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Pride and Prejudice Retellings

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Loved

I loved Just as You Are. I think it's a really, really fun Pride and Prejudice retelling. And I loved how it took lots of different elements of the plot of Pride and Prejudice and lots of different set pieces from Pride and Prejudice and translated them into a modern setting, , in a way that worked really, really well.

Loved

I really love Longbourn. I think it's a really powerful, interesting novel that flips Pride and Prejudice in a really clever way and looks really interesting at class and social position and the day-to-day lives of working women at this point in time.

Loved

I loved Pride. I think it's a really, really clever Pride and Prejudice retelling that takes a lot of different elements of the and Prejudice and transports them into the modern day in a really, really interesting way, What while also dealing with a lot of complex themes of its own.

Loved

Again, there is a sort of enemies to lovers element in the book but there's also some other elements to do with Sofia's family that I think relate really interestingly to Pride and Prejudice, and that I really liked as a sort of take on the Pride and Prejudice story, and it's also just hilarious. Like, it's a very, very, very funny book, and then I would highly recommend it.

Liked

In general, I think it's a really fun series. There was one tiny historical inaccuracy in book three that really bothered me that I feel like would have bothered absolutely no one but me. , but in general, I think it's a really, really fun series and I've had a really good time with it so far.

Liked

I think it's a really interesting novel with a fun story really good writing and I really like Mary's characterization. I will say that I didn't love The Other Bennet Sister quite as much as everyone else and I also feel like I really enjoyed the reading experience of it but like on reflection there are quite a few problems I have with this book.

Loved

I really love Unequal Affections. I think it's a really clever, fun, interesting thought experiment with some really interesting elements and some clever takes on Pride and Prejudice because some things happen in the same way as Pride and Prejudice, some things happen in a different way.

Loved

I really, really loved What Kitty Did Next when I read it a few years ago and I had like no qualms with any of the characterization. I thought it worked really well alongside Pride and Prejudice, , and then I would highly, highly recommend it.