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A review by showell
The Watsons: Jane Austen's Fragment Continued and Completed by Jane Austen
4.0
Enjoyable read. Coates does include the text Austen left behind, although he edits it quite a bit, inserting bits he needs to reshape the characters to suit his version of the story (and cutting out parts as well). Because of this the jarring moment when Coates completely takes over for Austen is less disruptive.
My main complaint about this book is that Emily's relationship with Lord Osbourne is thoroughly fleshed out, while she is barely on speaking terms with Mr. Howard for the first 2/3rds of the book. Seeing her suddenly end up with Howard in this book was difficult for me.
Penelope's character sparkles, which was unexpected, given the poor review Penelope receives by Elizabeth in Austen's original fragment. She's really quite funny. Perhaps she is overdrawn, given that Emily is supposed to be the main character, but I enjoyed her.
My main complaint about this book is that Emily's relationship with Lord Osbourne is thoroughly fleshed out, while she is barely on speaking terms with Mr. Howard for the first 2/3rds of the book. Seeing her suddenly end up with Howard in this book was difficult for me.
Penelope's character sparkles, which was unexpected, given the poor review Penelope receives by Elizabeth in Austen's original fragment. She's really quite funny. Perhaps she is overdrawn, given that Emily is supposed to be the main character, but I enjoyed her.