Read Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld Online

She can spot hypocrisy, cant, self-contradiction and absurdity ten miles away. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Wonderfully tender and hilariously funny, Eligible tackles gender, class, courtship, and family as Curtis Sittenfeld reaffirms herself as one of the most dazzling authors writing today. This version of the Bennet family—and Mr. Enter Chip Bingley, a handsome new-in-town doctor who recently appeared on the juggernaut reality TV dating show Eligible. When their father has a health scare, they return to their childhood home in Cincinnati to help—and

She can spot hypocrisy, cant, self-contradiction and absurdity ten miles away. And it’s all written in a giddily charming blend of nineteenth-century novel–meets–twenty-first-century casual swearing. She’s the one you want to leave the party with, so she can explain what really happened. A clever retelling of an old-fashioned favorite.”—Publishers Weekly “The modernization of this classic story allows for a greater and more humorous range of incompetency and quirks; for example, Mrs. These familiar characters must deal with issues far beyond class and the all-important institution of marriage; everything from sexuality to racism to eating disorders and single parenthood

A KindleObsessed Review Misty Baker Charles Caleb Colton (an English writer who I believe was born in the 1700’s ) once said that: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”Most days I agree with this statement. Today I do not.My shelves are filled with classic literature, and subsequently hundreds of books that retell those classic stories from many different angles in many different eras. They are some of my most beloved books. Why? Because they take what I love and allow me to read it over and over again with fresh eyes.Some of them are silly, most…serious but I have enjoyed each and every o. "An "homage" that is no compliment to the original" according to Laurence R. Bachmann. Jane Austen does not seem the type to flip the bird to another lady, but for Curtis Sittenfeld she just might make an exception. Eligible,"a modern retelling" of Pride and Prejudice is worse than dull. Sittenfeld's "homage" completely misunderstands the moral underpinnings and paradox of the original, particularly the character of Elizabeth Bennett, The result is a bloated and banal travesty that proves a cheap imitation is never the sincerest form of flattery.Wit is the hallmark of Pride and Prejudice and a talent completely alien to Ms. Sittenfeld. Instead of pages peppered with sardon. Austen Lovers: Proceed at Your Own Peril I loved "Pride and Prejudice." I even like Curtis Sittenfeld's previous novels. and I was eager to read her "take" on Jane Austen's beloved classic. Admittedly, I was swept away and delighted by Part One of "Eligible." But, as I pressed on, my delight turned to boredom and disgust with the vapid, one-dimensional characters, the increasingly lazy writing, and the "jump the shark" plot twists which attempt to pack in every absurdity and stereotype of what qualifies as social commentary in the 21st Century. Sittenfeld's Bennets, Liz included, are insufferable and impossible to enjoy; her Da

A native of Cincinnati, she currently lives with her family in St. Louis. Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of the novels Prep, The Man of My Dreams, American Wife, and Sisterland, which have been translated into twenty-five languages. . Her nonfiction has been published widely, including in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, and Glamou