A review by emilyfarmer6
Eligible, by Curtis Sittenfeld

3.0

This book was...okay. I feel like at times, they got a little too heavy-handed with the many, many social issues presented in this book, and even though all of these issues are serious and important, it just seemed like they were being stuffed into the story for the sake of making things seem scandalous. I disliked the parents much more in this retelling than in the original Pride and Prejudice. It was a fun read at times, but the ending seemed a bit contrived and the arc with Jasper Wick (Mr. Whickam) just didn't seem to fit. I know it was a retelling, but that part, including his relationship with Darcy and Lydia, did not fit with the original at all. All in all, it was an interesting book, but not my favorite retelling.