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A review by rjleamon11
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
1.0
WOW. I really wanted to like this book, since I love Jane Austen and respect PD James and usually enjoy her books, so I gleefully bought it ON THE NOOK and downloaded it with anticipation.
It was dreadful.
The writing was leaden, the plot contrived, the characters essentially unrecognizable, the action pallid. Instead of replicating Austen's controlled, witty voice, James's writing was wordy, awkward, and frequently unconvincing. When I realized that I was dreading my sessions spent reading it, frequently checking the Nook measurement to see how many pages I had left, I SKIPPED to the end, then skipped more to gain the gist of the conclusion, and closed the book, delighted not to have the actual book itself to remind me of my foolish hope.
Deep down, I don't think PD James actually wrote Death Comes to Pemberley. It's all a plot.
It was dreadful.
The writing was leaden, the plot contrived, the characters essentially unrecognizable, the action pallid. Instead of replicating Austen's controlled, witty voice, James's writing was wordy, awkward, and frequently unconvincing. When I realized that I was dreading my sessions spent reading it, frequently checking the Nook measurement to see how many pages I had left, I SKIPPED to the end, then skipped more to gain the gist of the conclusion, and closed the book, delighted not to have the actual book itself to remind me of my foolish hope.
Deep down, I don't think PD James actually wrote Death Comes to Pemberley. It's all a plot.