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Summary: Charming
Review: A lovely, gentle tale. Through the somewhat sketchy medium of letters, the author implies rather than narrates the story. She allows us to draw on our previous experiences with Jane Austen's characters to fill in the blanks.
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Summary: BO-RING!
Review: Aargh, this book was painful. Basically, it takes plot points and character descriptions from Austen's other novels, and repackages them almost without modification into letters between Lizzie and Jane after their marriages. A complete waste of time.
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Summary: An entertaining sequel you will not be disappointed with.
Review: Based on the other reviews I decided to purchase Letters from Pemberley. I actually got chills to discover that there was such a sequel. I could not put this book down once it arrived at my doorstep. Since it is written in the same sytle as Pride and Prejudice, it flows right from the original story. You would not realize much time has lapsed since Jane Austen wrote P & P. I had a lot of fun picking out the other characters from Jane Austen's other works. The name changes won't fool anyone if you are familiar with certain "Personalities" from the other books. At times though I did need to research certain ones just to be sure. I am anxious to read Presumption: An Entertainment by Julia Barrett as well. I always felt Georgiana merited her own story. But, as for Letters from Pemberley, you will fall in love all over again, this book is a must read for anyone who always wanted a continuation of the Darcy's and Bingley's lives.
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Summary: Uninteresting
Review: I found the book light and easy to read and the characterizations were consistent with Jane Austens'. The problem was that I kept waiting for something interesting to happen, and it never really did. I also felt like there was not enough about Mr. Darcy.
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Summary: Terribly boring. . .
Review: I wish now that I had followed the advice of the other reviewers. This was a quick read, but boring. Nothing of interest happens in the letters to Jane from Elizabeth. As a sequel, it would be better to read Bar Sinister or Presumption. The book could not stand up on its own as a literary work.
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Summary: Letters from Pemberley the First Year
Review: Not so great - due to my expectations? You'll find the characters and (sort of) the language style you're used to; but where is the sardonic wit that is the core of Austen?
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Summary: Not bad
Review: One must keep in mind that the author is NOT Jane Austen, nor does she claim to be! With that said, this little book is satisfying in its own right. The letters Elizabeth writes to her sister Jane are sweet and interesting, though not overly exciting as we might wish Austen's to have been. Jane Dawkins, however, does an admirable job of painting the first year of married life for Elizabeth and Darcy. I could only wish that we heard more from sister Jane and husband Darcy, and definitely more of the headstrong Lydia. But when all is said and done, this is a delightful little book, and thoroughly enjoyable for those of us who still crave more of Jane Austen's world. Try it and you'll like it!
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Summary: handwriting class
Review: This is one of the more insipid P&P spinoffs, better used for handwriting class. The author lacks imaginiation and creativity and writes letters too banal for words. The idea of populating the book with other Austen characters is good, too bad she fails to do anything with them. Is this all there is? This book have us all asleep before the fire, right along with Bingley's brother in law!
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Summary: "Letters from Pemberley" was delightful!
Review: This was the second Pride and Prejudice sequel I have had the pleasure to read. I have to admit that had I read this one first, I would have probably liked it better. But coming after the passionate--if sometimes disturbing--story-line of The Bar Sinister, I felt a little cheated by the brevity of this novel. I enjoyed picking out references to other Austen characters throughout the story and their interactions and personalities as observed through the "fine eyes" of Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy. It was actually quite fun for me since I have often wondered how the different Austen heroines and their companions would perceive each other. The letter format of the novel was easy to follow and knowing that correspondence played an important part in the original, I thought it was a great idea to adopt that style for the sequel. Elizabeth's wit and many references to her "dear husband" were endearing but I found myself wanting-or expecting-more from this book than it delivered. This is not to say I didn't enjoy it, merely that I think I would have enjoyed it more if it were longer or perhaps more in depth.
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Summary: "Letters from Pemberley" was delightful!
Review: This was the second Pride and Prejudice sequel I have had the pleasure to read. I have to admit that had I read this one first, I would have probably liked it better. But coming after the passionate--if sometimes disturbing--story-line of The Bar Sinister, I felt a little cheated by the brevity of this novel. I enjoyed picking out references to other Austen characters throughout the story and their interactions and personalities as observed through the "fine eyes" of Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy. It was actually quite fun for me since I have often wondered how the different Austen heroines and their companions would perceive each other. The letter format of the novel was easy to follow and knowing that correspondence played an important part in the original, I thought it was a great idea to adopt that style for the sequel. Elizabeth's wit and many references to her "dear husband" were endearing but I found myself wanting-or expecting-more from this book than it delivered. This is not to say I didn't enjoy it, merely that I think I would have enjoyed it more if it were longer or perhaps more in depth.
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