Fans of the Web series and newcomers alike will be satisfied. Though the videos are the catalyst for the novel, readers need not have viewed them to enjoy this story. 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. 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. 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. The Bennet household is buzzing with the news that rich medical student Bing Lee has moved to town. 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 story opens with handsome med student Bing Lee moving into the biggest McMansion in town, with snobbish sister Caroline and hipster friend Darcy in tow. 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. The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick is a novelization of the video series, but you don’t actually have to have watched the Lizzie Bennet Diaries to follow the novel.
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