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Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta
4.0

[b:Pride and Prejudice|1885|Pride and Prejudice|Jane Austen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320399351l/1885._SY75_.jpg|3060926] fans will love this retelling where the hater-lovers are a pair of Desi forensics competitors. Deep nerdery abounds as the two use debate tactics to make their points. I don't generally happen to enjoy 19th century will-they-or-won't-they, but the protagonists are interesting enough here that I was willing to put up with the necessary alignment with the source text.

Favorite line
"All right, all right, Che Guevara, don't get your beret in a twist," replied Jay with a grin.
btw Jay is a gender-reversed, gay Jane Bennet. Many of the book's characters are BIPOC, with notable exceptions like the Bingleys.