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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
Good Fortune is a fun contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in New York’s Chinatown in the early 2000s with the Bennetts being replaced by the Chens, an immigrant Cantonese family. It stayed very true to the original, while making the necessary adjustments for it to work in the new setting. It felt relevant fresh and funny, while still retaining Austen’s pointed social commentary. I especially enjoyed the messaging on, race, class and capitalism.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
analenegrace's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I am always on the hunt for P&P retellings that do something interesting with the story, especially those by diverse authors. This was a really interesting retelling set in post 9/11 2000s NYC Chinatown and dealt with gentrification and class issues, taking those of the original story and translating them well to this setting.
I really liked this version of Elizabeth (LB), her passion for her community was very refreshing; the rest of the sisters felt identical to their P&P selves, as did many of the other characters. I found this Darcy interesting, and I think we saw his journey to loving LB even through her own shocked eyes.
My greatest criticism is that I feel like we lost some of the gentrification plot in the second half, and I wanted to see more of it/see it resolved better.
I really liked this version of Elizabeth (LB), her passion for her community was very refreshing; the rest of the sisters felt identical to their P&P selves, as did many of the other characters. I found this Darcy interesting, and I think we saw his journey to loving LB even through her own shocked eyes.
My greatest criticism is that I feel like we lost some of the gentrification plot in the second half, and I wanted to see more of it/see it resolved better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Medical content
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