Me and Mr. Darcy: A Novel
by Alexandra Potter
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Author: Alexandra PotterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-12
ISBN: 034550254X
Number of pages: 356
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: "Me and Mr. Darcy": A Dreamy Concept...
Summary: 4 Stars
"Me and Mr. Darcy" promises a look at relationships, what makes them work and what prevents them from working, but it falls short with its delivery. This starts with our author, who is English, trying to be an American in England. Being married to an Englishman, I got the language and the vocab, but I'm not convinced someone new to England would use the same terminology that was put into place here.
Details like language aside, I wanted to root for Emily Albright, the main character. I loved her steadfast belief in being a romantic, but I wasn't convinced, as everything seemed overdrawn, overextended, and even spoon-fed to the reader.
The opening is a brilliantly bad date where Emily pays for the extra 2 toppings on her side of the pizza, gets a door slammed in her face, has a horrendous good night kiss, has her cab stolen, then has to walk home on a cold New York night. Carrie Bradshaw, eat your heart out! You think you've got it bad? Emily Albright has it worse!
Emily goes on to explain to her friend and subordinate (Stella) that there are no good men out there because Mr. Darcy of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice has set the bar too high. What's a girl to do? Well, she runs away from a proposed trip to Mexico with Stella, instead arranging to go on a book tour through England, highlighting Jane Austen territory.
While trying to get away from bad dates, she encounters Spike Hargreaves, who is everything that Mr. Darcy is not. Where one is sloppy with untied shoes, the other is smartly dressed in a coat with tails at all times. While one is argumentative and mouthy, the other is brooding and stoic. While one is uncouth, the other is a gentleman at all times.
As our story weaves through Jane Austen locales, we meet a bevy of characters who are fun and entertaining, like Maeve who is afraid of the world, until we find out why; like Rose who thinks the world has forgotten her, until Spike helps others see the light; and even the tour guide, Una J. Steane, who no one figures out until the tour ends.
Believe it or not, this is really a modern-day Cinderella story. We have two potential princes, a fairy godmother, and a princess who needs a dress for the ball.
The premise of the story is sweet and romantic. Jane Austen and chick-lit fans should read it for its setting, its characters, and its wonderful dreamy sequences.
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