If Jane Austen would have wanted a second part, she would have written it

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It all boils down to one thing: there was a very good reason that Jane Austen stopped writing where she did, namely at the end of the book. If Jane Austen wanted to write about a death at Pemberley, if she would have wanted deaths, murders, ghosts and so on in her book, she would've written it. But she didn't. So there is no need for someone else to 'finish' what she left undid since there is nothing to finish. No one can out do her and continue the story. 'Death at Pemberley' proves just that.

P.D. James forgot that 'Pride and Prejudice' revolves around Elizabeth. In this book/film she's only a side character; it could have been anybody instead of Elizabeth. It also has nothing to do with Mr. D'Arcy or any of the others characters from 'Pride and Prejudice' since they could have been anybody. In 'Pride and Prejudice' it revolved around their personalities; about their ideas, feelings and guidelines they lived by. 'Death at Pemberley' is just an ordinary Who Dunnit. Change the names and no harm is done to the story - in fact, it would have been better if James had done that. She obviously is not good at fan fiction. Hers should have stayed in the drawer of her desk, to never see the light of publication.

score 1/10

ejordan-263-815412 14 March 2015

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