![]() ![]() (When Lydia runs off in this version, it’s with a trans man who makes a good living off of his CrossFit “box” and is probably far too kind to the Bennets.) But if you want your characters to have good manners, aside from the occasional gossip-worthy Austenian faux pas, you’re going to be in for a shock. It’s page-turning stuff, as are the twists and turns a “modern retelling” demands. The characters meant to bring diversity to the story are one-dimensional - although I suspect that’s by design, because it underscores that although the elder Bennet sisters claim to uphold enlightened principles of feminism, political correctness and open-mindedness, their actions often blaze with hypocrisy. But here’s what might bother you: She’s not afraid to be crass and raunchy. ![]() But in “Eligible,” billed as a “modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice,” Curtis Sittenfeld lampoons CrossFit, reality television, tech startups, women’s magazines, independently wealthy yoga instructors, millennials and know-it-all journalists (touché, Sittenfeld). ![]() It’s hard to know for certain which bits of our culture Jane Austen would have critiqued if she had been writing in 2013. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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