The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet
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4.6 • 10 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
"Pure genius… a sharp, clever re-imagining… if Austen was writing now, she might have created something like this." The Guardian on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries may have started as a school project for Lizzie, but it grew into so much more, as the videos came to inform and reflect her life and that of her sisters, beautiful Jane and reckless Lydia. People watched, debated, tweeted, tumblr'd, and suddenly Lizzie was YouTube sensation. But not everything happened on-screen. Lizzie kept a secret diary. The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet is everything you didn't see in her videos - and more. This is Pride and Prejudiceas you've never experienced it before! Read The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet,watch the YouTube videos at lizziebennetdiaries.com and check her out on Pinterest, Tumblr and Twitter - become part of the sensation that's captured the imagination of millions of fans!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries creator Su and series writer Rorick do a fantastic job of translating the Emmy Award winning web series into novel format. In this modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, readers peek inside the diary of Lizzie Bennet as she records videos documenting her life for her graduate thesis while living in smalltown central California. The Bennet household is buzzing with the news that rich medical student Bing Lee has moved to town. Lizzie's sister Jane begins a tentative romance with Bing while Lizzie juggles her wild-child sister Lydia, Bing's snobby friend William Darcy, and a possible romance with the handsome George Wickham. After turning down a lucrative job offer from Ricky Collins to make corporate how-to videos, Lizzie begins shadowing companies for her thesis and learns that first impressions are not always correct. This book hits all the high points of Austen's most famous novel in satisfying ways (Darcy's confession, Lydia's bad choices), while updating it for the digital age. Though the videos are the catalyst for the novel, readers need not have viewed them to enjoy this story. Fans of the Web series and newcomers alike will be satisfied.
