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Pride by ibi zoboi5/21/2023 ![]() And in my opinion, Zoboi picked the perfect setting to retell this story. I loved that this was a diverse retelling of Pride and Prejudice. But one day, a rich black family moves in across the street and everything changes. Pride follows Zuri Benitez, a 17 year old resident of Bushwick, who loves her hood and her loud, large, Haitian-Dominican family. ![]() However, I had such high expectations for this and they were not met. You guys know that Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books of all time, and you know that I was beyond excited about Pride – an ownvoices retelling set in Bushwick. ![]() ![]() It’s Booktubeathon Day 1 and I have already finished a book! I decided I need to review it asap, while it’s still fresh in my mind and when I can explain why this failed me on so many levels. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that when rich people move into the hood, where it’s a little bit broken and a little bit forgotten, the first thing they want to to do is clean it up.” ![]()
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