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Like Jane Austen's original. this sparkly, highly readable re-framing has romance, interiors, wicked stepmothers, lashings of escapism and a heartfelt portrait of sisterhood, daughterhood and motehrhood that will stike a chord with women everywhere. --The Times
And off races the sparkling, crisp, clever, deft, hilarious and deeply affecting new novel by Cathleen Schine, her best yet, The Three Weissmanns of Westport . . . Schine s homage [to Jane Austen] has it all: stinging social satire, mordant wit, delicate charm, lilting language and cosseting materialistic detail. --New York Times
A deliberate homage to Jane Austen succeeds in being intelligent and beguilling. --The Sunday Times
And off races the sparkling, crisp, clever, deft, hilarious and deeply affecting new novel by Cathleen Schine, her best yet, The Three Weissmanns of Westport . . . Schine s homage [to Jane Austen] has it all: stinging social satire, mordant wit, delicate charm, lilting language and cosseting materialistic detail. --New York Times
A deliberate homage to Jane Austen succeeds in being intelligent and beguilling. --The Sunday Times
And off races the sparkling, crisp, clever, deft, hilarious and deeply affecting new novel by Cathleen Schine, her best yet, The Three Weissmanns of Westport . . . Schine s homage [to Jane Austen] has it all: stinging social satire, mordant wit, delicate charm, lilting language and cosseting materialistic detail. --New York Times
A deliberate homage to Jane Austen succeeds in being intelligent and beguilling. --The Sunday Times
And off races the sparkling, crisp, clever, deft, hilarious and deeply affecting new novel by Cathleen Schine, her best yet, The Three Weissmanns of Westport . . . Schine s homage [to Jane Austen] has it all: stinging social satire, mordant wit, delicate charm, lilting language and cosseting materialistic detail. --New York Times
A deliberate homage to Jane Austen succeeds in being intelligent and beguilling. --The Sunday Times
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Sense and Sensibility moves to Westport, Connecticut, in this New York Times bestselling homage to the classic novel.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It must be a tricky thing for an author to do a take-off on another, much-beloved author's work. In this case, Cathleen Schine is trying to rewrite Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" in modern terms. As a Jane Austen fan, and a prolific reader of modern fiction writers, in my opinion, the only modern writer I'VE read who wrote comedy of manners with as much nuance as Austen is the late, great Laurie Colwin. Oh, and sometimes, Elinor Lipman achieves Austen-like writing.
But Cathleen Schine probably shouldn't have tried to echo Austen. Her book, "The Three Weissmans of Westport" is a good read. Not a great read, but a good read. The characters are interesting and the plot's fine, BUT Schine boxes herself into a corner by having to make the characters and plot echo - in loose terms - Austen's.
The minute a writer tries to take-off another writer she opens herself up to justifiable criticism.
The surprising thing about Schine's book was its front page review on the NYT's Sunday Book Section. Normally this spot is reserved for an "important" book. Something usually deadly dull, but "important" all the same. Schine's book does not deserve this spot and I think almost places her in a position where anything less than perfection is disappointing to the reader, who's expecting more from the book.
Anyway, the book's a good read. Almost better to wait for the trade-paper edition, though.
But Cathleen Schine probably shouldn't have tried to echo Austen. Her book, "The Three Weissmans of Westport" is a good read. Not a great read, but a good read. The characters are interesting and the plot's fine, BUT Schine boxes herself into a corner by having to make the characters and plot echo - in loose terms - Austen's.
The minute a writer tries to take-off another writer she opens herself up to justifiable criticism.
The surprising thing about Schine's book was its front page review on the NYT's Sunday Book Section. Normally this spot is reserved for an "important" book. Something usually deadly dull, but "important" all the same. Schine's book does not deserve this spot and I think almost places her in a position where anything less than perfection is disappointing to the reader, who's expecting more from the book.
Anyway, the book's a good read. Almost better to wait for the trade-paper edition, though.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have to agree with other reviewer -very slow to get going although I did read the whole book. It did pick up towards the end but I did not find the characters or story drew you in - I felt quite remote from them all. I guess if you have connections with Westport and Cape Cod you might find it all easier to picture.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This story was recommended in one of the sunday supplements as being loosely based on Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility - very loosely! The characters were older than I thought they would be and the story was very slow to get going. I have to say I didn't really like or care for the characters at all. I can't say that I would recommend it'
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