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mbenzz's review against another edition
3.0
It was cute. If you don't know anything about the story each chapter pertains to, then you'll be throughly confused (as I was with the early chapters), but it had its moments. Definitely a 'Bathroom Book' type of read.
katykelly's review against another edition
4.0
Amusing, when you know the source material. The classics - and not so classic (Sweet Valley High!) if reimagined as a text between the characters.
Quite a few I didn't know (Nancy Drew, Babysitters' Club), so these went over my head.
Those I did varied between hilarious and mildly amusing. My favourites were Wuthering Heights (just as overblown as the was novel), Hamlet and Harry Potter. Les Miserables was brilliant too, and my favourite book - Pride and Prejudice - made me smile at the references to the Napoleonic Wars that are barely mentioned in the novel.
A very quick read (less than an hour), one for literature lovers with a sense of humour.
Quite a few I didn't know (Nancy Drew, Babysitters' Club), so these went over my head.
Those I did varied between hilarious and mildly amusing. My favourites were Wuthering Heights (just as overblown as the was novel), Hamlet and Harry Potter. Les Miserables was brilliant too, and my favourite book - Pride and Prejudice - made me smile at the references to the Napoleonic Wars that are barely mentioned in the novel.
A very quick read (less than an hour), one for literature lovers with a sense of humour.
catherine_thegreat's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
sunseas's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
being_b's review against another edition
3.0
I always enjoy Ortberg's humor, particularly when they combine it with obscure literary knowledge. I think each of these texts was quite funny alone, but the sameness of the schtick (historical/fictional figures are flaky pains-in-the-butt) wears after a while.