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A review by suklaa
Longbournin talossa by Jo Baker, Helene Bützow
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Ugh. I almost DNFed this but I managed to pull through. Was it worth it? NO!
I thought the concept of this book was really interesting. I mean a story about the background characters of Pride and Prejudice does sound interesting. But it's not. It's boring as hell. First of all, the main characters suck. Sarah is annoying, whiny and extremely jealous. I didn't find James that interesting. Polly and Mrs.Hill are just there. The only character I liked was Ptolemy but the narrative made an 180 with him and made him a creep at the end. The characters from Pride and Prejudice which we know and love are shit on in this book for no reason. Lizzie seems entitled and when she gets married to Mr.Darcy she seems unhappy?? Mr. Darcy doesn't get a lot of spotlight but when he does he's such a dick. He is literally canonically nice to his servants but here he acts like they don't exist or is very rude to them. And suddenly he cares a lot about Lizzie's appearance? Wtf. Also Mr. Collins is written sympathetically for some reason.
Ig this book showcases the grim realism and dirtyness of the 1800s BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. The author talks so much about feces and menstrual blood like what the fuck??? Also there's so much racism and pedofilia in this. It's disturbing.
If you're a P&P fan, don't bother reading this cuz it just shits on the original book. Jane Austen would've hated this.
I thought the concept of this book was really interesting. I mean a story about the background characters of Pride and Prejudice does sound interesting. But it's not. It's boring as hell. First of all, the main characters suck. Sarah is annoying, whiny and extremely jealous. I didn't find James that interesting. Polly and Mrs.Hill are just there. The only character I liked was Ptolemy but the narrative made an 180 with him and made him a creep at the end. The characters from Pride and Prejudice which we know and love are shit on in this book for no reason. Lizzie seems entitled and when she gets married to Mr.Darcy she seems unhappy?? Mr. Darcy doesn't get a lot of spotlight but when he does he's such a dick. He is literally canonically nice to his servants but here he acts like they don't exist or is very rude to them. And suddenly he cares a lot about Lizzie's appearance? Wtf. Also Mr. Collins is written sympathetically for some reason.
Ig this book showcases the grim realism and dirtyness of the 1800s BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. The author talks so much about feces and menstrual blood like what the fuck??? Also there's so much racism and pedofilia in this. It's disturbing.
If you're a P&P fan, don't bother reading this cuz it just shits on the original book. Jane Austen would've hated this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia
Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content