Name: Sans's review of Pride/Prejudice by Ann Herendeen
Item: Pride/Prejudice
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Ann Herendeen

“Audacious and masterful….True to Austen’s spirit, Ann Herendeen has given us a compelling, and sexual, novel of manners.” —Pamela Regis, author of A Natural History of the Romance Novel Ann Herendeen’s Pride/Prejudice—a novel of Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennett, and their other loves—revisits the classic Jane Austen work to “fill in the gaps” that the original left unexplained and unexplored. Ingenious, brazen, and unrelentingly entertaining—yet always appreciative and respectful of one of the world’s most beloved literary works—this masterful reinvention by the acclaimed author of Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander is truly a Pride and Prejudice for the 21st Century.

A Novel of Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, and Their Other Loves

Pride/Prejudice

Sans

To start, I have absolutely nothing against the content of this book. I've been around long enough and read enough fanfiction based on series/books/movies spanning many genres. Pretty much nothing can faze me. I'm sure this book is meant to be tongue-in-cheek and a bit shocking. The "Achilles/Patroclus" type of relationship between Darcy and Bingley doesn't squick me. End disclaimer.

See, I'm a P&P retelling/reinvention/modern adaptation collector. I've got shelves full of books putting a different spin on P&P. This book won't find a home on those shelves. 

My problem lies in the fact that I am simply unable to imagine the characters from Pride & Prejudice acting and speaking this way. Ever. Rather than creating this situation in Pride & Prejudice, the author would have been better off creating original characters in a similar setting. Hell, she pretty much did already and just slapped on the names Fitzwilliam Darcy, Charles Bingley and Elizabeth and Jane Bennet. Yes, they are that OOC.

I simply can't finish this book. If I could replace the characters names in my head I'd keep going. But when "Fitz" Darcy and Charles and Elizabeth are splashed across every page, I just can't take myself there. 

If anyone would like to give this book a whirl and swap this for a book I have listed on my 'find-a-copy' shelf, I'd be happy to trade. Otherwise, this is going back to Amazon.

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