Eligible

Reader, the original is better. I listened to 9 hours of this 12 hour audiobook and then I was disgusted with myself. As the book grew shallower and shallower I could not take another unlikely plot turn - What? My 30 year old sister eloped with what turns out to be a transgender? I need to hop on a plane to assist my perfectly capable parents while in the midst of finally getting together with my true love etc.

In hindsight, the start of the book was the best part. It is a great idea to retell Austens stories, and Joanne Trollope did a perfect job in Sense & Sensibility. Sittenfelds updated plot is even more fun, but poorly executed, alas.