  Mr.
Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice
Continues
by Linda
Berdoll
"Hold on
to your bonnets!" This decidedly
non-traditional take on the Darcy's
passionate relationship after the
wedding is so much fun. I just have to
laugh at the people who were up in arms
about this book not being true to
Victorian era sensibilities. Yes, it
reads more like a steamy romance novel
than great literature, but I sincerely
doubt the author meant to do anything
else. Besides, does anyone really think
that no one had good sex in the 1800s? A
rollicking good read.
 |
|
 Pride
and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Would there be a whole spin-off industry
if the original wasn't simply amazing?
If you haven't read it yet (or lately),
start here.
|
|
|
I
thoroughly enjoyed this 3 book
Series (An Assembly Such as
This, Duty and Desire and These
Three Remain), which tells the
story of Pride and Prejudice
through Darcy's eyes. It may be
the very best of all the
spin-offs (but it lacks the wild
sex scenes of Mr. Darcy Takes a
Wife, you'll have to pick your
priorities). Do yourself a
favor and get all 3 of these
books at once--I read them one
by one as they were being
published and couldn't wait for
the next to be released. All
are terrific and they are best
read in order. |
|
|
  Pride
and Prejudice (DVD)
This
production set the standard by which all
other Pride and Prejudice adaptations
will forever be measured. It was this
movie that introduced me to Colin Firth
(a one sided love affair that has lasted
through
Bridget Jones' Diary and
Love Actually). Jennifer Ehle is
superb as Elizabeth Bennett. There is
little in the cinematic universe to
match the superb dialogue (lifted in
large portion directly from the novel)
or acting you'll find here. The duel of
words between Elizabeth and Lady
Catherine is worth the price of the
movie alone; if that's not enough, wait
until you see Darcy in his wet riding
breeches.
|
|
|
|
 Bridget
Jones's Diary, Book & DVD
The novel
Bridget Jones' Diary is laugh out loud
hilarious. The story, set modern day
London and written in diary format, is
loosely based on Elizabeth Bennett's
experience of falling for bad boy George
Wickham before realizing true love with
Fitzwilliam Darcy. What makes the book
even funnier is that the main character
fantasizes about Colin Firth, who is
filming Pride and Prejudice in London.
The movie is sweet and also funny and
those who have read Jane Austen and then
watched the BBC version of Pride and
Prejudice (reviewed above) will have a
true appreciation for the genius of
casting Colin Firth as Mark Darcy.
|
|
|
|
|
