Post by Kristie on Dec 18, 2007 16:37:25 GMT -5
Me and Mr. Darcy is a modern retelling of JA's P&P. It's not like Bridge Jones, but it's still pretty interesting.
Here's a synopsis:
Emily Albright lives in NYC, is single, and is 29. She's fed up with today's men--she would much rather date Mr. Darcy, as millions of women worldwide would agree. To get out of going on a singles trip with her wild coworker, Emily decides to go to England for a JA tour. There, her life begins to parallel P&P, herself being Elizabeth Bennet. There's a Darcy and a Wickham, and a much less annoying Lydia. Emily doesn't connect the dots until her week-long trip is almost over and she has done everything except accept the Darcy (named Spike). Some fan of P&P if it takes her that long to get the connection, eh?
In that respect, I really like the book as a retelling of P&P. But I must warn, I wasn't too fond of the real character of Mr. Darcy showing up. In a Kate & Leopold kind of twist, Mr. Darcy comes to the future and he and Emily "court." Now, it's not really meant to be Mr. Darcy coming to life/the future, I think, because everytime they encounter each other, Emily is either sleepy (dream), stoned (only once) or drunk (hallucination), or sick (fainting and dreaming). But it's still a little weird, even with the rationale of Mr. Darcy just being an imagination. By being around the "real" Mr. Darcy, she realizes that she'd much rather have Spike, her real life Darcy. (I hope this didn't confuse anyone.)
So, I did enjoy this book. I always love anything related to JA, unless it makes fun of her, then I'd be angry! It's short and pretty interesting, so I wouldn't have a problem recommending it to anyone that loves P&P. I'm definitely not going to use it as a substitute, but it's great to play P&P in many different ways.
Has anyone else heard of or read this book?
Here's a synopsis:
Emily Albright lives in NYC, is single, and is 29. She's fed up with today's men--she would much rather date Mr. Darcy, as millions of women worldwide would agree. To get out of going on a singles trip with her wild coworker, Emily decides to go to England for a JA tour. There, her life begins to parallel P&P, herself being Elizabeth Bennet. There's a Darcy and a Wickham, and a much less annoying Lydia. Emily doesn't connect the dots until her week-long trip is almost over and she has done everything except accept the Darcy (named Spike). Some fan of P&P if it takes her that long to get the connection, eh?
In that respect, I really like the book as a retelling of P&P. But I must warn, I wasn't too fond of the real character of Mr. Darcy showing up. In a Kate & Leopold kind of twist, Mr. Darcy comes to the future and he and Emily "court." Now, it's not really meant to be Mr. Darcy coming to life/the future, I think, because everytime they encounter each other, Emily is either sleepy (dream), stoned (only once) or drunk (hallucination), or sick (fainting and dreaming). But it's still a little weird, even with the rationale of Mr. Darcy just being an imagination. By being around the "real" Mr. Darcy, she realizes that she'd much rather have Spike, her real life Darcy. (I hope this didn't confuse anyone.)
So, I did enjoy this book. I always love anything related to JA, unless it makes fun of her, then I'd be angry! It's short and pretty interesting, so I wouldn't have a problem recommending it to anyone that loves P&P. I'm definitely not going to use it as a substitute, but it's great to play P&P in many different ways.
Has anyone else heard of or read this book?