This week's book:
Eligible
By Curtis Sittenfeld
I bought this book on clearance at some point at Barnes and Noble. I really have no idea when, but it's been years ago. I kept meaning to read the book, but I just kept putting it aside. This month for one of my reading challenges, one of the prompts was a retelling of a Jane Austen novel. This book is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, so I thought it was the perfect time to read it.
Retellings of classics are hit or miss, but this book actually doesn't do a half bad job of retelling the story. The updates to the classic doesn't take away from the original source material. All the Bennet sisters come home to take care of their childhood home after their father had a heart attack. All the characters are pretty much the same as the original story, just more modern. The only part that was a bit jarring with the modern take of the novel was that the characters are sleeping with each other, which is so different then the modest ways of Austen's works.
I enjoyed the book, and if you are a fan of Austen I would recommend you check out this book.
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