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A review by catpingu
Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford
2.0
Honestly, if I'd read this while I was still in my elementary school years, I would have liked it better. Now, as an adult and having read real soul-consuming literature, I can only see this as a light-hearted comedic "what-if" scenario. Jane Austen's a vampire, ...
I like how it makes fun of contemporary icons like Stephen King ("a wordy man"), The Lovely Bones, Gwyneth Paltrow ("a celebrity who named their child Apple"), etc. So we can't take it too seriously, but I had been expecting a lot more because it took me so long to read it sooooo that's where my bias is playing in this rating. I don't intend on finishing the trilogy.
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Lord Byron, and Charlotte BrontëI like how it makes fun of contemporary icons like Stephen King ("a wordy man"), The Lovely Bones, Gwyneth Paltrow ("a celebrity who named their child Apple"), etc. So we can't take it too seriously, but I had been expecting a lot more because it took me so long to read it sooooo that's where my bias is playing in this rating. I don't intend on finishing the trilogy.