Tag Archives: pride and prejudice
Book Review: Eligible
You guys. I read another Pride and Prejudice reinvention. I like these, a little too much maybe, and they’re either wonderful or delightfully awful. Curtis Sittenfeld’s Eligible is one of the wonderful ones. This novel tells the story of … Continue reading
Favorite Things That Are Almost Pride & Prejudice
Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star This is my absolute favorite reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, as you can probably tell from my squee-ful book review. If you thought Charlotte Lucas got a raw deal or you wanted to see Darcy as … Continue reading
My Top Books of 2014
So, this was blatantly stolen from Alice at Reading Rambo, who stole it from Emily at As the Crowe Flies (and Reads). Although, I only answered the questions I felt like answering, and I waited until weeks into 2015 to do so, because you … Continue reading
Favorite Person, Favorite Media
Look, Harold, Mr Darcy has social anxiety and hates parties, just like you! (I’m an amazing girlfriend.) — Meg (@simpsonsparadox) January 18, 2015 Me to Meg: “Johnny Cash sings about love, hell fire and not taking your guns to town.” … Continue reading
Manga Classics: Pride and Prejudice
Manga Classics: Pride & Prejudice is graphic version of P&P, plus with gorgeous hairstyles, spastic Mrs. Bennett, and — most importantly — Darcy’s shirt just can’t stay on. The sisters of Longborne are beautiful in the typical fantasy-manga style of … Continue reading
Target Audience
Did you know that teaching full-time is time consuming? I’m pretty sure I came to that realization last summer, too, actually. The actual teaching load is a lot easier this summer, because I’m much more comfortable with the curriculum, with … Continue reading
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet
It has been almost six months since I last reviewed a Pride and Prejudice spinoff, so this weekend I read The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick. This is a novelization of the TV series, … Continue reading
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Teri Wilson’s Unleashing Mr. Darcy. On one hand, I (almost always) love new takes on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but this one isn’t just set in upscale Manhattan and … Continue reading
8-Bit Miss Elizabeth Bennett in ‘Stride and Prejudice’
(The) Absolute has asked me to point readers to awesome underground and indie games. Here’s a literary twist on the endless runner: [pullquote]It is a truth universally acknowledged that adding Jane Austen to anything will make it better[/pullquote], and … Continue reading
Betrothed To Mr. Darcy
Are you tired of posts about Pride and Prejudice spinoffs? Just kidding, no one could ever get tired of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy! Violet Bedford’s novella Betrothed to Mr. Darcy picks up right where Pride and Prejudice left off, … Continue reading
