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Nov 01, 2023Amyj1701 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
When twisting a beloved established character into unrecognizable shapes just so to fit the fan fiction author’s plot, it utterly negates what drew the fan of the original work from the beginning. Elizabeth and Jane Bennet, and Charlotte…
Sep 26, 2023cindybasaure rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This one is for anyone who loves Jane Austen and wished she had written more novels! Very well-done, for the most part the author is able to simulate a believable Regency writing style, and the dialogues and manners don't jar. I was just…
Apr 19, 2023margaretmagdalene rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ very much. It tells the story of Mary Bennet from ‘Pride and Prejudice’. I felt that Hadlow did justice to the characters that Jane Austen created. I related to Mary and felt sympathetic to her. The book…
Jan 18, 2022katjespin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a LOVELY book. The harmonious, tonally-perfect companion to the melody of P&P. With full commitment to the norms of the period, yet strong, realistically handled undercurrents of feminism, self-actualization, overcoming trauma, and…
Aug 01, 2021Memawrayne rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
To any reader who enjoyed the tv series Pride and Prejudice ( with Colin firth) will love this book. Not only will the reader check in on old friends from the series and see what has happened with them, but will see Mary (the ugly…
Jul 10, 2021sheldridge rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
At first I tried to read the print book, but the font was too small, so I downloaded the eBook onto my tablet (thanks Libby) and I couldn't put it down! I was skeptical at first, but enjoyed watching Mary's evolution from doormat to…
Jul 09, 2021maryebarr rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
4 stars. I listened to this book. An interesting stroll back into the Bennet family of Pride and Prejudice fame. The author writes in the same style as Austen. It is a creative imagining, yet somewhat predictable. Yet that was one of the…
Apr 23, 2021lola_jane rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This slower-paced, historically detailed, character-driven book will appeal to readers who want to be immersed in the time and place of Austen's most popular work.
Mar 09, 2021ArapahoeKati rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
You'll find that Mary is anything but the overlooked, serious and plain sister she's described as in "Pride and Prejudice." A book to savor over tea on a sunny spring day.
Feb 05, 2021Sbel rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I was hoping for a book with the same "tone" as the original, and many of the same characters. This is not that book. It's kind of depressing and slow imo. Most of the characters from Pride and Prejudice are either barely there or come off…
Jan 26, 2021laphampeak rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
If you like the balls and debuts and all consuming search for a suitable husband then you'll like this book. I found it rather blah and redundant. Perhaps on screen with the flourish of color and character would be more interesting.
Nov 21, 2020carolwu96 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Mary Bennet. Plain. Ignored. Unloved. A pebble lost amongst shining stars, Mary buries herself in books to seek the key to happiness. Some time after P&P ends, all of Mary’s sisters marry and she alone remains at Longbourn, but when her…
Nov 17, 2020
“The Other Bennet Sister” by Janice Hadlow is the story of Mary, the middle sister from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Mary has the misfortune to be born without the wit and beauty of her other four sisters, and so earns her…
Sep 22, 2020lizcobbe rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I love Jane Austen, but I struggled with this adaptation. Great idea, but it was so relentlessly sad for so long that I skimmed quite a bit.
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Sep 09, 2020JCLS_Ashland_Kristin rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I've always wanted Mary Bennet to get to be the center of the story. I've been disappointed with previously published works that have attempted it. This time I was not disappointed. It was lovely...with elements that will appeal to…
Sep 09, 2020kwylie04 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The middle child of the Bennet clan comes alive in this brilliant re-imagining of Jane Austen's beloved classic, 'Pride and Prejudice'! Janice Hadlow provides Mary Bennet a story that is both heart-breaking and beautiful, and I could not…
Aug 18, 2020becker rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was absolutely charming.
Aug 17, 2020Alice_B_Gordon rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I gave this book a 3 because it started out quick paced which is what I like, then it started dragging out the limited story line and bless her heart (the main character) nobody is that dumb. I think she was supposed to appear naive but…
Aug 06, 2020thebritlass rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
In the sea of Austen spin-offs, this stands out for several reasons. Firstly, the reader is not forced to re-live P&P (those situations are only referenced briefly). Secondly, while consistent with the original, Mary changes from the…
Jul 09, 2020TSCPL_JulieN rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Poor bespectacled Mary Bennet - is it any wonder she is priggishness personified when her four lively attractive sisters ignore her and her own mother mocks her? Janice Hadlow drags Mary from her books and music and puts her center stage…
Apr 19, 2020brangwinn rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I knew I’d never match the other vivacious, beautiful sisters in Pride and Prejudice. My identity was much closer to the bookish Mary. Not that my mother ever scorned me because I needed eye spectacles, but because if left to my own…
Apr 13, 2020OPL_KrisC rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An interesting look at the least well known Bennet sister that asks the question about what would happen if Mary didn't exactly follow the path laid out for her in Pride & Prejudice.
Mar 27, 2020
Why is it listed as “nonfiction”?