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Sounds great! I will check it out! :) I must read one from a mans point of view, it would be really interesting I imagine.
Sounds intriguing if only to get an actual male perspective. As a romantic female, I LOVED Pamela Aidan's trilogy. I'm glad your books will be issued in paperback. I vastly prefer the feel and smell of a real book to an e-book.
As I said, I very much enjoyed Aidan’s work when I read it the first time, but I think it was the female perception of what a male would think that came through in the end, and made me give it a try myself; it felt like someone I cared about had been misrepresented in press, and I wanted to do something to fix it. In any event, the paperback is out, the reviews have remained positive, and Volume II will, I hope, be out in time for the holidays.And I completely agree about real books—I even wrote a short blog about it on my page. I really hope that future generations don’t lose out on reading actual printed books.
I am a few months behind you because I have been doing the reading challenge on Austenprose, and I realised that I sort of ignored this thread, despite buying the book after seeing it here. I have just finished reading it though and I wanted to say that I loved it. And at least now I don't have to wait for the second volume. ;)
Louise wrote: "I am a few months behind you because I have been doing the reading challenge on Austenprose, and I realised that I sort of ignored this thread, despite buying the book after seeing it here. I hav..."
Louise,
Glad to have your comments, and thanks for those kind words; what did you read for the Austenprose challenge?
Stan
The challenge was to review at least one Pride and Prejudice related book or adaptation a month for the last year. I added a couple of books I'd read before the challenge and a couple I have over, but they are collected here https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Writing a review is by far the hardest part of the challenge I find. I haven't put up my 12th entry yet on Austenprose but it will include Darcy's Tale.
I know: don’t you just hate to write stuff? ;-) Seriously, trying to say just what you mean is tough, especially when you are expressing opinions on someone’s work. You don’t want to be too hard or too soft, but you want to be honest and thorough – it’s not easy.I looked over your list, because I hope to read some of the other JAFF out there, once I get clear of Darcy’s Tale (right now I fear it would cloud my thinking on my own writing). Any recommendations?
LOL You are exactly right, I actually write a lot, it is when I am commenting on something someone else has done I find it difficult.I wasn’t even aware of just how much Jane Austen fan fiction was out there before I started the challenge and have now only read a very few. Most of them, while fun to read, I would class as pure fan fiction… where they explore ‘what ifs’. They’re enjoyable and some are definitely better than others but the writing doesn’t really come close to the original and often the characters are as different as the plot... I haven’t found any that I would take too seriously, but if you’re looking for an easy afternoon read I think you’re better off just picking a plot you like the sound of and not thinking about it too much (a failing of mine).
Having read Pemberley a few years back I was very wary of ‘serious’ sequels, though I find I like the companion novels like your own. I guess it depends on what you are looking for but the best out of the ones I read...
- Georgiana Darcy's Diary by Anna Elliott is a continuation that centres on Georgiana rather than the original couples
- Darcy’s Diary by Amanda Grange is probably the one you shouldn’t read before you finish your novels, as it is the most similar in concept (I haven’t read Pamela Aidan’s trilogy but from your comments I imagine it is similar.)
- And the same with Pulse and Prejudice by Colette L. Saucier, which is a vampire version written from Darcy's perspective that I think works well.
I also love Victoria Connelly's A Weekend with Mr. Darcy, which is a modern tribute book set at a convention but where the romances are reminiscent of the original characters.
The absolute worst one has to be Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
I can see why you wouldn't want to read them yet, and I think you're right but I’ll be interested to see your opinions on the books you read when you are free to get into them.
I spotted some historical errors and they're driving me crazy! When I'm done I'll post my review and thoughts and the list of errors. The mistakes will bring down my star rating a lot.
Qnpoohbear wrote: "I spotted some historical errors and they're driving me crazy! When I'm done I'll post my review and thoughts and the list of errors. The mistakes will bring down my star rating a lot."If you mean Darcy’s Tale, you need to know that it is set in 1799-1800, not the more common 1811-1812. The reason was because of the dates around Easter, when they were at Rosings. It’s a long argument, and I’ve posted it a number of places, but to my mind the dates line up much better for those years than 1811-12. The only cogent argument against it was given by Janet R., who pointed out that Tuesday the 26th of November was a full moon in 1811, and nearly a new moon in 1799. But since the Easter dates for 1812 just don’t work at all, I went with 1799.
Best,
Stan
Stanley wrote: it is set in 1799-1800, not the more common 1811-1812. The reason was because of the dates around Easter, when they were at Rosings. I'm familiar with the argument. It's a debate with no real answer. I posted a review but some of my quibbles may not apply to 1799-1800 except I know for a fact there were no envelopes in 1799!
OMG, I must, must read this. Darcy from a male perspective, if reasonably well written (which seems the case judging by the reviews) should be a great read. I'll be sure to give a review once I get & read the first volume.
In writing Darcy’s Tale I wanted to stay true to Austen, and also stay in keeping with her style; my ideal was a work that could be read side by side with the original, without inconsistencies, while still providing new material and interpretations. I would love to hear from this community of knowledgeable Janeites how close I came to succeeding.
Thanks in advance,
Stan Hurd
PS. As I haven't been on Goodreads very long, those interested in seeing reviews can follow this link to the review page on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Darcys-Tale-Vol...