A Modern Take on Pride and Prejudice

02/03/21 • 65 min

This week Catrina and Elle read two Pride and Prejudice modern adaptations. One a modern romance set in Cincinnati, and the other a Young Adult novel in Bushwick.
Elle reads the rom-com, Bachelor inspired retelling Eligible. It follows Liz Bennet in her late 30's as she deals with her family drama, a reality show star arriving in town, and her sister's pregnancy. To top it off, she runs into a prideful new surgeon she can't seem to get out of her head.
Catrina reads the hit YA novel Pride. Zuri Benitez, loves her family and her loud, colorful, close-knit neighborhood. Enter the Darcy family who have turned the most run down house in the neighborhood into a mansion. What happens when Zuri and the arrogant Darius Darcy start clashing?

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Through a Certain Point of View

This week Catrina and Elle take a look at Pride and Prejudice from a different point of view. Well, actually, two different points of view. We have moved on from film adaptations to looking at a few book adaptations.
Catrina tackled "The Other Bennet Sister" by Janice Hadlow. This novel takes readers through most of the events of Pride and Prejudice through Mary Bennet's point of view. However, this book goes far beyond P&P's happy ending. Don't worry though, Catrina won't spoil a thing.
Elle takes a look at "Mr. Darcy's Diary" by Amanda Grange. This book follows the original text very closely, so there aren't too many spoilers to be had, however there is certainly a lot of insight into our favorite romantic hero.
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More Than Just Pride and Prejudice

This week Catrina and Elle discuss two Pride and Prejudice adaptations that feature a multicultural point of view. One follows Ayesha Shamsi in a modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice love story set in Canada. The other is the story of Trisha Raje, an Indian-American story of family and love set in San Fransisco.
Catrina shares her reading of Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaludin. Elle raves about Pride and Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev.
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