Pride
By: Ibi Zoboi
Genre: YA Multicultural/Remix
Pages: 285
Published: 2018
Read: February
4 out of 5 stars
A remix of Pride and Prejudice by
Jane Austen. BTW, I love the wording of “remix” versus “retelling”. I have not read
Pride and Prejudice (I know, my bad), so I did not catch any of the
similarities between the books except for the twist on names of the characters.
After reading, I did look up plot summary to see if the stories progression was
similar. The remix (retelling) was done well. This was the only remix I can
remember reading that changed the ethnicity of the characters. I felt that was
very clever and definitely will appeal to non-Caucasian teens who will be able
to connect with the characters easily. I did appreciate the story, it was
entertaining and very well written. Kudos to Zoboi!
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