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1.0 out of 5 stars
As bad as they come,
By Eve (Toronto ON CAN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Persuading Annie (Paperback)
Bleah. This left a really bad taste in my mouth. The characters are caricatures, and unattractive ones at that - you don't care about a single one. The so-called hero is whiney, weak, dumb, spouts PR BS... The author seems to be going for wit but misses by a mile. And what universe is she living in? Frex, the heroine's older sister is described as a has been (at 30!) because she hasn't married, hasn't had her "moment of shimmering, white-dressed glory". I couldn't finish this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Some Friendly Persuasion,
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This review is from: Persuading Annie (Hardcover)
"Persuading Annie" is Melissa Nathan's reworking of Jane Austen's classic "Persuasion". It follows the fate of the Markham family - owners of a once prestigious PR firm that is fast losing money and sending the family into possible bankruptcy. Nathan has reworked Austen's central characters (Anne, her loopy father and sisters, and Captain Wentworth) into believable, vulnerable and often hilarious modern persons.The story beings in 1994 when the youngest of the Markham daughters, Annie, believes herself to be pregnant at the age of nineteen. She is prepared to elope with her boyfriend Jake, when she discovers that she was only late, not pregnant. Jake doesn't stick around long enough to hear the truth of the matter and leaves Annie heartbroken and bitter before her years. Skip ahead seven years, when Jake re-enters Annie's life, as the only possible savior to her family's impending doom. He is hired on as a marketing consultant who can resurrect Markham's PR, but must contend with the perceivably bitchy Annie and his own feelings about what transpired between the two of them. And little did either Jake or Annie suspect that they would have to confront their emotions towards the other. Melissa Nathan's prose is quick-paced, light-hearted and witty. Her characters come to life as their stories intertwine to follow the plotline of Austen's "Persuasion". At times there seem to be an overabundance of characters, but their fates are so intertwined with those of the main characters and every subplot is completed by the novel's end. "Persuading Annie" is a quick, enjoyable read; especially for Austen fans who wish there were more original Jane Austen material to read. Melissa Nathan's novels are a worthy substitute.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A modern reworking of Jane Austen's Persuasion,
By Kate (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Persuading Annie (Paperback)
Melissa Nathan, who previously wrote a modern version of Pride and Prejudice, take a stab at updating Persuasion in Persuading Annie.Overall, Persuading Annie is a good chick-lit book. I found both Annie and Jake to be likable characters with a believable relationship, although the supporting characters can get a bit campy at times. Some of the adaptations Nathan makes to Persuasion (the Markhams own a large company rather than an estate, how Jake returns to Annie's life, the alley scene) were great, while others seemed to be a bit of a stretch. But the book is still funny and well paced.
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