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Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
2.0
2.5, I think.
My likening and respect of Austen has grown as I have aged. As a pre-teen I wasn't a fan, but as an adult, I enjoy her. [b:Persuasion|2156|Persuasion|Jane Austen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298411870s/2156.jpg|2534720] is my favorite novel, not P&P.
P.D. James loves Austen, this much I know. James knows Austen's works and the criticism of the works.
This book is okay in the sense of workmanship. The Austen fan will like the little details - Elizabeth's analysis of her reason for marrying Darcy, the mention of the Elliots, and so on. The plot is realstic and fits in Austen's world.
Yet there is some "spark" missing. It isn't because of the focus on Darcy; women love Darcy and to be honest, how could Elizabeth investigate? No, that's not the problem. The problem isn't the respect that James has for the material. Like Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster, James doesn't know the meaning of slumming it or phoning it in.
Yet there is something missing. The spark. The something. The je ne sais quoi.
My likening and respect of Austen has grown as I have aged. As a pre-teen I wasn't a fan, but as an adult, I enjoy her. [b:Persuasion|2156|Persuasion|Jane Austen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298411870s/2156.jpg|2534720] is my favorite novel, not P&P.
P.D. James loves Austen, this much I know. James knows Austen's works and the criticism of the works.
This book is okay in the sense of workmanship. The Austen fan will like the little details - Elizabeth's analysis of her reason for marrying Darcy, the mention of the Elliots, and so on. The plot is realstic and fits in Austen's world.
Yet there is some "spark" missing. It isn't because of the focus on Darcy; women love Darcy and to be honest, how could Elizabeth investigate? No, that's not the problem. The problem isn't the respect that James has for the material. Like Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster, James doesn't know the meaning of slumming it or phoning it in.
Yet there is something missing. The spark. The something. The je ne sais quoi.