Pride

 

Pride by Ibi Zoboi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pride takes Pride and Prejudice almost literally with a modern, Haitian-Dominican twist. Because it hews so closely to the original, the differences stick out and the genius is how it becomes a new relevant text. The issue becomes how class is dealt within the black community, especially among the Brooklyn neighborhood residents who are being pushed out by gentrification. But there is still plenty of teenage angst--college applications, block parties, and poetry slams to take in. The addition of Santerian traditions adds another layer of culture to this multi-ethnic update. For a remake of a classic, this one holds up.

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