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Death Comes to Pemberley - Community Reviews back

by Rosalyn Landor, P.D. James
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janawarnell
janawarnell rated it 12 years ago
Enjoyed this a lot! Good mystery.
Read Bake Stitch
Read Bake Stitch rated it 12 years ago
This book is perfect if you love Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice in particular. Unfortunately I wouldn't be classed as a fan of either. I still enjoyed this book thoroughly, however. Having read Pride and Prejudice as well as seeing the movie, it was a great transition and it was as if Jane her...
Eclectic Universe - Homeschooling Parent
I really liked it, probably the best sequel to Pride and Prejudice I've read, certainly the best at mimicking Austen's prose. I loved the ending. the Wickhams ending up in America is so excessively fitting. Also, the prospect of Jane and Elizabeth and the rest of the Bennets being able to live out t...
Michelle CH
Michelle CH rated it 12 years ago
I was very excited to win this from Goodreads as a give-away and the bonus was that it was a continuation of one of my all time favorites, Pride and Prejudice. Yay for lovely gifts.The beginning is fairly exciting with a murder mystery to start the day (or rather night). Elizabeth, Darcy, the Bingle...
Admitted Dilettante
Admitted Dilettante rated it 12 years ago
Homage to Austen, drags a bit, but fun
tmwstw
tmwstw rated it 12 years ago
Compared to other novels by PD James, this book was a big disappointment.I was not concerned about the use of characters from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, as this procedure had been used successfully in such books as Jack Maggs by Peter Carey, but in this case it was nowhere near as successfu...
Boxes of Paper
Boxes of Paper rated it 12 years ago
I've read enough Austen fanfic (good and bad, published and unpublished) that I'm no longer frightened by the idea of another.  My new philosophy is that if another author can "ruin" Austen, I was never that big of a fan to begin with.That said, P.D. James's book is barely fanfic.  Darcy and Lizzie ...
Sharon E. Cathcart
Sharon E. Cathcart rated it 12 years ago
P.D. James' "Death Comes to Pemberley" has something for mystery fans and Austen fans alike. At the beginning of the story, the Darcys are preparing for the annual ball held at Pemberley. Lydia is on her way to visit, although her husband (George Wickham) is not received for a variety of reasons w...
The Way She Reads
The Way She Reads rated it 12 years ago
My actual rating for this book was 3.5 starsI have to start this review with a confession; I have never read a book by Jane Austen. I am familiar with the plots and some of the characters in most of her books but unacquainted with her writing style. My review of this book by P.D. James should be vie...
Tin Story Elephant
Tin Story Elephant rated it 12 years ago
Not as terrible as the reviews led me to believe, this book was a bit flat and some of the characters were extremely OOC.
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