Books by Syrie James
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review 1: A very tempting title, isn't it, for someone who loves Jane Austen? What could be more perfect for a novel? But if I had to sum up this book in one word it would have to be BORING. I kept waiting and waiting for this book to "kick in" and it just never did. It was dull from the f...
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review 1: Upon finishing Dracula, My Love I read the author Q&A in the back of this edition. The first question basically asked, "Why do this", to which James responded that in Stoker's Dracula, we never hear actual telepathic dialogue between Mina and Dracula, and that the encounters betw...
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review 1: I wish I could give this book 3.5 stars because I more than liked it, but I don't know if I could say I REALLY liked it. The weak spot of this novel is the story outside of the "Austen" manuscript - it was forced and frivolous and the writing just wasn't that great. But "The Stan...
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review 1: Fino a metà libro ero piuttosto indecisa sul voto da assegnare.Poi ci sono state alcune rivelazioni e discorsi che mi hanno fatto cadere le braccia e che mi hanno portato a lasciare due stelline su cinque.Partiamo dal fatto che, se avete letto l'originale Dracula, e/o se avete vi...
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review 1: The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen by Syrie James was an absolutely delightful novel. I am impressed with how well-executed this concept was with regards to her writing style. I was so drawn in that I had trouble putting the book down when I had to. It took me no time to fly t...