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A review by jess_mango
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
4.0
I think this is the 3rd Jane Austen-related book that I've read in as many months. In the past few months I've also read [b:Ayesha at Last|43124133|Ayesha at Last|Uzma Jalaluddin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544037862l/43124133._SX50_.jpg|57683370] and [b:The Jane Austen Society|43557477|The Jane Austen Society|Natalie Jenner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1568730506l/43557477._SY75_.jpg|67763037]. So, I must be on some sort of Austen-related-roll!
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors is a modern day retelling of Austen's Pride and Prejudice. In this version, we have Trisha Raje, a neurosurgeon who still somehow considers herself to be the disappointment of her rich Indian family. On the other side of the equation we have DJ (real first name = Darcy) a star chef who grew up in working class England and is a mix of Indian, British and Rwandan. Trish is DJ's sisters doctor and ALSO coincidentally, Trish's family hires DJ to cater one of their parties. Trish and DJ meet and clash, and meet and clash over and over again in this tale. Romance comes late in this story. (felt like it took longer than it did in the original).
I enjoyed this retelling in part for its multi-cultural approach. The author took the opportunity to include some stuff about race issues, class issues, family relationships and honesty. The book probably could have been a little bit shorter, but I still had fun reading it. I do plan to check out the 2nd book in the series which just came out last month.
I won a copy of this book in a goodreads giveaway. Thank you to the publisher!
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors is a modern day retelling of Austen's Pride and Prejudice. In this version, we have Trisha Raje, a neurosurgeon who still somehow considers herself to be the disappointment of her rich Indian family. On the other side of the equation we have DJ (real first name = Darcy) a star chef who grew up in working class England and is a mix of Indian, British and Rwandan. Trish is DJ's sisters doctor and ALSO coincidentally, Trish's family hires DJ to cater one of their parties. Trish and DJ meet and clash, and meet and clash over and over again in this tale. Romance comes late in this story. (felt like it took longer than it did in the original).
I enjoyed this retelling in part for its multi-cultural approach. The author took the opportunity to include some stuff about race issues, class issues, family relationships and honesty. The book probably could have been a little bit shorter, but I still had fun reading it. I do plan to check out the 2nd book in the series which just came out last month.
I won a copy of this book in a goodreads giveaway. Thank you to the publisher!