It's not just for the Internet anymore

The other day at work I noticed the newest offering in the Pride & Prejudice Retelling genre. This one is called Impulse & Initiative and I turned it over to read the back cover.



Ahem.

What if . . .
Instead of disappearing from Elizabeth Bennet's life after she refused his offer of marriage, Mr. Darcy had stayed and tried to change her mind?

What if . . .
Lizzy, as she gets to know Darcy, finds him undeniably attractive and her impulses win out over her sense of propriety?

What if . . .
Madly in love and mutually on fire, their passion anticipates their wedding?

Yeah.

Say, I've got a "what if" for you. What if . . . P&P already has one set of skanky whores, and their names are Lydia and Wickham. Seriously people, are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?

This story, to me, sounds like someone is just waving a book and shouting, "Hey, it's Lizzy/Darcy sex and it is HOT! Come and get it!"

And really, if that's all you're after, it's called fan fiction and can be found on the Internet at no cost (well, unless you count the cost to your self-respect and dignity as a human). I'll bet you that's how this book got started.

Posted in: library gossip,things that make me stare in disbelief