A review by dumblydore
Mr. Darcy's Diary by Maya Slater

4.0

Ah, ladies and gentlemen, pray do not take this book at all seriously and you will have a rollicking good rompin' time! This is, for me at least, one of the better P&P "sequels" out there. Mr. Darcy, admittedly, is not the most fascinating character around (I've always thought Mr. Thornton from Gaskell's North and South was far more complex, ergo more attractive); however, Slater has used her artistic license well, portraying Mr. Darcy as a sensitive, passionate and occasionally absurd man, which makes for rather addictive reading. Darcy being associated with the likes of Byron was actually very amusing, if a little dubious and outlandish, but his meetings with an Esmerelda in a random bordello had me guffawing.

Of course this will never match Austen's original, but it's certainly a definitive and creative account of Mr. Darcy's perspective.

Rating: 3.5/5