Eligible - By Curtis Sittenfeld

2025-03-03

Take Pride and Prejudice, set it in modern-day Cincinnati, throw in a reality dating show, and give the Bennet sisters some very 21st-century quirks, and you’ve got Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld’s contemporary retelling of Austen’s classic. This week, we break down what Eligible gets right (Mr. and Mrs. Bennet’s modern updates are particularly well done) and where it might miss the mark (cough Liz and Darcy’s chemistry). Plus, Alicia may not be a Bachelor fan, but that doesn’t mean she’s above a good ...

Take Pride and Prejudice, set it in modern-day Cincinnati, throw in a reality dating show, and give the Bennet sisters some very 21st-century quirks, and you’ve got Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld’s contemporary retelling of Austen’s classic.

This week, we break down what Eligible gets right (Mr. and Mrs. Bennet’s modern updates are particularly well done) and where it might miss the mark (cough Liz and Darcy’s chemistry). Plus, Alicia may not be a Bachelor fan, but that doesn’t mean she’s above a good reality TV binge—something we fully explore in a side tangent.

Was this a fresh, fun take or a meh, modern miss? Let’s discuss!

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