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A review by gaturnerii
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
3.0
Obviously I started reading this after watching the Bridgerton show on Netflix, and while I do not love the fact that the original source of material loses the racial diversity present in the Netflix production, I believe that the characters are more interesting in the original source material. Is specially Daphne, I find her to be more fulfilling and more flushed out. I like the idea that she is not the immediate darling of the season, but she has a modesty to her personality, allowing her attributes aside from her beauty to captivate her object of affection and the reader
There are supporting characters that I personally Miss in comparison to the Netflix production, and I feel that there was a level of mystique that was missing in Simon the way that he was described in the book left me wanting more, there was more naivete and waning in his resolve related to his vow. I personally did not find this version of Simon to be as charming.
There is still the very messy conversation about consent that is not properly addressed between the romantic couple. I feel that the author, who at the time of writing this book was very proud of their self-proclaimed status as a feminist, failed to have a more nuanced approach to two very complicated situations related to consent. I realize that this book is a. Piece base drama but it is still a fantasy so for a feminist to proclaim that they feel they did a good job in presenting if in this point of view in the book based on the criticism of the scene I'm referring to, I feel that the scene and the ending of the book The final act of the book did a poor job of addressing that.
Ultimately I think it was a good book, first time I've dived into more romantic novels that are period Pieces. If you enjoyed the show I think you'll enjoy this book.
There are supporting characters that I personally Miss in comparison to the Netflix production, and I feel that there was a level of mystique that was missing in Simon the way that he was described in the book left me wanting more, there was more naivete and waning in his resolve related to his vow. I personally did not find this version of Simon to be as charming.
There is still the very messy conversation about consent that is not properly addressed between the romantic couple. I feel that the author, who at the time of writing this book was very proud of their self-proclaimed status as a feminist, failed to have a more nuanced approach to two very complicated situations related to consent. I realize that this book is a. Piece base drama but it is still a fantasy so for a feminist to proclaim that they feel they did a good job in presenting if in this point of view in the book based on the criticism of the scene I'm referring to, I feel that the scene and the ending of the book The final act of the book did a poor job of addressing that.
Ultimately I think it was a good book, first time I've dived into more romantic novels that are period Pieces. If you enjoyed the show I think you'll enjoy this book.