The ending was bittersweet in some ways, and yet it felt necessary for her character growth. I felt Zuri’s hurt as her neighborhood changed, as well as her deep love for her home.ĥ. Zuri’s character arc – Zuri changed in so many ways during this book, which was important as change was something she feared at the beginning. The setting – While I’ve read a number of books set in New York, I haven’t read many addressing the gentrification of a neighborhood like Bushwick. The romance – Complicated and full of bumps along the way and yet just right in the end, the romance was lovely.Ĥ. They took me deeper into her world and gave me a better understanding of how she felt about it.ģ. The poetry – Zuri’s poems throughout the book were gorgeous and moving. I felt entrenched in their world and learned much from them.Ģ. But I loved the characterizations beyond these two.

Zuri is strong, with opinions that lead her to snap decisions about Darius, while Darius approaches her family with certain preconceptions and is protective of his brother–much like Darcy was protective of Bingley. The characters – Even though PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is my favorite book, I don’t go into a retelling expecting the characters to be exactly like Elizabeth and Darcy–more that they will capture the essence of them. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.īut with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all.ġ. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. PRIDE by Ibi Zoboi takes the classic tale to Brooklyn, specifically Bushwick, and it’s masterfully done. Well, it’s not going to stop because amazing authors keep writing new takes on it, and I have another one today. I believe I’ve made it pretty clear it’s my favorite book, between my post about the original book and posts about retellings ( BOOKISH BOYFRIENDS, EPIC FAIL, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries).

It’s no secret I love PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Mason & filed under Reviews, Young Adult Review.

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