Debating Darcy, Sayantani DasGupta
Debating Darcy, Sayantani DasGupta
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Debating Darcy

Author: Sayantani DasGupta

Narrator: Deepa Samuel

Unabridged: 13 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/19/2022


Synopsis

This Pride & Prejudice retelling brings New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta’s trademark wit and insight to her bright and funny YA debut!It is a truth universally acknowledged that Leela Bose plays to win.A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can’t stand him. Unfortunately, he’ll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide.But why attempt to tolerate Firoze when Leela can one-up him? The situation is more complicated than Leela anticipated, though, and her participation in the tournament reveals that she might have tragically misjudged the debaters -- including Firoze Darcy -- and more than just her own winning streak is at stake...her heart is, too.Debating Darcy is bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta’s reinterpretation of beloved classic Pride and Prejudice -- imaginative, hilarious, thought-provoking, and truly reflective of the complex, diverse world of American high school culture.

About Sayantani DasGupta

Sayantani DasGupta is the New York Times bestselling author of the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond middle grade fantasy series, which includes The Serpent's Secret, Game of Stars, and The Chaos Curse. She is also the author of She Persisted: Virginia Apgar and a freestanding Kingdom Beyond novel, Force of Fire. She's a pediatrician by training but now teaches narrative medicine at Columbia University. When she's not writing, reading, or teaching, she spends time watching cooking shows with her trilingual children and protecting her dog, Khushi, from the many things that scare him, including plastic bags.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ayushi (bookwormbullet) on May 29, 2022

Thank you to Scholastic, Inc. for providing me with a physical ARC in exchange for an honest review! When I first learned of its upcoming release last September, I lost my mind. A desi Pride & Prejudice retelling between speech and debate rivals featuring a Hindu-Bengali MC? I have never come across......more

Goodreads review by nitya on April 17, 2023

New favorite Pride and Prejudice retelling has arrived 🙌💖 Content warning: sexual assault (past), racism, sexism, bullying, death of parent, Islamophobia......more

Goodreads review by akacya ❦ on April 10, 2023

2023 reads: 106/350 leela bose is a speech competitor who can’t stand firoze darcy, a debater from a private school. but their paths are sure to collide, as they’re both competing in the state league. leela decides she’ll start debating so she can beat firoze at his own game, but it’s a lot more than......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on April 28, 2022

Can you call a retelling original? Seems like an oxymoron but that’s how I feel about this P&P retelling. That it’s was refreshingly original. Loved the culture seeped in and that it’s written by an own voices author. Creative to make the different houses different schools and fun to follow along wi......more