3.5 stars for an Austen adaptation that did what Eligible failed to do - be funny and clever, but still simple and enjoyable.

Look, I know I'm setting myself up for disappointment every time I pick up a rewrite of a classic, but this one was actually quite entertaining. Nothing massively impressive, but a great weekend read.

Amusing and entertaining, a very easy read. A modern parable of Pride and Prejudice.

A modern adaptation of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice.

Jasmin Field is a journalist who is casted to play Lizzy Bennett in a one-night performance of Pride and Prejudice directed by the handsome and famous director/actor Harry Noble. While in rehearsals, she gets involved in a flirtation with the ever-charming William Whitby (casted to play Wickham) and develops a serious dislike for Harry Noble.

The plot of this story parallels the main part of Pride and Prejudice with a few creative tweaks. Family dynamics are changed but overall, it has the essence of Pride and Prejudice. Nathan focuses a lot more on the side stories than Austen, following other pairings, family dramas, etc.

Check it out if you like Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones' Diary!

On a re-read I found this book pretty average. It didn't do anything particularly inventive with the retelling and the characters were very meh. It was an easy read though.

SPOILER ALERT

I should have read the jacket before choosing this novel. It's entirely predictable because the plot parallels PRIDE & PREJUDICE. I love Miss Austen's story, but I can only reread variations of it so many times.

The novel has some cute one liners; otherwise, it isn't in the same league as the original (yes, this argument can be made because the plot is the same). The worst part of this story is that the characters are doing a stage version of P & P but they never make the connections between what is occurring in their lives with the story they're acting out.

Ma che carino! Chick Lit all'ennesima potenza. Rilettura in chiave moderna di "Orgoglio e Pregiudizio" con una massiccia aggiunta di sarcasmo. Avevo pensato di leggerlo con il g.d.l., ma non sono riuscita a smettere e me lo sono letto in una giornata.

In a word, this book was "Lovely" - that's the word that immediately popped to mind when I finished it. Fun story, good characters, and a different setting for Pride & Prejudice.

I think the one thing that kept going through my mind was this: If these people are involved in a production of P&P, and the characters themselves comment on how like their roles they actually are, why don't they find it strange/weird/funny that their lives are imitating the P&P story? Yes, fiction, I get it.

This is a modern retelling of "Pride and Prejudice". I thought it was particulary well-written, and I enjoyed it very much. However, I lent it to a friend who loves P & P as much as I do, and she was offended by the language in this book. I just say it with a British accent, and I'm good, but you've been forewarned.

Except for the chaos that results from mixing a play about "pride and prejudice" with a "pride and prejudice" in the actual time in the same story, it was very funny and enjoyable... although harry noble could never compite with mr. darcy, he was very attractive, and i liked more jazz than i like the real lizzy bennet.

Well written, perhaps inferior than "persuading annie", but still fresh and funny, a wonderful book for a couple of hours of relaxing time... it leaves a very good feeling when finished.