Abigail Reynolds delivers again! The Last Man in the World is a Jane Austen variation of Pride and Prejudice. As a variation there are some things that must be accepted before you start the novel. The first is that for this variation to take place something must not be canon. This something is Elizabeth’s stunned silence when Darcy first proposes at Rosings.

In fact, much of the drama in Last Man in the World comes from Elizabeth’s self-enforced silence. She keeps her silence because of Charlotte’s mentoring earlier in the novel. It was along the lines of: Darcy likes you; you don’t like him, but if he knew that just think of how miserable he could make you. Hold your tongue, keep the peace, and you can learn to be happy. So Elizabeth does.

This novel is a tragedy and a comedy of manners all at once. Darcy and Elizabeth work at cross purposes throughout the entirety of the novel. Neither one quite knows what to do to make the other happy. Neither quite believes the other about their expressed feelings. Both are hurting and the solution is one of those simple yet nearly impossible ones to acquire.

I started this novel very late at night and gobbled it up in one sitting. Consequently I only have three hours of sleep the next day. It’s quite addicting and you’ll really want to know what happens next.

Depending on how you view Elizabeth’s characterization, you will either love the novel or you won’t. I personally thought this Elizabeth, while different in some ways is remarkably like the original.

Rating: 4.5 Stars.

Buy: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World

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