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The Forgotten Sister: Mary Bennet's Pride And Prejudice (2014)

by Jennifer Paynter(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Amazon Publishing

review 1: Being a dyed in the wool Austen fan, I had to read this. It's written very well, and the viewpoint of Mary is interesting. She was a rather one dimensional character in Pride and Prejudice. Not sure I buy the storyline, but it was fun. Warning, there is a weird very small portion where she talks about 18th century pornography. Like I said, very weird to include that and unnecessary for sure. And it's very small, so skip it!
review 2: While I may not necessarily recommend this book to friends due to a few elements I was uncomfortable with (a few instances of unnecessary language and content), nethertheless it did make for a suprisingly good read. It was very interesting to imagine how Pride & Prejudice might be seen through Mary's eyes, as I'd always been rather... more sorry for her. While the author did try to keep in the spirit of a Jane Austen novel in terms of the style of writing, at the same time she managed to make it very readable which I found good (I have always struggled reading Jane Austen, but had no problems with this). So provided you can overlook a few of the negative elements, and if you love all things Jane Austen, it is probably worth a read. :) less

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