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A review by reenelim
The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride & Prejudice Novel by Molly Greeley
5.0
i adored this book! this felt both profound in the explorations of Charlotte as a character, and her situation that i’m sure many women of the time must’ve experienced.
what a deeply moving story. it may read a little bleak or hopeless, but i’d argue otherwise. this showed how Charlotte was indeed very aware of Collins as a character, and her feelings as to having him as a husband and later a father, was both incredibly heart wrenching and courageous.
i loved reading Charlotte’s inner dialogue, it portrayed someone who was intelligent, capable and at their core undeniably romantic. but how did she cope with being tied to someone as pitiful as Collins? the writing and use of prose was so uniquely depicted in a way that makes you feel affronted at Charlotte’s situation, revolted and frustrated. and yet you want to read on, you want to see how she fights, in her own quiet and most possible way a woman of her standing could, to a husband who was vain and unsympathetic as he is.
but she also gave us a perspective as to why Collins might’ve turned out the way he did and weirdly enough, even commiserate with him. it was such a fantastic perspective!
the only think that might’ve annoyed me was that the spelling was American when this was set in Regency England. but other than that, the world was so historically plausible that i believed it true. i was rooting for Charlotte the whole way! and her thoughts felt so real that this feels as if it was an extension of the P&P itself! what a brilliantly written book.
5/5 shining ⭐️
what a deeply moving story. it may read a little bleak or hopeless, but i’d argue otherwise. this showed how Charlotte was indeed very aware of Collins as a character, and her feelings as to having him as a husband and later a father, was both incredibly heart wrenching and courageous.
i loved reading Charlotte’s inner dialogue, it portrayed someone who was intelligent, capable and at their core undeniably romantic. but how did she cope with being tied to someone as pitiful as Collins? the writing and use of prose was so uniquely depicted in a way that makes you feel affronted at Charlotte’s situation, revolted and frustrated. and yet you want to read on, you want to see how she fights, in her own quiet and most possible way a woman of her standing could, to a husband who was vain and unsympathetic as he is.
but she also gave us a perspective as to why Collins might’ve turned out the way he did and weirdly enough, even commiserate with him. it was such a fantastic perspective!
the only think that might’ve annoyed me was that the spelling was American when this was set in Regency England. but other than that, the world was so historically plausible that i believed it true. i was rooting for Charlotte the whole way! and her thoughts felt so real that this feels as if it was an extension of the P&P itself! what a brilliantly written book.
5/5 shining ⭐️