Darcy and Miss Bingley were proud," and that got cumbersome. Darcy and Miss Bingley had done such-and-such," "Lizzy thought Mr.
Similarly, there were times when Darcy and Caroline would need to be mentioned together-"Mr. Like the first "fine eyes" conversation, for example-that made no sense with the personalities switched. There were some points where she merely switched Darcy and Caroline's dialogue, especially in the beginning, with no regard for how their different personalities/position in society would affect how they sound. I understand the author's point in trying to work mostly with Jane Austen's text, but I think my only qualm with the book is that that didn't always WORK. It has a clever and satisfying conclusion and I found this a thoroughly enjoyable twist on a favourite book of mine.more It made fascinating and entertaining reading, waiting for the next queer turn, spotting subtext in the original writing and reading Kate’s additions. I thought the right characters were outed and the right couples left as straight. The extent of the queering of the story was just right for me. Some needs no change at all: Charlotte Lucas for example, never thinks “highly either of men or matrimony”.īut then the more substantial passages that have been added are also well written and I found the imitation of Austen’s style convincing. It is Caroline Bingley who finds Elizabeth only “tolerable”, and again Caroline who later dwells on Elizabeth’s fine eyes. Some of the text needs only the slightest change to support the new version of events. Pride and Prejudice has been rewritten with a skilled and very light touch. So, Kate Christie’s approach, of leaving as much of the original text as possible and embellishing it, I think a brilliant one. Loving it so much, I’ve been tempted into reading a couple of variants/sequels which inevitably were disappointing – well, they were just not Austen. Some of the text needs only the slightest change to support the ne Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books, one of the few that I re-read. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books, one of the few that I re-read.
But even as the path to love veers from the straight and narrow, the destination remains much the same.more
Like other variations on Jane Austen's classic romance novel, Gay Pride & Prejudice poses a question: What if some among Austen's characters preferred the company of their own sex? In this queer revision of the acclaimed original, Kate Christie offers an alternate version of love, friendship, and marriage for Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. But while it is true that such a man is generally considered to be in want of a wife, it is equally true that not all men desire female companionship, just as not every woman dreams of being married. Netherfield Hall has just been let to a single man of large fortune. But while it is true that such a man is generally considered to be in want of a wife, it is equally true that not all men desire female companionship, just as not every woman Because Queer People Deserve Happily Ever After, Too.įor the Bennet sisters, life in quiet Hertfordshire County is about to change. For the Bennet sisters, life in quiet Hertfordshire County is about to change. Because Queer People Deserve Happily Ever After, Too.