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Summary: I loved this!
Review: This book was hilarious and hard to put down. The details were very true to life and the characters were likeable and believeable. I look forward to Cohen's next book.
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Summary: Absolutely delightful
Review: This is a rare book in modern fiction. It has an elusive element that many authors seek but few attain: it has charm.Jane Austen in Boca is a Pride and Prejudice novel set in a modern-day Jewish retirement residence in Boca Raton. Unlike many efforts to borrow Jane Austen's plot lines, this book successfully translates the plot into its setting. The characters are witty, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, but always interesting. Even though I knew perfectly well how it had to come out, I read as though I were in a genuine state of suspense. In other words, the book lured me into its world and into the minds of its characters with enormous success. If only life were really like this! This book is a delightful read. It is elegantly written and beautifully paced. Without Jane Austen's acerbity, it was nonetheless both compelling and comedic (in the classical sense of the term). I look forward to more fiction from this author.
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Summary: The whole magillah and more
Review: What a suprise! To have a book that allows one to excercise one's imagination drawing parallels to the classic, "Pride and Prejudice", is both an entertainment feast as well as an intellectual excercise. Light reading for those who want it so and then a teeny challenge for those who want to identify the character's counterparts in the original novel. On top of all that it is funnier.
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Summary: Oy vei!
Review: What an hilarious read! I'm a BIG Jane-ite and thought this would just be a cute book, but it kept me reading for one whole day. I had to put it down last night around 2am, and couldn't wait until lunch today to finish it (which I just did). Althought some of the P&P parallels seem pushed and strained, it was a nice adaptation...especially making the Bennets, Bingleys and Darcys elderly Jews in Florida. What a twist! Even a shiksa like me had no problem following along. A perfect Hanukkah (or Christmas) gift for the Austen lovers in your family. What a riot!
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Summary: Entertaining, Not Outstanding
Review: Worth a read, but be forewarned: this book operates within the strict mold of Pride and Prejudice. Consequently, much of it seems forced and awkward--particularly towards the end. That said, it is entertaining and spiced with entertaining details about life for Jewish retirees in Florida. A good summer book.
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