Comments | christina_reads: Death Comes to Pemberley

christina_reads

Death Comes to Pemberley

Jan 04, 2012 21:24

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genre: historical fiction, author: jane austen, genre: fiction, challenge: 12 in 12, challenge: european reading, genre: mystery, era: napoleonic wars, reviews, challenge: historical fiction 2012, era: 19th century, country: england

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shogunsquirrel January 5 2012, 02:59:01 UTC

Well, this sounds disappointing on many levels...

Thank you, you saved me from reading it.
To comfort you: Mr. Darcy's Bite was really, really really good.

christina_reads January 5 2012, 03:09:42 UTC

Yeah, you'd be better off skipping it! Of course, I will likely not touch Mr. Darcy's Bite because it appears to involve vampires, which should NEVER be involved with Austen in my opinion. Glad you enjoyed it though!

shogunsquirrel January 5 2012, 03:11:05 UTC

werewolves.
But really, really really well adapted to the plot!

christina_reads January 5 2012, 03:12:43 UTC

Werewolves? *sobs pitifully*

Haha, just kidding...it's better than vampires, at least!

sandiabb January 5 2012, 03:40:43 UTC

You DO have a lot in common with my older sister! I bought this book for her as a Christmas present because she was raving about it so much. XD

sandiabb January 5 2012, 03:42:44 UTC

Took me a while to find it, too. You'd think something like this would be easily spotted in a bookstore but nope, I had to hunt for it.

christina_reads January 6 2012, 02:14:02 UTC

Well, unfortunately, I didn't end up loving the book, but I hope your sister enjoys it more!

fbajet January 6 2012, 22:12:58 UTC

I am curious about this book! But that is shocking about the lack of scenes together...I may have to rethink how soon I want to read this ! :P

christina_reads January 7 2012, 03:50:55 UTC

To be honest, you can wait. :) It was definitely a bit of a let-down for me.

ext_913435 January 8 2012, 16:04:58 UTC

I heard P. D. James interviewed on NPR about this book, so it did catch my eye. But I'm generally opposed to adaptations anyway, so I think that I will skip this. I am still working my way through her Adam Dalgliesh series anyway, which will take me years.

And thanks for posting it to the European Reading Challenge.

Now that you've read your UK book, what country is next?

Rose City Reader

christina_reads January 8 2012, 21:36:44 UTC

I would stick to the Adam Dalgliesh books -- I hear they're pretty good! I read the first one and remember liking it.

I think Turkey will be my next stop on the European Reading Challenge...I'm waiting for a book to arrive in the mail! :)