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Love, Lies And Lizzie (2009)

by Rosie Rushton(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1853409790 (ISBN13: 9781853409790)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Piccadilly Press

series

21st century Austen

review 1: This was simply another version of Pride & Prejudice. The original was perfect so why try change something that is already good? The author tried very hard to bring the story into the 21st century by using "cool" language, that she thought was used by the youth of today. She failed miserably. What she has accomplished was to make each character look unintelligent and down right stupid. She even managed that with Elizabeth B. and Mr Darcy. The dialogue/language used by the Bingleys and Darcys was awful. And these were people who finished posh private schools and went to exclusive universities... I think everyone else speaks better than them. Why did I bother to read this book until the end? Only because I wanted to see what crazy ideas the author will throw into this book, ... moreall of which by the way did not make this book any better.So the moral to this experiment is - don't try to change something that is perfect already, something that has stood the test of time, and is still very enjoyable to read 100 years later. You don't have to have a major in English Literature to enjoy the original book. The language is beautiful and the characters vey real.So the conclusion is that the author was trying to jump on the J.A. wagon to make some quick money. I say - it is great that we have libraries :-)and this book didn't cost me anything.
review 2: I purchased this book, thinking it might be a cute re-telling of Jane Austen's P&P. While the character names were similar, personalities were exaggerated and over the top. Even though the story (what there is of it) is cute, it is incredibly poorly written. The dialogue is very sophmoric, as though the writer is trying to use every entry in her tag phrase list ("he said...check. she said....check. she grimaced....check. he grinned ....check., etc). Much of the writing sounds as though the writer was trying to write phrases she thought young people would say. Instead these conversations come out sounding incredibly stilted and ridiculous, as they sound completely unnatural. Many of the conversations become heated and then lighten up for virtually no reason. The true Jane Austen fan among us may feel this title is a must read, but I think it's best to wait to check it out of the local library. less

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