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Ah,I love pride and prejudice and it is so fun to read the sequels and spin-offs!
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Morgan wrote: "Is it bad I can't get enough of P&P sequels and spin-offs? I'm way to addicted..."I hope not, because I am the same. Some are good, some are bad, but I am reading them all, and then going back and re-reading them, too. Sigh....
My heart melts whenever I read Pride & Prejudice sequels! Found myself to be smiling & sighing all the way.....
The series by Pamela Aiden, and Amanda Grange's Mr. Darcy's Diary are both clean. I would guess many of the "traditional" sequels and spin-offs - those that try to stay true to Austen's style and the story - would be safe bets as well. The Bridget Jones books and Linda Berdoll's titles are the only ones that I know are definitely not clean!
Some of these are adaptations/spin-offs of Austen's other novels and not of "Pride & Prejudice" itself.
Andréa, I had a quick look through but didn't see any that jumped out at me - let me know which ones they are and I will take a look to see if they need to be deleted. Thanks!
Ashley wrote: "Andréa, I had a quick look through but didn't see any that jumped out at me - let me know which ones they are and I will take a look to see if they need to be deleted. Thanks!"I'm not noticing them now, either. I might have been reading too quickly and mistaken the Mr. & Mrs. Darcy mystery "North by Northanger" for a Northanger Abbey adaptation. My apologies!
No worries! I did catch a few random ones like The Kite Runner that I got rid of, so it was good to have a look through the list anyway :)
Ashley wrote: "No worries! I did catch a few random ones like The Kite Runner that I got rid of, so it was good to have a look through the list anyway :)"I did wonder about that one, but since I haven't read it, I just assumed that it was somehow inspired by P&P.
Shouldn't Prom Kings and Drama Queens be removed from this list? The main character's name is Emily Benett, but the book has absolutely nothing to do with P&P at all.
Morgan wrote: "Is it bad I can't get enough of P&P sequels and spin-offs? I'm way to addicted..."I feel you I can't get enough!
Shelley wrote: "Is there a sequel involving the other Darcy sisters like Mary?"Kitty Bennet's Diary by Anna Elliott covers the love lives of Kitty and Mary.
How is Bridget Jone's Diary a P&P adaption? There was never a war between two guys over Lizzy in P&P, there was a misunderstanding about Wickham (who never was really interested in her). There is no sister in Bridget Jones who meet a rich man of her dreams, and she doesn't have a sister who runs off with a pedophile at the end. As a matter of fact, from what I have read about Fielding is that she based Mark Darcy on Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy from the BBC mini-series, but that is all! ok ok, that over bearing mother who tries to marry her off to rich men, but that is all. There isn't even a best friend (Charlotte Lucas) who ends up marrying a guy like Mr.Collins. I will be completely honest and haven't read it, although it sounds hilarious and I probably will someday, I just don't see how it has anything to do with P&P. Am I missing something? What else is similar to P&P?
"Sorcery and Cecelia" and "Fifty Shades Freed" don't belong. I added at least a dozen books to this list, and know of at least a dozen more, but in most cases, either I haven't read them and don't want to vote for them, or they aren't yet registered on Goodreads even though they've been for sale for some time.
Ashley wrote: "The series by Pamela Aiden, and Amanda Grange's Mr. Darcy's Diary are both clean. I would guess many of the "traditional" sequels and spin-offs - those that try to stay true to Austen's style and t..."FYI
books by Enid wilson and Ayr Bray are steamy,
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Barbara wrote: "Morgan wrote: "Is it bad I can't get enough of P&P sequels and spin-offs? I'm way to addicted..."I hope not, because I am the same. Some are good, some are bad, but I am reading them all, and the..."
ha ha , you are not alone, I personally have a good reads list over 900 , of P and P . related books, and making my way reading and owning them all:) Enjoy. they are lovely.
Anna wrote: "I would love to know which ones are the cleanest and the best for a teenager."I found you can type in in the search list clean books or best of for teens, i had no idea until i read your post, you could search by lists.
Pride & Prejudice Sequel: Life after the Wedding Series Parts 1-3 are very true to the original & clean content.
Does anyone else also prefer the sequels to the actual book being re-imagined? I love the "after the wedding" stories, and I also enjoy the original book from other character's perspective, but I'm not a fan of the plot of Austen's story being changed. Am I the only one?
I hope so! I am now writing Pride and Predator. Austen fan and a fan of adaptations like Pride & Prejudice and Zombies for many years, I have set out on my own exploration of Longbourn House and the psyche of Elizabeth Bennet.
I read a P&P variation in which a modern woman goes to England, visits Jane Austen's home, touches her desk and is transported back to the past where she meets a man like Darcy (or Darcy) and realizes his over-protectiveness may not be what she really wants. Does anyone know the name of this book?
Lol @ Educated being on this list. So many books that have nothing remotely to do with P&P. I added the newish YA book A Date with Darcy by Tiffany Schmidt. Enjoyable read for those who like both classic lit and YA!
Mjspice wrote: "Added Ayesha At Last and A Guinea Pig Pride and Prejudice.There's so many random books in the last two pages that don't belong on this list. Can they please be removed?"
I *think* I got them all (removing books is unfortunately not terribly user friendly). If you see any others that should be removed let me know which ones. Thanks!
Is a prequel allowed on this list? I want to add A Proper Introduction to Dragons which is about Elizabeth Bennett at age 11, but wasn't sure if it fit the criteria.
Julia wrote: "Is a prequel allowed on this list? I want to add A Proper Introduction to Dragons which is about Elizabeth Bennett at age 11, but wasn't sure if it fit the criteria."I would think that would count.
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