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Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling Audible – Unabridged

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  • Listening Length: 13 hours and 18 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Audible Studios
  • Audible.com Release Date: October 12, 2013
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  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00FTV4L32
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I've read a vast array of "Pride and Prejudice" retellings, and most of them really just are an excuse for the author to be a fly on the wall for sex scenes. It's a deeply cynical way of reducing Darcy's and Elizabeth's profound connection to its physical component, which Jane Austen herself clearly never had to introduce in her masterpiece because it was unnecessary.

Ms. Ormiston refuses to take the easy way out with this novel. In it, we find an Elizabeth who is stubborn but also far more practical than the Elizabeth of Austen's novel. She does not yield to Darcy's impassioned declaration of love and proposal because she loves him but because she fears for the safety and security of her family--and only after demanding that Darcy give her time to reflect on the proposal. Nevertheless, she also experiences an immediate change of heart upon receiving Darcy's proposal because she realizes just how much she's misjudged his love as disapprobation. It's not so profound a change that she loses herself to him at once, but it is the catalyst for her own journey of self-knowledge and, eventually, love for the complex suitor seeking her hand and her heart.

What I found most moving about this novel, however, was Ms. Ormiston's portrayal of Darcy. Here is a man who is one of the most inscrutable heroes in all of fiction; Austen remains silent on his inner struggles when Elizabeth refuses him after his first proposal. In this novel, however, Darcy has the distinct advantage of already securing Elizabeth's hand before he undergoes his own transformation into the man to whom Elizabeth gives her heart.
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I'm sucked into new P&P fan fiction like someone who just can't look away from a train wreck. I've not reviewed any in quite a while because most of it is basically the same mess. I did feel compelled to comment on this one, though, because it was really much better than anything I'd read in a while in this genre. The characters seemed much more true to their Austen selves, rather than playing to the fan fic personas that have seemed to develop separately. There ins't a great deal of action here--it's mostly the dialogue and development of the emotional relationship between the principals, but it's nicely done. I stayed up half the night reading it though I hadn't planned to just because I was enjoying it. It's also rated PG, which I don't care about in and of itself, but it's nice to a) know going in and b) see a compelling romance develop without the too-easy resource of the physical. So if you're a bit of a P&P rewrite junkie like me, go ahead and pay for this one--it's worth more than 3 or 4 of the cheapies, as it's price suggests. :)
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I waited until this book came out in Kindle, but was intrigued by the preponderance of 5 star reviews. As a buyer, I usually give a little less credence to overly-enthusiastic or overly-critical reviews, but the plot really showed promise.

As it turned out, I found the promise fully fulfilled. It makes sense that a rational person, such as Elizabeth, would contain her anger and pique and think out how her decision will ensure the future of her family (not to mention her own security)--especially in an age in which marriage was just about the only way to ensure stability. From that premise, the rest of the story flows, and it flows very smoothly.

I am impressed by the way that the author, layer-by-layer and step-by-step, nuanced a process in which Lizzy would come to genuinely love Darcy. It was very gently and subtly done, but no less believable for the delicacy of the process.

I loved the insights into their feelings, their ups and downs, and their innermost thoughts. Very few--and I've read many--variations do as good a job depicting the reality of the moment. At any time, you understand the outside appearance (what others might perceive) and the inside reality (what the two characters are really thinking and feeling) and the two live side-by-side in a coherent whole that only the reader knows, since each character only knows his/her reality. It was masterfully done.

The other persons in the P&P universe also exist and, for the most part, are portrayed true to canon. In the case of Wickam, he is consistent to his true personality, but his resentments and cynicism are portrayed in different, but equally irritating ways. If you thought he was a rat before....

Is there anything I would have preferred be done slightly differently? Yes.
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Both Darcy and Elizabeth were unlikable and annoying throughout this book. While I appreciate that the story was a slow telling of how their love (or at least Elizabeth's) developed, the story dragged and the ending was anticlimactic. The two fought for most of the book and I never felt Elizabeth fully or passionately loved Mr. Darcy. Also, I noticed a few grammatical errors that I find especially off putting given the price of this novel. If you want the best P&P variation, I highly recommend Pamela Aidan's Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman series...that is a Mr. Darcy to fall in love with.
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