A pun-filled tale featuring Jane Austen's
Pride and Prejudice characters
with some
added or addled,
missing or missish,
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Pride and Prejudice characters
with some
added or addled,
missing or missish,
modif... read full description
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Sep 21, 2011
Karen
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Jane Austen spin-offs are a bit hard for me to review. I love the originals so much that I often find it hard to accept a new voice and especially one that greatly alters the characters Austen so carefully crafted (and yet I keep reading them!).
So here are the positives for Mr. Darcy Takes The Plunge.
1. The author obviously has an excellent grasp on the English language and is able to twist and turn the words into a vast number of puns, some very witty.
2. The More...
So here are the positives for Mr. Darcy Takes The Plunge.
1. The author obviously has an excellent grasp on the English language and is able to twist and turn the words into a vast number of puns, some very witty.
2. The More...
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Feb 11, 2011
Heather
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In this inventive and puntastical re-imagining of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the handsome Mr. Darcy and his cohorts are quite unexpectedly introduced to Elizabeth Bennett and her companions after the group of ladies witnesses the gentlemen frolicking in a weed-choked pond at Pemberly. The young women and men immediately become smitten with each other, and throughout the days and weeks that follow, their attachment and regard for each other only grows. For Elizabeth and Darcy, the initial attr
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Nov 01, 2010
Serena
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J. Marie Croft’s Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge is filled with alliteration, puns, and word play, which can take away from the unique story she’s attempting to tell. While plays on words and puns can be amusing, there are entire paragraphs and sections of alliteration that take away from the pace of the novel, such as one scene between Darcy and Lizzy viewing an art exhibit.
“Elizabeth was preoccupied with attempting to espy a certain gentleman and said, ‘Yes, but fashion is something that More...
“Elizabeth was preoccupied with attempting to espy a certain gentleman and said, ‘Yes, but fashion is something that More...
Sep 09, 2011
Haley
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This book is made up of word plays and puns and dry humor. There are so many word plays and puns that it became overwhelming and difficult to read. This is the most different Austenesque literature I've ever read.
As a history buff, I was shocked at how different their lives are from the Darcy and Elizabeth we know in Pride and Prejudice. I don't believe in changing the classics that much! For example, Darcy's parents are alive and Darcy has not one but 2 sisters so you can imagine ho More...
As a history buff, I was shocked at how different their lives are from the Darcy and Elizabeth we know in Pride and Prejudice. I don't believe in changing the classics that much! For example, Darcy's parents are alive and Darcy has not one but 2 sisters so you can imagine ho More...
Jul 19, 2011
Katherine
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Its a funny book if you like to read a paragraph uses all words of the same first letter or filled with puns. What I must say though cause it shocked me as I was reading until I finally had no choice but to accept it was how different their lives are from the Darcy and Elizabeth we know in Pride and Prejudice. Firstly, Darcy's parents are alive and Darcy has not one but 2 sisters so you can imagine how that will alone change his character. Another shocker is that Elizabeth's youngest sibling is
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Oct 29, 2010
Meredith (Austenesque Reviews)
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In this Pride and Prejudice parody, J. Marie Croft presents a lighthearted and amusing tale of pond scum, puns, and punchlines. Proving herself to be a master of puns and word play, Ms. Croft employs the use of countless homographic puns, homophonic puns, impressive bouts of alliteration, and cleverly named characters. Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge opens with the very famous “lake scene” from the 1995 BBC adaption of Pride and Prejudice, albeit slightly altered. Instead of a refreshing lake, it
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Jun 12, 2011
Liz
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Imagine if the plot of Pride and Prejudice didn't start with a young man renting a house in Hertfordshire, but rather, with the lake scene from the 1995 BBC production. If that change upsets you, dear reader, do not proceed any further, for what I have to say will shock you.
The book is essentially a parallel universe version of Pride and Prejudice which is an interesting idea .. in theory. In practice, this is executed with so many puns as to be distracting. It's hard to actually More...
The book is essentially a parallel universe version of Pride and Prejudice which is an interesting idea .. in theory. In practice, this is executed with so many puns as to be distracting. It's hard to actually More...
Nov 14, 2010
Oregon
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Having never read ANY Jane Austen before, I didn't really know what to expect. The first 50 pages or so were overly filled with puns. They felt forced and the story didn't flow as well. Then, it all settled down for an enjoyable story in the middle, only to become overly pun-filled again at the end. All in all, I think this would have been a winner if the author had stopped with the marriage of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.
Now, I simply must read some Jane Austen so I fully und More...
Now, I simply must read some Jane Austen so I fully und More...
Jan 23, 2011
Shelly
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It was a little difficult to get sucked into the book because of the literary language used and then there was the issue of figuring out the many pun's but once I understood the take on words, I began to really enjoy the book and character's. While I absolutely adored Darcy and Elizabeth, my favorite character was elizabeth's little brother, Robert. He was a brought many boisterous laughs my way! Very fun read!
Jul 24, 2011
Sue
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Actually not a Pride and Prejudice sequel as on my shelf but a Pride and Prejudice rewrite. I loved it....absolutely loved it. It was so different. Ms. Croft pairs our characters with not the typical characters but still ones we are familiar with. The puns she's known for are scattered thruout and very very funny. There were a few moments where I thought okay we need a little serious stuff now and sure enough it was provided just when you think you can't take any more humor. It was so much f
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Jul 11, 2011
Wanda
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A charming take on Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge is a gem. The fun, and puns, begin when Fitwilliam Darcy and his friends decide to take a plunge in a pond on their estate. When a rather wet and disheveled Darcy encounters his sisters and their new friends on the lawn of Pemberley he leaves a lasting impression. Elizabeth Bennet can't quite get the image of the "Handsome Barbarian" out of her mind. When both families find themselves in London for the Lit
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Jan 02, 2012
Karin
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I don't mind retellings, in fact, I often enjoy them. Unfortunately, I am not a big fan of puns. Perhaps if I were, I might have enjoyed this book more. This is Pride and Prejudice in a parallel universe, but, for me, this retelling just didn't do it for me.
However, if you like puns and that type of wordplay and don't mind massive changes to the characters, circumstances, and plot of the original work, then it may ring your bell. I am happy to have read the book as I now know tha More...
However, if you like puns and that type of wordplay and don't mind massive changes to the characters, circumstances, and plot of the original work, then it may ring your bell. I am happy to have read the book as I now know tha More...
Aug 28, 2010
Can't wait to read this one, it sounds like great fun!!
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Jul 01, 2011
Amanda
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This book made me giggle. I'm no good with puns, but I appreciate them in all their glory, and boy, was this book full of them!
A take off of Pride and Prejudice, this puts a new spin on what would've happened had Lizzy met Mr. Darcy in another manner...
A take off of Pride and Prejudice, this puts a new spin on what would've happened had Lizzy met Mr. Darcy in another manner...
Sep 29, 2011
Sarah
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I thought this book was great! Those who gave it low marks were forewarned of the puns and plays on words from the cover. They shouldn't take their literature so seriously! The author is very talented to be able to write in such a way, it is amazing. It was a fun read with wonderful alterations to the characters and the addition of others that only added to the story.
Dec 29, 2010
Charlotte
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So excited to have won this book from Good Reads First Reads!!! Yeah!!! Excited to receive it and read! Thank you!!!! Fun filled book with a lot of alliterations and puns. Might annoy some people but I found it well written and witty. The story gave me a real giggle!!!!!
Aug 30, 2011
Melanie
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I really tried to get into this book. Though I love puns, the amount in Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge was overkill and distracting. I really hate to leave a book unfinished, but there are too many good books out there to suffer through a painful read.
Jun 22, 2011
Anette
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This could have been a really good book but I found the puns very irritating. The story was great but I had a very hard time finishing because of the constant puns. I would not recommend this book.
May 07, 2011
Mandi
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I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a very funny take on this lovely story. Mr. Darcy is great and it was a good read.
Nov 19, 2011
Clever- But I felt it drag on a little bit which Is why it took me like 3 months to read it.
Oct 23, 2011
Carla
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A creative retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - a fun and quick read!
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