After reading Eligible, I decided that it was high time I tackled the other two Austen Project novels. I started with Sense and Sensibility, because I had heard the least about it, both on CBR and the internet in general. I was especially curious to see how the adaptation fared, since Austen’s original seems fairly tied to Regency laws (I’m thinking about the patrilineal inheritance plot points, especially). Also, there are a lot of colorful and also milquetoast characters that are hard to emulate without copying finely. I wanted to see what direction Joanna Trollope would take the story. As I note in my review, this isn’t my favorite Austen, but there is some fun to be had. Also, I give a film recommendation.
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Yeah, this one wasn’t my favorite of “the project” but I still thought it was fun. And I didn’t know that there was a movie with Aishwarya Rai — I’m on a mission to find it!
I really should check out the other Austen Project adaptations, but got a bit put off after hearing that the modernised Emma barely has any Knightley. Your review of this makes me curious. I shall add it to my TBR list.