A review by mandaailey
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

This book made me so angry. The casual racism and homophobia used throughout is despicable. I had to double check when this book was written multiple times because despite its use of cell phones, the views of the characters felt like they were straight from 90s or early 2000s.

Then, setting that mess aside, these characters were awful. Somehow Sittenfeld achieved a feat I never thought possible; disliking Lizzy Bennet in a P&P retelling. 

Also, why the hell are there nearly 200 chapters in this book? Insanity.

I've given a half star for Charlotte and Cousin Willie actually seeming to make things work, half a star for Cathy de Bourgh not being a bitch, and a quarter star for the audiobook narrator making it through this hot mess.