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As a general rule, I don’t use .gifs in my reviews–simply to keep a professional, clean layout that transfers neatly between my blog and GoodReads. But this time, I simply can’t resist.Seriously, though. Don’t let the summary fool you, because it’s not at all what you think it’s going to be. Don’t g...
Mostly a fun, quick read, but I lost interest near the end.
Because of a particularly nasty dental appointment, I found myself with a lot of time to finish P.D. James’ Death Comes to Pemberley, both while sitting in the waiting room, waiting for the novocaine to numb me, waiting for the alginate to set and afterward while moaning in bed from the unexpected p...
First, let's talk about Jane Austen pastiche. You might think that I would like it; after all, I'm the girl who re-reads all 7 novels religiously every year or perhaps two if I'm deep in a Victoriana phase. Who would imagine that girl wouldn't want more Austen, amirite? You'd be wrong. I've come to ...
I was very disappointed in this book. Had P.D. James decided to write a mystery with the Austen characters intact--ie, their entire personalities changed and theirives from the original book re-examined and determined as other than Austen herself intended--I might have enjoyed this book. As it was, ...
2.5, I think.My likening and respect of Austen has grown as I have aged. As a pre-teen I wasn't a fan, but as an adult, I enjoy her. Persuasion is my favorite novel, not P&P.P.D. James loves Austen, this much I know. James knows Austen's works and the criticism of the works.This book is okay in t...
If this book had NOT taken place at Pemberley with the beloved characters of Austen's "Pride & Prejudice," I think I would have had less complaints about it. I just reread "Pride & Prejudice" prior to reading this book, so that classic masterpiece was still in my head, and this one just did not mea...
Death Comes to Pemberley was a must read for me because I love Jane Austen - pride and Prejudice in particular. I have to say P.D. James (who I've never read before) did a really good job of writing in a similar style to Jane Austen. It seemed very authentic to the time period - as though it was r...
An author match made in heaven--It’s a treat to have a Pride and Prejudice sequel penned by an author as talented as P.D. James. I don’t think she got the dialog right, but the formal yet slyly arch tone of the rest of the novel is irresistible, and in that way it’s more reminiscent of the original ...
I get a feeling this book is going to be a bummer :/ Hope I'm wrong
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