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erincopland 's review for:
The Other Bennet Sister
by Janice Hadlow
The first half of this book is something of a retelling of Pride and Prejudice from Mary's perspective, and the second half imagines what Mary's life looks like after that book ends. Mostly I enjoyed this story, though I did take a star off because Mary could be kind of annoying.
As the reader I could understand how Mary grew to be so meek. We watch her child-self be referred to as plain and disappointing by her mother, and ignored by her father, and it's easy to be sympathetic for her then. But as she grows up, her constant self pitying becomes tiresome. It was a significant relief when she finally gets properly angry and grows a spine. Admittedly, her reaction against the abuse everyone heaps on her is of a subdued Regency era variety, but at least it was something.
As the reader I could understand how Mary grew to be so meek. We watch her child-self be referred to as plain and disappointing by her mother, and ignored by her father, and it's easy to be sympathetic for her then. But as she grows up, her constant self pitying becomes tiresome. It was a significant relief when she finally gets properly angry and grows a spine. Admittedly, her reaction against the abuse everyone heaps on her is of a subdued Regency era variety, but at least it was something.