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kwthor's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Violence, and Sexual harassment
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
nannahnannah's review against another edition
3.0
Like most folks, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is one of my favorite classics. So when I saw Pride, a retelling of the great novel, I needed to get my hands on it. But I was surprised at how tiny the book was, though, and that was its downfall.
The absolute best part about this retelling was its setting. Haitian-Dominican Zuri Benitez has always loved her roots, her family, and her neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn. But when the Darcys move in to a mini-mansion next door, her much-beloved neighborhood might fall victim to gentrification and become unrecognizable to her forever.
It sounds like the perfect setup for a Pride and Prejudice retelling, right? Unfortunately, from here, things go downhill.
I know the book is a retelling, and it gets to have creative license and do whatever it wants with characters, setting, pace, etc., but I really have to say the pacing was off here. It went so fast I got no satisfaction from the side stories, the main romance, the side romance between Zuri’s sister Janae and Ainsley Darcy, and even Zuri’s brief thing with Warren (I’m sure you can guess who this is).
Ibi Zoboi simply doesn’t offer enough time for any of these things to settle until the next dramatic thing happens. There’s a breakup between the major characters that takes about a half a page, and it’s barely mentioned again. There was no real communication between characters, no slow build, no understanding between any of them. Scenes don’t take long enough for emotions to truly form, really, so they seem to appear out of nowhere. I guess the most important thing is what I said before: settling. Nothing takes long enough to actually settle, to breathe, to become real until the next thing happens.
And that’s what I loved about the original story (along with the wit, the commentary about the times; all of these Ibi Zoboi has done successfully in this retelling). Pride is a book in which the author assumes the reader will keep expecting the next scene based upon what they know about the original (however, the gazebo scene … I was Not Satisfied!!). Forgetting the fact it’s based on something, the book wasn’t well developed.
The absolute best part about this retelling was its setting. Haitian-Dominican Zuri Benitez has always loved her roots, her family, and her neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn. But when the Darcys move in to a mini-mansion next door, her much-beloved neighborhood might fall victim to gentrification and become unrecognizable to her forever.
It sounds like the perfect setup for a Pride and Prejudice retelling, right? Unfortunately, from here, things go downhill.
I know the book is a retelling, and it gets to have creative license and do whatever it wants with characters, setting, pace, etc., but I really have to say the pacing was off here. It went so fast I got no satisfaction from the side stories, the main romance, the side romance between Zuri’s sister Janae and Ainsley Darcy, and even Zuri’s brief thing with Warren (I’m sure you can guess who this is).
Ibi Zoboi simply doesn’t offer enough time for any of these things to settle until the next dramatic thing happens. There’s a breakup between the major characters that takes about a half a page, and it’s barely mentioned again. There was no real communication between characters, no slow build, no understanding between any of them. Scenes don’t take long enough for emotions to truly form, really, so they seem to appear out of nowhere. I guess the most important thing is what I said before: settling. Nothing takes long enough to actually settle, to breathe, to become real until the next thing happens.
And that’s what I loved about the original story (along with the wit, the commentary about the times; all of these Ibi Zoboi has done successfully in this retelling). Pride is a book in which the author assumes the reader will keep expecting the next scene based upon what they know about the original (however, the gazebo scene … I was Not Satisfied!!). Forgetting the fact it’s based on something, the book wasn’t well developed.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment
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
tahsintries's review against another edition
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment
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
gabiiiii's review
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual harassment
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