Status Updates From Undue Influence: A Persuasi...

Every time I see an adaption or retelling of Persuasion I realise how little I retain of the original plot.

Fuck Rusty

This is a very clever adaptation of Jane Austen

I’m having such a hard time with the name of Adam’s home. I keep wanting to say Kelly Lynch. I may have to just block out that n and call it Kellych.

Bought the kindle for it, desperately hoping it'll be good 🤞

“Don’t be so dramatic, darling,” Rusty said. “You got your heart a little banged up. Welcome to the human condition.”

So what is up with Rusty, the equivalent of Anne’s Lady Russell character? What’s his motivation? Why is he so vicious and insensitive? I don’t think the thinking has been updated in a logical way.

So I like this book but the hard part with a Persuasion update is that a modern day character wouldn’t be as constrained in their options as Anne Elliott. Why does Adam put up interference from his horrible relatives? Is it all in his personality?

Does alternating chapters between the present and the past throughout a book ever really work? Is it necessary?

Oh for the love of everything… Have we really come to a point were we can only explain emotions with emojis???

Freddy was shocked. He looked like a surprised-face emoji, his eyes and mouth round.

This is the second time this has happened. Let's just hope it's also the last...

An LGBT retelling of Persuasion? I AM INTRIGUED.

So so so close to end when plane landed!!!! Ugh!!! This is so good!