Engaging Mr. Darcy

Retelling the classic Pride & Prejudice story in a modern setting, Ms. John does a good job of finding modern variations for some of the classic things that drive the conflicts in the classic novel. One twist is that we get to see into the thoughts of Darcy in this version, which makes him more sympathetic. And Bingley is less sympathetic because his modern reason for breaking things off is just sucky!

I really didn’t like this book.

I felt like the characters were really immature for how old they were, the way they spoke to and about each other was closer to that of middle schoolers than people in their mid-to-late twenties. I know what the author was trying to do, but I feel like the way she used the same names and similar relationships as the original, but made the characters more two-dimensional and vapid, really cheapened the experience.