The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

Bernie Su

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Based on the Emmy Award–winning YouTube series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.Twenty‑four‑year‑old grad student Lizzie Bennet is saddled with student loan debt and still living at home along with her two sisters—beautiful Jane and reckless Lydia. When she records her reflections on life for her thesis project and posts them on YouTube, she has no idea The Lizzie Bennet Diaries will soon take on a life of their own, turning the Bennet sisters into internet celebrities seemingly overnight.When rich and handsome Bing Lee comes to town, along with his stuck‑up friend William Darcy, things really start to get interesting for the Bennets—and for Lizzie’s viewers. But not everything happens on‑screen. Lucky for us, Lizzie has a secret diary.The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet takes readers deep inside Lizzie’s world and well beyond the confines of her camera—from the wedding where she first meets William Darcy to the local hangout of Carter’s bar, and much more. Lizzie’s private musings are filled with revealing details about the Bennet household, including her growing suspicions about her parents’ unstable financial situation, her sister’s budding relationship with Bing Lee, the perils of her unexpected fame, and her uncertainty over her future—and whom she wants to share it with.Featuring plenty of fresh twists to delight fans and new readers alike, The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet expands on the web series phenomenon that captivated a generation and reimagines the Pride and Prejudice story like never before.


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    This was a reread for a challenge prompt I needed quickly. I really enjoyed it and I think it's a take modern-day adaptation. I wasn't really using GR when I first read it. The first star is for the characters. They stay true to the original novel but are taken into modern times. The plot is excellent and very much reads like a modern-day P&P. The writing is good, there are no chapters, so it might make the most sense to read this by the months every time you read so you have an easy stop/ start point. The romance is good, but I wish they could have gotten together earlier in the story. The last star is for how much fun I had reading this.

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