I had a lot of thoughts about Longbourn

(c/p'd from what I posted to GoodReads)

Good literary fiction novel, not very good fanfiction. The writing is clear and evocative, the characters well-drawn.There is a little too much head-hopping: a semi-universal third person point of view works in Austen because she had an ironic detachment from the characters and the ability to raise an eyebrow even at the flaws of her heroines, but Baker goes so deep into her protagonist's thoughts and feelings that it's truly jarring when we're suddenly involved in another character's brain, but the writing itself is very sharp.

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