fresh modern light, allowing it to stand as its own successful story.
Overall, I loved how you could see all the events of Austen's book mirrored, but everything was put in a fresh modern light, allowing it to stand as its own successful story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Racism, and Sexual content
As high schoolers, the characters in this book do go to a party that leaves to some major alcohol use. In addition, there is a death of a family friend towards the end of the book. The death itself is not described as it occurs, just after the fact. I tagged for sexual content since that seemed the broadest to cover the events of this book. However, there wasn't any sexual content between the characters in this book past kissing. This book for sure falls within the YA category. However, there is an incident where a character is responsible for sharing inappropriate sexual pictures they've taken of someone without their consent with other friends which leads to the pictures spread. Similarly, I don't think there's a large incident involving racism, but consistently throughout the book there are themes of unconscious bias and racial stereotyping.gwynn0715's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol and Classism
Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Death
maple_dove's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Alcohol and Grief
Minor: Violence
Underage drinking (moderate), Gentrification (graphic), Police tension (moderate--but brief)booksthatburn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
PRIDE retells Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Ibi Zoboi makes this story fresh and new, placing old worries and new love in a modern context so seamlessly that you don't have to be familiar with the original to be pulled into Zuri's world. Her love for her family shines through, and her rapport with Darius Darcy has a wonderful mix of tension and romance. Elizabeth Acevedo's performance as the audiobook narrator is so perfect, bringing the story to life and making me believe that she is Zuri.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Ableism
TW for Harry Potter reference (brief).cozylifewithabby's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Pride and Prejudice is not my favorite Austen because of the bickering, and this probably had even more of it, but I thought this was a great adaptation that explored current issues and used the outline of the Pride and Prejudice prompt without just regurgitating it. I think it is a good YA version.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Racism, and Cursing
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Alcohol
saurahsaurus's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Grief, Sexual harassment, Death, Violence, Alcohol, and Racism
Minor: Colonisation and Racial slurs
escapismforlife's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
3.5
This was a quick and loveable retelling. One about what a neighborhood can mean for people. But also what a change can mean for the evolution of a young female like Zuri, the main character.
I'm glad Pride was the first book I read by Ibi Zoboi. It was such a valid message on how new people who move in can evolve and have more depth and nuances than meet the eye. Like Janae, Zuri's older sister and Darius Darcy the love interest.
This story wrapped everything up nicely in a way that pointedly makes it clear life continues. The conclusion made me smile. It was definitely worth picking up even not having read the classic. But it missed depth and emotion when it came to the relationships.
I'm glad Pride was the first book I read by Ibi Zoboi. It was such a valid message on how new people who move in can evolve and have more depth and nuances than meet the eye. Like Janae, Zuri's older sister and Darius Darcy the love interest.
This story wrapped everything up nicely in a way that pointedly makes it clear life continues. The conclusion made me smile. It was definitely worth picking up even not having read the classic. But it missed depth and emotion when it came to the relationships.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Classism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Violence and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual harassment
zombiezami's review against another edition
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
4.25
This is my second time reading a retelling of Pride and Prejudice. The first time was with Ayesha At Last, but I like this book better. I actually still haven't read the original, and this book inspired me to do so. I liked that it was short and sweet. I loved the poetry interspersed throughout, and it was great that Elizabeth Acevedo was the narrator. Although the narrative was compelling, and I could really tell that the protagonist Zuri loved her community, a lot of the characters still felt flat. It was a bit annoying that Zuri was on Darius' case so much before he even said a word to her. I'm sure that's an homage to the original, but still, it was like, "Girl, can you let him live? It's not like he decided to come from a well off family to spite you."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Racism, Bullying, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Racial slurs, Drug use, and Gun violence
Gentrificationunwise_samwise's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Bullying, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual violence and Blood
Minor: Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Adult/minor relationship