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A review by kokechii
Longbourn by Jo Baker
2.0
You know what? Half of me disliking this book is on me not liking retellings in general. They have to be really really good (and are usually not) for me to like them but... This was was not it.
The other half is on the part that I think this book should have been a complete stand alone and not a retelling. It could have been just about servant lives in some manor and go from there, why involve P&P at all? (And why use some of the plot points at all tbh...).
And, sadly, I did not like the writing. There are some beautiful lines in there but mostly I just found my brain skimming instead of really engaging with the words on the page.
The other half is on the part that I think this book should have been a complete stand alone and not a retelling. It could have been just about servant lives in some manor and go from there, why involve P&P at all? (And why use some of the plot points at all tbh...).
And, sadly, I did not like the writing. There are some beautiful lines in there but mostly I just found my brain skimming instead of really engaging with the words on the page.