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Cassandra Campbell
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘This is Pride and Prejudice 2.0 and I must confess, I liked it more than the original’ STYLIST
‘Bold and brilliant’ GLAMOUR
'Sheer joy… Giddy and glam and a hearty update of Pride and Prejudice’ JESSIE BURTON, author of The Miniaturist
Liz and Jane Bennet are good daughters. They’ve come home to suburban Cincinnati to get their mother to stop feeding their father steak as he recovers from heart surgery, to tidy up the crumbling Tudor-style family home, and to wrench their three sisters from their various states of arrested development.
Once they are under the same roof, old patterns return fast. Soon they are being berated for their single status – and for two successful women in their late thirties, it really is too much to bear. That is, until the Lucas family’s BBQ throws them in the way of some eligible single men . . .
In this dazzling, heart-warming read, the much-loved classic Pride and Prejudice is catapulted into our modern world, singing out with hilarity and truth.
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Praise for ELIGIBLE:
‘If there exists a more perfect pairing than Curtis Sittenfeld and Jane Austen, we dare you to find it’ Elle
‘These days, if Curtis Sittenfeld writes it, I read it’ Judy Blume
‘Eligible has all the charm, wit and romance of Pride & Prejudice…an absolute delight’ Red
‘Dazzling’ Woman and Home
‘Such a feast of a book’ Nigella Lawson
‘Not since “Clueless,” has Austen been so delightedly interpreted’ New York Times
©2016 Curtis Sittenfeld (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedWhat listeners say about Eligible
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- Spacebabe
- 28-07-2023
Clever idea not fully executed
This book was recommended by a friend and intrigued by the premise - a modern adaptation of Pride & Prejudice - I purchased. Although it started well and the characters were initially amusing, there were too many plot holes and inconsistencies to make this anything other than a lightweight distraction, and certainly nothing equal to the original in terms of writing quality. Also although I can’t remember what attitudes were like in 2013, in 2023 the approach to race and transgender issues was fairly appalling and using these as comic fodder, especially Mrs Bennett’s musings, was highly inappropriate, There was also the odd arrangement of the chapters into tiny bites which meant a constant stop to the flow as the reader read out the chapter numbers. Speaking of which the performance let the material down too in places, with odd inflections that made the text sound sound even more arch, plus some wacky accents. Overall it wasn’t awful and I did persevere to the end, but it all felt undercooked.
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- E. Bennett
- 25-05-2016
Modern, Funny & Clever adaptation
This is a clever modernisation that takes enough liberties with the narrative to become unique whilst still remaining true to the original text. Good fun and well read.
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- Ballina Beach
- 24-04-2017
Hilarious 21st century Pride & Prejudice
I'm sure Jane Austen would give her approval to this very clever, very witty and laugh-out-loud updating of her 1813 novel. I'm a big Jane Austen fan: her wit, language, and sentence construction are marvellous; Curtis Sittenfeld does her justice and keeps the characters true to their original author's intentions. I've read many "updated" Pride & Prejudices and they fail miserably unlike this clever jewel crafted by a terrific writer.
Cassandra Campbell does a great job narrating. I've not heard her before, but I will look for some of her narrations.
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- A Landy
- 14-07-2022
It's OK but pretty lightweight.
There were quite a few implausible plot developments, (eg Darcy on reality TV) and some awful attempts to make Austens masterful plot contemporary. Suggesting a transgender partner for Lydia was the equivalent to Lydia's, profligate and morally bankrupt behaviour in P and P is distasteful. I found this plot line hard to stomach. The characterization of Mary was interesting. The Darcy, Liz and Caroline triangle was unconvincing because Caroline was so awful, Darcy could not possibly have chosen her over Liz. On the other hand, the Bingley Jane relationship worked well and Mr and Mrs Bennett were true to form.
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- Bianca Cardinale
- 05-06-2023
Loved it
Very clever adaptation, I loved the transition of well loved characters to our time and place.
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- Librarian
- 09-01-2017
Jane Austen's worst nightmare
As an avid Jane Austen and in particular P&P fan, this adaptation grated on every nerve in my body. The author appears to have made a list of all modern aspects of life in the 21st century, then ticked them off as he forced them into the story. The ending with Mary was just ridiculous. Shame on you Sittenfeld.
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- chickybabe3
- 06-05-2016
Massive disappointment
This book obviously has an expensive publicist as I had read a review in the weekend paper which said it was a fabulous modern day pride and prejudice. It was awful, tacky, lacking humor, engaging plot or good writing. If you want a great modern day pride and prejudice do yourself a favour and re-read Bridget jones.
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