Kristin D. (kdurham2813) reviewed Sense & Sensibility (Austen Project, Bk 1) on + 753 more book reviews
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A "modern" re-telling of the classic that sort of fell flat for me. First, let me say that I must admit that I have not read the original, but am a fan of Austen and mostly enjoy her work, so I went into this with high hopes that I would enjoy a modernization.
For me it fell flat when parts of it felt very modern with Twitter, Facebook and cars, but then at the same moment there were parts that were stuck in the past - i.e. women fretting about living without a man and income and feeling unable to survive without a man and his income. The cast of characters was huge and I was having a hard time connecting with any of them and becoming engaged with the central few.
A "modern" re-telling of the classic that sort of fell flat for me. First, let me say that I must admit that I have not read the original, but am a fan of Austen and mostly enjoy her work, so I went into this with high hopes that I would enjoy a modernization.
For me it fell flat when parts of it felt very modern with Twitter, Facebook and cars, but then at the same moment there were parts that were stuck in the past - i.e. women fretting about living without a man and income and feeling unable to survive without a man and his income. The cast of characters was huge and I was having a hard time connecting with any of them and becoming engaged with the central few.
