Is The Duke and I (2000) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 45 / 100 (roughly neutral). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Julia Quinn, 2000.
21 votes: 43% WOKE, 57% CHUD.
Why: Historical romance; no clear politics
By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister--the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf--Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of the know the truth--it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable....