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Mr Darcy's Diary
Mr. Darcy's intimate diary tells us of his entanglements with women, his dangerous friendship with Byron, his daily life in Georgian London, his mercurial mood swings calmed only by fisticuffs at Jackson's - and his vain struggles to conquer his longing for Elizabeth Bennet. For the first time we discover what really happened between his sister and the dastardly Wickham. How did he distract his friend Bingley from pining for his beloved Jane? Why did he propose to another young woman? Only to his diary does he tell his true story. At last we see Darcy as he really is; and, beneath his polite facade, we find a sensitive, private and passionate man.
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Mr. Darcy’s Diary is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice through Mr. Darcy’s eyes. The reader follows the story through diary entries that reveal not only Mr. Darcy’s perspective of events, but also scenes Jane Austen never wrote.
I always love to read stories told from Mr. Darcy’s perspective because in Pride and Prejudice we only get to see Elizabeth’s prejudiced point of view, and we are never privy to Mr. Darcy’s dealings when he is not with Miss Elizabeth Bennet, however I found it hard to get into this story in the initial chapters because Mr. Darcy’s entries in his diary were very factual and transpired little emotion. The absence of feeling was something that bothered me, but as the story progressed, I started to understand the tone of the book, it wasn’t exactly lacking in emotion, it was simply told from a male point of view and my female bias was preventing me from liking it. Once I realized this, I started enjoying the book much more.
Although I loved the portrayal of the manly relationships in this book, and Byron did give it a much-needed animation, I found it strange for a character such as Darcy to be friends with a someone whom he witnesses raping a girl in the beginning of the book. I understand I cannot judge a book that takes places in regency with 21rst century standards, but I really do not imagine Mr. Darcy, who is a man of honor, to be friends with Lord Byron who is prone to debauchery and ungentlemanly behaviors.
I never thought I would say this, but I loved not only Caroline Bingley’s character in this novel, but also her relationship with Mr. Darcy. We are privy to many conversations between them in this book, and they gave me a different perspective not only of her personality, which is harder to judge based on this diary, but also their relationship. Caroline Bingley is not the villain we sometimes imagine her to be, and in this book, we can see how badly she feels about deceiving Jane, we see a side of her that Elizabeth Bennet never even allowed to exist, and I found that very interesting. There is always two sides to a story isn’t it?
I also loved the way Bingley was described and how he was seen coping with the loss of his love. It felt natural and real, and once more something we never really saw in Pride and Prejudice.
The truth is that after several chapters, and once I’ve accepted the tone of the book, it became increasingly interesting in my perspective, and I felt the will to pick it up and see what Mr. Darcy was up to. The only quibbles I had with this book were the emotionless tone of the diary entries and Darcy’s relationship with Byron, but those did not prevent me from finding enjoyment in many of the other nuances of the book.
I would recommend this book to those who like to witness Pride and Prejudice from different perspectives, and who are open minded towards different angles.
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Mr. Darcy’s Diary is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice through Mr. Darcy’s eyes. The reader follows the story through diary entries that reveal not only Mr. Darcy’s perspective of events, but also scenes Jane Austen never wrote.
I always love to read stories told from Mr. Darcy’s perspective because in Pride and Prejudice we only get to see Elizabeth’s prejudiced point of view, and we are never privy to Mr. Darcy’s dealings when he is not with Miss Elizabeth Bennet, however I found it hard to get into this story in the initial chapters because Mr. Darcy’s entries in his diary were very factual and transpired little emotion. The absence of feeling was something that bothered me, but as the story progressed, I started to understand the tone of the book, it wasn’t exactly lacking in emotion, it was simply told from a male point of view and my female bias was preventing me from liking it. Once I realized this, I started enjoying the book much more.
Although I loved the portrayal of the manly relationships in this book, and Byron did give it a much-needed animation, I found it strange for a character such as Darcy to be friends with a someone whom he witnesses raping a girl in the beginning of the book. I understand I cannot judge a book that takes places in regency with 21rst century standards, but I really do not imagine Mr. Darcy, who is a man of honor, to be friends with Lord Byron who is prone to debauchery and ungentlemanly behaviors.
I never thought I would say this, but I loved not only Caroline Bingley’s character in this novel, but also her relationship with Mr. Darcy. We are privy to many conversations between them in this book, and they gave me a different perspective not only of her personality, which is harder to judge based on this diary, but also their relationship. Caroline Bingley is not the villain we sometimes imagine her to be, and in this book, we can see how badly she feels about deceiving Jane, we see a side of her that Elizabeth Bennet never even allowed to exist, and I found that very interesting. There is always two sides to a story isn’t it?
I also loved the way Bingley was described and how he was seen coping with the loss of his love. It felt natural and real, and once more something we never really saw in Pride and Prejudice.
The truth is that after several chapters, and once I’ve accepted the tone of the book, it became increasingly interesting in my perspective, and I felt the will to pick it up and see what Mr. Darcy was up to. The only quibbles I had with this book were the emotionless tone of the diary entries and Darcy’s relationship with Byron, but those did not prevent me from finding enjoyment in many of the other nuances of the book.
I would recommend this book to those who like to witness Pride and Prejudice from different perspectives, and who are open minded towards different angles.
May 15, 2017
This is a vile, horrible sad excuse of a novel attempting any relation to Pride and Prejudice. The author has ruined a beloved character. It's the worst book I've ever read and am furious with myself for spending money on it!
December 25, 2019
I started reading this book thinking it was the same as Mr Darcy’s Diary by Amanda Grange which I read years ago and loved.
As I started reading this I realised my mistake but thought I would give it a go... I stopped reading it due to the fact that this had nothing to do with the Mr Darcy we love, a man of morals and integrity. The author has depicted what a rich man of privilege would most likely have been getting up to in those times and by doing so, has entirely lost Mr Darcy’s character, the character Jane Austen created.
As I started reading this I realised my mistake but thought I would give it a go... I stopped reading it due to the fact that this had nothing to do with the Mr Darcy we love, a man of morals and integrity. The author has depicted what a rich man of privilege would most likely have been getting up to in those times and by doing so, has entirely lost Mr Darcy’s character, the character Jane Austen created.
September 9, 2020
Se avete amato Mr Darcy, non leggete questo suo 'diario'. Ne viene fuori un personaggio squallido (che, in una casa non sua, non si fa scrupolo di portarsi a letto la camerierina, ed è capace di consegnare il suo migliore amico nelle grinfie di un'avida avventuriera) e comunque privo di personalità e di volontà propria.
Per la verità, tutti i personaggi del romanzo appaiono distorti, per quanto l'autrice si premuri di mettere loro in bocca le frasi che JA aveva loro attribuito. E quanto all'unico 'outsider', Lord Byron, sembra proprio che la Slater nutra nei suoi confronti un odio viscerale, conseguenza forse di mal tollerate imposizioni liceali.
Per la verità, tutti i personaggi del romanzo appaiono distorti, per quanto l'autrice si premuri di mettere loro in bocca le frasi che JA aveva loro attribuito. E quanto all'unico 'outsider', Lord Byron, sembra proprio che la Slater nutra nei suoi confronti un odio viscerale, conseguenza forse di mal tollerate imposizioni liceali.
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