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Historical Novels Review
"A lighthearted and sparkling rendition of the classic love
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"Ms. Grange manages the tricky balancing act of satisfying the
reader and remaining respectful of Jane Austen's original at the same time,
and like Miss Woodhouse herself, we are given the privilege of falling for
Mr. Knightley all over again."
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reader and remaining respectful of Jane Austen's original at the same time,
and like Miss Woodhouse herself, we are given the privilege of falling for
Mr. Knightley all over again."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
At last some other Austen heroes are emerging from Darcy's shadows! Though the meddling Emma has appeared to attract much less popularity than the lively Miss Bennet of the "fine eyes", it is a welcome relief to turn to a rather different Austen character, whose crtical eye seems to be supported by the narrative voice, as opposed to the properly "humbled" Mr Darcy.
Mr Knightley's diary is a good read, though one might wish for a more polished style, offers some very humorous passages, which is rather unexpected from the righteous hero, and makes a valiant effort to recreate an Austenian climate throughout the telling. I enjoyed it enough to wish to go on to "Darcy's Diary", though I might have preferred a more natural masculinity in the voice of the narrator. His world seemed to be as limited to the small society around him as that of any Victorian heroine, his life consisting of mending fences, playing cards, and paying social calls. Very nice ending though, I quite warmed to the book as the story unfolded and would have been very sorry to leave it unfinished.
Mr Knightley's diary is a good read, though one might wish for a more polished style, offers some very humorous passages, which is rather unexpected from the righteous hero, and makes a valiant effort to recreate an Austenian climate throughout the telling. I enjoyed it enough to wish to go on to "Darcy's Diary", though I might have preferred a more natural masculinity in the voice of the narrator. His world seemed to be as limited to the small society around him as that of any Victorian heroine, his life consisting of mending fences, playing cards, and paying social calls. Very nice ending though, I quite warmed to the book as the story unfolded and would have been very sorry to leave it unfinished.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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As a fan of Austen's novels I generally enjoy sequels of these books, if read with an open mind (and with a lower expectation of the writing style than a true Jane Austen novel) I think they can be a great way to expand on the stories we know and love. I have read Mr Darcy's Diary and found it to be a good read and was excited to read Mr Knightley's Diary as he is my favourite male Jane Austen character. The book is simple to read, as a fairly quick reader it took me about 6 hours in total. I would have liked more detail in this book and in places I felt it just copied paragraphs from the original novel with the occasional thought of Mr Knightley's interjected. I was also slightly disappointed with the tone of the book, and I felt it did not quite tie with the tone of Mr Knightley in the original novel. Having read Mr Darcy's diary I actually felt the tone of the two books was fairly similar which surprised me as the two characters are so different. In this book Mr Knightley's main occupation seems to be to take a wife (and not necessarily Emma), which did not quite sit right and seems to be quite the opposite of his attitude in the original novel, but then perhaps this is the authors attempt to provide the reader with a 'behind the scenes' feeling and to try and reveal what she sees as showing Mr Knightley's true colours. Overall I was a little disappointed and didn't feel the book stayed true to what I feel is Mr Knightley's character, but still a charming read for Austen sequel fans and a valuable accompaniment to shed a different light on to the novel Emma.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed reading this version of events from "the other side". I couldn't put the book down and highly recommend it. It is written very well and captivates the imagination.
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Enjoyed more than I dared hope
Having always been intrigued by the character of Mr Knightley, I was determined not to raise my hopes too high when reading this appendix to Jane Austen's classic novel. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Daniel Park
Nice idea but ...
It's an interesting conceit but that's not enough to sustain a whole book.
There isn't really much effort on the part of the author to recreate the flavour of Austen's prose... Read more
There isn't really much effort on the part of the author to recreate the flavour of Austen's prose... Read more
Published 22 months ago by MD
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Experience Jane Austen's EMMA through the eyes of her hero.
MR. KNIGHTLEY'S DIARY takes us through a year of his life as he writes about his estate life, visiting with... Read more
MR. KNIGHTLEY'S DIARY takes us through a year of his life as he writes about his estate life, visiting with... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2007 by TeensReadToo
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