Not long ago I finished reading Mr. and Mrs Fitzwillian Darcy, when two shall become one de Sharon Lathan, one of the many second part about Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. And the saying" second parts are never good" becomes true in this case. It's one of those books that are going to remain in my bookcase without a second reading. I understand the the writer can't copy Austen's style, of course she has her own style, but the case is that she barely got near to the most inner characteristic of the main characters.
The stoic, cold Mr Darcy is turned into a crybaby, overly in love and weak husband. Elisabeth wit is erased and she becomes in a shy, frightened woman, a common woman, a woman she never was. Moreover, the book has an 80% bed scenes. They are well narrated, sensual and delicate but excessive. Austen's Mr. Darcy wouldn't show his wife is private porn collection, for heaven's sake! Anyway, I was lost in the book, some flashbacks have no sense.
I almost quitted the book when she uses the expression “puppy eyes" referring to Darcy. Puppy eyes??? Darcy?? The best part of him is his glarings, please, Mrs. Lathan.....
What should Austen say about something like this
"Her squirming became frantic with the urgent need to have him, and she arched into his flaming body, moaning and whimpering. "Please William!" she cried in desperation.
-"What do you want my wife?"
- "I need you!"
- "Tell me what you need"
- "I must have you. Hurry!"
Elisabeth is horny the 90% of the book and
that's because the other 10% she's unconscious.
I wondered if the writer has ever
read anything about Jane Austen or even if she ever read Pride and
Prejudice. She has transformed Lizzy and Darcy in a pink novel couple, they
could be one of those characters in Rosamund Pilcher's novels. If we keep
in mind that her "Muse" was Joe Whright's version of
Pride&Prejudice (2005) then, everything is said. Without previous
experience, without any research, she just goes and writes a book. She
personally recognized that she hadn't ever read Jane Austen's books, just after
watching the film, decided to write it.......
Maybe it's me, I know I am quite picky
about adaptations and second parts but, Mrs. Lathan, next time, before writing
about any other mythic couple, please, do some research or at least read first
the original.
