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little_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Insgesamt ein Recht gutes und spannendes Buch. Hat jedoch sehr langsam beginnen. Außerdem finde ich, dass der Altersunterschied zwischen Emma und ihren Love Interests ein bisschen groß war. Das Ende hätte auch etwas besser sein können.
zabicka97's review against another edition
1.0
Takhle knížka měla nápad, super myšlenku, ale to provedení zkušenějšího čtenáře odradí a zklame. Hlavní hrdinka byla strašná káča, kopírování Pýchy a předsudku se opravdu nevyplatilo a celá záhada dopadla jako nahodilá fraška, do které se random přídávaly postavy.
Jak babička říká, tohle je jasný nepodar, který láká krásnou obálkou. A je to fakt škoda, mohla to být pecka.
Jak babička říká, tohle je jasný nepodar, který láká krásnou obálkou. A je to fakt škoda, mohla to být pecka.
bluebleeder2001's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
pheebs98's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
barnes_and_nobles_girl's review against another edition
4.0
This story was unpredictable and interesting but I don't think I'd reread this.
eemcmullen's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
megbreaux's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The story is interesting, but I feel that it could have been written much better. An easy, quick read but nothing special
liralen's review against another edition
3.0
Now that's interesting: The Forgotten Book is inspired by Jane Austen, but not by only one book: rather than sticking to a Pride and Prejudice retelling, Gläser mixes things up: a bit of Pride and Prejudice, a bit of Emma, a bit of Northanger Abbey. It keeps things moving better than they might otherwise, because the story isn't quite as tied to a single very well-known plot. (The love interest and villain's identities, however, are pretty durn clear early on.)
One odd thing: it occasionally startled me that the story is contemporary—something about the setting/setup said historical fiction to me. Not that it matters, really, but I wonder how it might have been different if set in another time period.
As for the forgotten book...I love the question that it begs: if you found a diary that made the things you wrote come true—not always exactly as you had expected—what would you write? Would you take care with your words, stick only to trivial matters, or throw caution to the winds? What would you be willing to risk?
One odd thing: it occasionally startled me that the story is contemporary—something about the setting/setup said historical fiction to me. Not that it matters, really, but I wonder how it might have been different if set in another time period.
As for the forgotten book...I love the question that it begs: if you found a diary that made the things you wrote come true—not always exactly as you had expected—what would you write? Would you take care with your words, stick only to trivial matters, or throw caution to the winds? What would you be willing to risk?
eatingfiction's review against another edition
2.0
I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up The Forgotten Book, but I liked the cover and was intrigued by the title alone. So I dived in.
Aaaand this turns out to be a very unsubtle Pride and Prejudice retelling. Now, I'm not the biggest P&P fan but I know the story fairly well (my mum loves that stuff) and once I figured out which character fit into which role, it wasn't hard to predict the entire plot. This book doesn't take the story and spin it into something new - it is the same core characters, with the same story beats, thrown onto a new setting with some fantasy elements on the side. It's kinda cute; a watered-down, modern-day, magical, fluffy, high-school version of Pride and Prejudice would surely appeal to some. This isn't a badly written book. But it is so not my cup of tea.
The Forgotten Book is set at a German boarding school, and follows Emma and her friends going about their daily teenage drama nonsense and oh yeah, they also have a magic book. Everything written in said book will come true. This is an interesting concept but one that was underutilized. Though, I wanted it to go in a much darker direction, one that was never the intention of this novel and it never pretended to be anything other than it was. Again this is more a case of it not being my taste.
The fantasy element didn't gel all that well with the P&P aspect. Each was its own story, only overlapping because they had the same main characters.
Speaking of which...All the characters had original names except for Darcy. Why rename all the characters except him??? Okay...we all know why. So annoying.
Overall rating: 2.5 stars
Aaaand this turns out to be a very unsubtle Pride and Prejudice retelling. Now, I'm not the biggest P&P fan but I know the story fairly well (my mum loves that stuff) and once I figured out which character fit into which role, it wasn't hard to predict the entire plot. This book doesn't take the story and spin it into something new - it is the same core characters, with the same story beats, thrown onto a new setting with some fantasy elements on the side. It's kinda cute; a watered-down, modern-day, magical, fluffy, high-school version of Pride and Prejudice would surely appeal to some. This isn't a badly written book. But it is so not my cup of tea.
The Forgotten Book is set at a German boarding school, and follows Emma and her friends going about their daily teenage drama nonsense and oh yeah, they also have a magic book. Everything written in said book will come true. This is an interesting concept but one that was underutilized. Though, I wanted it to go in a much darker direction, one that was never the intention of this novel and it never pretended to be anything other than it was. Again this is more a case of it not being my taste.
The fantasy element didn't gel all that well with the P&P aspect. Each was its own story, only overlapping because they had the same main characters.
Speaking of which...All the characters had original names except for Darcy. Why rename all the characters except him??? Okay...we all know why. So annoying.
Overall rating: 2.5 stars