![]() ![]() Liz, though not quite as sparkling and bright as the original, is still endearing, and Darcy is his usual slightly aloof, stand-up self. Her take on Austen’s iconic characters is skillful, her pacing excellent, and her dialog highly entertaining. Sittenfeld’s style is endlessly amusing and, at times, gut-wrenchingly painful. Interwoven into the Bennet family’s issues is a fairly faithful adherence to the original plot. ![]() The women deal with a host of problems, such as a pair of younger sisters too obsessed with CrossFit to get actual jobs, and a mother with a shopping/hoarding problem who’s desperate to see them married off before Jane hits 40. Chip Bingley, lately of the reality show Eligible, and Dr. Set in 2013 Cincinnati, it features sisters Liz (a magazine editor) and Jane (a yoga instructor), who return from New York to tend to their recently hospitalized father. F In this charming modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Sittenfeld ( Prep American Wife) deftly brings Austen’s classic into the 21st century. Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice. ![]()
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