Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife

Pride and Prejudice Continues

By: Linda Berdoll

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 28 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Every woman wants to be Elizabeth Bennet Darcy - beautiful, gracious, universally admired, strong, daring and outspoken - a thoroughly modern woman in crinolines.

And every woman will fall madly in love with Mr. Darcy - tall, dark and handsome, a nobleman and a heartthrob whose virility is matched only by his utter devotion to his wife.

Their passion is consuming and idyllic - essentially, they can’t keep their hands off each other - through a sweeping tale of adventure and misadventure, human folly and numerous mysteries of parentage.

Hold on to your bonnets! This sexy, epic, hilarious, poignant, and romantic sequel to Pride and Prejudice goes far beyond Jane Austen.

©2004 Linda Berdoll (P)2007 Random House Audio

Jane Austen meets Downton Abbey

What did you love best about Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife?

I liked seeing the characters I loved from P&P continue on. And it wasn't just a little bit after the wedding - we went from basically the engagement all the way to a few years after. I loved seeing them continue to grow, and see what life brought, etc.
I thought MOST of the characters were recognizable to those of the original , MOST of the time. Especially when you remember the time period. Sometimes I wished Elizabeth was more... of a modern woman, but when you remember this was based on life 200 years ago, you forgive her a bit for not being as independent as you want her to be.

Would you be willing to try another book from Linda Berdoll? Why or why not?

Maybe - I need to emotionally recover from this one first. Seriously - it was emotionally tolling - like a full season of Downton Abbey in a few sittings. Lots of things happen, most of them very emotionally charging. And one thing I cannot forgive - and I kind of hate the author for writing it. A lot. I hate her a lot for writing it.

Which character – as performed by Rosalyn Landor – was your favorite?

Jane - she sounded just like i always imagined
Least favorite - Darcy. I'm not sure about you, but i still imagine him as Colin Firth, and this Darcy's voice was just very... deep. Deeper than I wanted.
Just have Colin Firth play Mr Darcy in everything. Thank you.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes. Very. Very extreme. I smiled in appreciation, I was enthusiastically happy, I was so upset I had to stop the book, delete it and a few hours later, re download it.

Any additional comments?

The best way I can describe this book is that its like Jane Austen meets Downtow Abbey; a LOT happens - you're happy, you're sad, you're FURIOUS - and a lot would be solved if people just TALKED to each other.

The beginning started out with a good amount of things happened in the bedroom; this seemed to wane by the end of the book - not that people fell out of lust/love - just less scenes took place there, which I thought was natural.

There is one thing that absolutely drove me insane; the writing style. If the following bothers you, keep away;
Something happens THUS/HENCE/THEREFORE this happened.
I swear, every paragraph at least one sentence was in that format. You begin to hate the word "hence" - it was so bad that I noticed it. I mean, as a tool in your writing bag of tricks, it works. The author over abused it. TO death.

Speaking of death - the author is also a bit of a Jane RR Martin

In addition, I didn't appreciate what she did to some of the characters - some of them acted very out of character and it was infuriating. Seriously. I complained ad nauseam to my fiance about it. You'll see what I mean.

Ok, I kind of need to get it off my chest - so stop reading now if you don't want spoilers.

Seriously... look up now.



SPOILER:

I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU MS BERDOLL!

THE REAL MR BINGELY WOULD NEVER HAVE ACTED THAT WAY, SO I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU !! NEVER! YOU BROKE MY HEART AND JANE'S HEART AND ALL THE HEARTS FOR NO FRACKING REASON!

Although, I wanted to high five Jane for the way you she told Bingely she found out. Very nice. I may be slightly vindictive - but i was also very upset on her behalf and on behalf of all P&P fans everywhere.

AND WHY KILL OFF MR. BENNETT? I *LOVED* HIM. I almost cried at my desk! It's not like the actor had a better offer and wanted to do something else, so you had to kill him off in the show! i still don't see the reasoning behind this!

Great Story

Love the story. Not very Austen, but I loved hearing what happened following the characters happy endings. A good read, very long though, I think 96 chapters.

Not PG13

I could not get into the story for all the sex and fetishes. Kind is smutty for p&p variation.

I enjoyed this book so much!

This book is a perfect sequel to P&P. Narration is wonderful. I couldn't stop listening. Definitely rated R. I wish there was another one by Linda Berdoll.

Entertaining!

A fun and naughty sequel to Pride and Prejudice. Playful use of language and tone is used to carry the reader through a continuation of our love affair of the banter and affection between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Great narration!

Mr. Darcy takes a wife

Oh, I absolutely love this book. I have read this book several times and every time I read it I hear new material that I have not heard and other readings. I will continue to read this book. Thank you.

Excellent continuation of a favorite

I love Pride and Prejudice and felt this was an excellent continuation of the stories. I especailly loved Elizabeth and Darcy's passionate relationship throughout the book.

love all the Darcy

this book did not disappoint a more personal and private side of Elizabeth and Mr Darcy

Hmmmm

Had to stop this one. I found the content and much of the storyline unappealing. The narrator handled it very well and I just finally had to quit.

A perfect ending to an amazing classic

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

YES! Because it takes you on a journey that all of us have pondered, what happens after Elizabeth and Darcy Marry~!

What did you like best about this story?

I think it was ideal how Berdoll kept the same characters and personalities from pride and prejudice. When she did introduce the few new characters she brought them to life seamlessly within the story and made me comfortable with them.

Which character – as performed by Rosalyn Landor – was your favorite?

I Loved how she changed her voice from Female to Male, an EXCELLENT performance. mostly I enjoyed her as Darcy.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I'm not good at that tag line stuff. maybe LOVE, SEX, and ADVENTURE!??

Any additional comments?

I appreciate how Berdoll at the end finished the story- explaining what happened with each character not leaving anyone out. the characters she purposely wrote about had an ending and made you feel like you were informed about everyone.