I never thought I’d say this about a book, because I am one of those rare beings that prefer a book to a film, but… the film was actually better than the book. And that’s saying a lot since the film was sub-par. I liked the approach, trying to bring Austen into the modern world, but it didn’t quite work out. It’s been done before (and done better). Some of the storylines just fizzled out and some were just too predictable. Not worth your time if you are hard-core Austen fan.