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The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

Written by: Bernie Su, Kate Rorick
Narrated by: Ashley Clements
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A modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice based on the Emmy Award-winning phenomenon, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.

There is a great deal that goes into making a video blog. Lizzie Bennet should know, having become a YouTube sensation over the course of her year-long video diary project. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries chronicled Lizzie’s life as a 24-year-old grad student, struggling under a mountain of student loans and living at home with her two sisters - beautiful Jane and reckless Lydia. What may have started as her grad student thesis grew into so much more, as the videos came to inform and reflect her life and that of her sisters. When rich, handsome Bing Lee comes to town, along with his stuck-up friend William Darcy, things really start to get interesting for the Bennets - and for Lizzie’s viewers. Suddenly Lizzie - who always considered herself a fairly normal young woman - was a public figure. But not everything happened on-screen. Luckily for us, Lizzie kept a secret diary.

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet provides more character introspection as only a book can, with revelatory details about the Bennet household, including Lizzie’s special relationship with her father, untold stories from Netherfield, Lizzie’s thoughts and fears about life after grad school and becoming an instant web celebrity.

Written by Bernie Su, the series’ executive producer, co-creator, head writer, and director, along with Kate Rorick, the novelist, TV writer, and consulting producer on the series, the novel features a journal-entry format, complementing the existing web series, while including plenty of fresh twists to delight fans and new listeners alike. The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet expands on the phenomenon that captivated a generation and reimagines the Pride and Prejudice story like it’s never been done before.

©2014 Bernie Su and Kate Rorick (P)2014 Simon & Schuster Audio

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A book based on a web series based on a book.

I recently discovered the series “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries” on YouTube and I didn’t have high expectations for a modernization of Jane Austen’s classic tale, especially in a vlog setting. However, I was impressed with the show. The actors’ portrayal of their characters and the events that take place - it exceeded my ‘prejudicial’ expectations.

After finishing the series, there were some things I wished were included, and now having completed the book, I’m pretty happy with the story. The book, being a diary, lets the reader into Lizzie’s thoughts and feelings, and sheds more light on the interactions and conversations she has off-screen with the other characters, like Darcy and her family (particularly her dad, which was a key element in the classic novel).

I think the cherry on top is that this was narrated by the actress who plays Lizzie on the web series, which is great because she already has a feel for her character and what she’s going through at the time...and I love hearing her do the voices for other characters like in the show. All in all, I think this book is a nice addition for any fan of the vlogs.

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