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The Three Weissmans Of Westport (2011)

by Cathleen Schine(Favorite Author)

2.87 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1445857545 (ISBN13: 9781445857541)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Windsor

review 1: With the exception of Jane Austen's books, I'm not such a fan of stories about wealthy people who fall on temporary hard times. Also I didn't take quite as readily to the Weissman ladies as I have to so many of Jane's ladies. Nonetheless, as the story went on, I found more and more to like about it. It's an interesting take on some parts of modern American culture. Also, it's refreshing to read about woman who are at least mature in years if not emotionally. Finally, I loved comparing it to Sense and Sensibility which I will have to reread.
review 2: I am not quite sure why this book has such a low overall rating, 2.86 stars. My guess is the Austenophiles get their hopes up for another Jane book and since no book will ever live up to their expectations they... more rate these books very low. All I can say to these people is, “Why do you bother? Just stop reading follow-ups, and modernized versions because they will NEVER live up to your standards.” I had gotten this book at the library for 25 cents, and it sat on my bookshelf for years because I kept seeing the low rating and thinking, “I’m not in the mood to read a bad book.” This summer I decided I needed a beach book and figured I would give it a shot.I was pleasantly surprised to find myself reading a clever, witty and very much in the Spirit of Austen novel. Schine, like Austen takes aim at, and pokes fun at the current social manners of her day. You will recognize most of the characters in this modernized version of Sense and Sensibility with a couple of new ones thrown in, and there is a bit of a twist at the end. I found this a perfect literary beach read; light, but well written and lots of things that will make you smile and chuckle. What’s not to love about that? less

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