From Mr. Darcy’s point of view, this retelling of Pride and Prejudice captures what might have been his thoughts and actions away from the main story. Even if it is not exactly what Austen would have designed for Mr. Darcy, it is interesting to hear someone’s ideas of what he thought and did on his own time. Alymer attempts to reproduce language from that time to set the mood.
I enjoyed reading this book but yet it is not Austen. I have often wondered what was going on in Darcy’s mind when the book does not record it and this is Alymer’s rendition. It was very easy to read but is more enjoyable after reading Pride and Prejudice.
I agree...the book is very entertaining and would definitely be best after reading the real Pride and Prejudice. It does a lot of "retelling" of the original story.
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