The Bar Sinister, Pride and Prejudice Continues

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Summary: Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife...and takes her...and takes her..
Review: This book is an absolute travesty to those who love and appreciate Jane Austen. I am one of them. But standing on its own, merely using characters that had already popped up in a book written a couple hundred years ago, this book is pretty darn funny. It sure isn't fine literature, it definitely is more of a romance novel, but it IS a hoot. Mr. Darcy and Lizzie consummate their marriage more often than most people breathe, but hey, who's to say Jane Austen would not have written something in this vein had she, an unmarried woman, been (shall we say) a bit more worldly? That Jane may have had it in her -- untapped.
Enjoy it for the romp that it is!

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Summary: Funny again and again and again
Review: This is the best sequel to P&P I have read - very funny and entertaining throughout the entire book. I could not put it down! I bought my mother a copy for Christmas and she read it nonstop before finishing it. It left me wanting to read it again and again and again!!! I bought the first version as a result and will read that one next. A great fun light-hearted read.

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Summary: Raunchy and Redundant
Review: This silly romance novel bears no relationship to Jane Austen's work or her characters. Obviously, it is difficult for anyone to capture Austen's witty style and her keen sence for social drama. However the author of this ah, book lacks both sense and sensibility (pray there is no sequel to that).

I recommend this book only to those who enjoy dull romance novels with plenty of sex, and no similarities (beyond their names) to Austen's fresh, original creations.