He just lacked any smoldering or brooding or chemistry. Darius, while aggravating at times because he is a teenage boy, was not that bad. My main problem lies in Zuri Benitez (Elizabeth Bennet) and Darius Darcy (Mr.
The Benitez family is also nicely updated and are just as wonderfully ridiculous. The updated version of his past discretions are so good, but in a way that just makes you sick. Warren on the other hand, is somehow more despicable than Wickham ever was. Carrie is snobby and uptight, but also has a likable side that her counterpart lacked in the original story.
Specifically, Carrie (Caroline Bingley) and Warren (Wickham). Then we have the supporting cast, who were all so perfectly characterized. I truly felt like I had experienced a piece of life in this neighborhood. You can hear it, you can smell it, you can taste it. The author brings Bushwick, New York to life in a way that dropped me right into the streets inhabited by the Benitez family.
Let’s start with what I liked: the setting and supporting cast. That all being said, I mostly enjoyed this book. But this was a Pride and Prejudice retelling, so I decided to overlook my aversion to contemporary for my love of Austen. Teens in fantasy or sci-fi are just easier to stomach for me. I just…always want to smack these teens upside the head and tell them they are being dumb. Okay, I have to start this out by saying that I am NOT a contemporary reader. In a timely update of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, critically acclaimed author Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.īut with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. Goodreads Synopsis: Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street.
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