According To Jane
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In Marilyn Brant’s smart, wildly inventive debut, one woman in search of herself receives advice from the essential practiced in matters of the heart. . .
It starts one day in sophomore English class, just as Ellie Barnett’s teacher is assigning Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. From nowhere comes a silent “tsk” of displeasure. The target: Sam Blaine, the cute terrible boy who’s teasing Ellie mercilessly, just as he has since cr?che. Entirely unbidden, as Jane might say, the leader’s ghost has taken up residence in Ellie’s mind, and seems determined to stay there.
Jane’s wise and witty advice guides Ellie through the hell of adolescence and beyond, serving as the voice she trusts, usually far more than her own. Years and boyfriends come and go–sometimes a small too quickly, sometimes not nearly quick enough. But Jane’s counsel is constant, and on the theme of Sam, reasonably insistent. Stay away, Jane demands. He is your Mr. Wickham.
Still, everyone has something to learn about like–perhaps even Jane herself. And lately, the voice in Ellie’s head is being drowned out by another, urging her to look beyond everything she thought she knew and seek out her very own, very unexpected, pleased ending. . .
“A warm, witty and charmingly original tale.” –Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling leader
“An engaging read for all who have been through the long, dark, dating wars, and still judge there’s sunshine, and a Mr. Darcy, at the end of the tunnel.” –Cathy Lamb, leader of Henry’s Sisters
“This is a must-read for Austen lovers as well as for all who judge in the possibility of a happily-ever-after ending.” –Holly Chamberlin, leader of One Week In December
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The setup didn’t make the ending at all believable, and the Jane Austen segments fell flat for me.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
I wanted to delight in this book but was disappointed and disturbed to read the explicit scenes involving sex and the vile language. Nothing was left to the imagination. This book was degrading to women and demoralizing. I didn’t end reading the book because it was so disgusting.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I read this when it was a free download. It was fine, but nothing special.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I thought this book was okay. I thought that the parts with Jane were really dull, I skimmed through most of them. I don’t know about the whole pinning over our high school crush for 20 years. I mean, we all grow up and change as we do. How many people accurately can;t get over their high school crush into their 30’s.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I’ve never read any of Jane Austen’s books (none of them were required in the Lit classes in my country) so I honestly don’t see what the huge hubbub is about her inclusion in this tale. At times, her voice is amusing, but I establish that most of the time, she was just simply an mad, seemingly bitter spinster in the heroine’s head.
I know that most of the cuss words came out of Ellie’s sister mouth, who was supposedly some wild child and therefore was agreed to cussing all the time. But, I really didn’t reflect it did the plot or character development much to have her cussing all the time. I just don’t see why she had to keep cussing. And it didn’t help either that in the end, Ellie proved to be just as potty-mouthed.
About the whole “I’m an adult but I flatly refuse to show it by having a decent conversation with my ex- tormentor” thing, I’m sure a lot of people act that way out of dread or a grudge, but the grave worrywart in Ellie’s head didn’t help her any. I’m surprised that after 21 years with Jane Austen’s voice in her head, Ellie didn’t turn out as stuck-up and viciously judgmental as the late leader’s ghost was made to sound. I couldn’t help but despise Jane Austen by the time I finished this book.
Also, what kind of adult who deals with teenagers at work doesn’t figure out that boys pick on girls they like? Is Ellie really that slow that her mind didn’t figure out by age 36 what had been going on with Sam since cr?che? I mean, really? She likes kids and teenagers but she has never paid them enough attention to see what they do when they like each additional?
Sorry, I’m building the book out to be a pretty terrible one. Maybe it’s cultural. I was born in the 80’s so several of the 80’s references just went over my head. The same thing was right for all the Austen and P&P bits of the book. Honestly, I’d read it again, but mainly to see if I still feel the same way after a second look.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5