Mr. Darcy's Diary

By Amanda Grange

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." --Jane Austen

Sooooooo I haven't posted in a long time. Yeah, I know, I know--I'm a busy person, okay? I gotta read a bunch of of books all the time--SO exhausting, amirite?

ANYWAYS, here's my latest post *wink*:

Pride & Prejudice (the 2005 version) has always been one of my favorite movies. I read the book somewhere in my teens, and have to laugh at Jane Austen's wit and wonder at her understanding of people. I also watched the original miniseries, and I cringed at seeing Mr. Collins (seriously, he's so awkward).

But I always wondered: What is Darcy's side of the story?

We don't get much of his thoughts in the film, nor do we in the book. He comes off as rude, and again, I'm repeating myself, but we don't really see... him.

How did he feel when he first saw Elizabeth? What did he say to Lydia and Wickham? How did he persuade Bingley to go back to Netherfield?

So naturally, when I found out that there was a book about his thoughts on the matter, I immediately read it.

I have to admit that after watching the movie, I didn't expect him to smile in this book so much. It was kind of freaking me out it was so weird (I'm pretty sure he smiles more in the original book).

The writing style is nice because it's formal but written as Darcy's diary (Yeah I know, I know, "Duh"). It follows the plot of the book and gives you Darcy's take on things, so you get to understand him a lot more easily and his thoughts on Elizabeth and her family, and where his motives come from... and why he must protect Georgiana.

Overall, very nice book if you like classic literature & are a fan of Jane Austen's work. Content-wise, it's nothing to worry about, pretty clean. Amanda Grange does a pretty good job of copying Austen's writing style--even in first person.

So go check it out!

Happy reading,

--TheBookGobbler