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Pride and prejudice retold from mr Darcy's dog POV.
The dog, Reggie, was cute but as it turns out, I prefer my stories told from a human point of view.
I struggled to get engaged in the story.
The dog was naturally not present at many of the events which lead to the events being retold by Darcy speaking to his dog or occasionally Elizabeth speaking to the dog.
I failed to connect with the story when presented in this manner and keeping so close to canon made it predictable as well.
Beautifully writ ...more
The dog, Reggie, was cute but as it turns out, I prefer my stories told from a human point of view.
I struggled to get engaged in the story.
The dog was naturally not present at many of the events which lead to the events being retold by Darcy speaking to his dog or occasionally Elizabeth speaking to the dog.
I failed to connect with the story when presented in this manner and keeping so close to canon made it predictable as well.
Beautifully writ ...more
I hesitated to buy this book for a long time due to the premise of a dog's POV but since I have loved this author's other books, finally decided to purchase and read this.
One MUST remember going in that this is a story told from Darcy's pet dog's point of view. There is no POV from Elizabeth or Darcy and we only gets scenes when that pet, Reggie, is present. So we don't hear the dialogue between ODC as they dance at Netherfield, etc. And we feel all the frustration Reggie feels in his limited ab ...more
One MUST remember going in that this is a story told from Darcy's pet dog's point of view. There is no POV from Elizabeth or Darcy and we only gets scenes when that pet, Reggie, is present. So we don't hear the dialogue between ODC as they dance at Netherfield, etc. And we feel all the frustration Reggie feels in his limited ab ...more
Sep 25, 2012
Becky
marked it as to-read
Mar 21, 2015
Chiara Lanzi
marked it as to-read
