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A review by anna_delong
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters, Jane Austen
3.0
I really wanted to like this more than I did. The constant tone changing was jarring at first, and even though I got used to it somewhat, it was still a mixed bag.
The setting and sheer improbable logic of their circumstances were honestly the most jarring of all. The characters just, never cared or reacted, really, to what was happening around them. They didn't really act naturally, more like actors in a bad play. One of my favorite things about Jane Austen as an author is her ability to cut to the heart of human interaction and human nature, and this subsumed that entirely.
Also, my favorite passage was cut.
Read for novelty's sake if you want. I guess I was just hoping for more.
The setting and sheer improbable logic of their circumstances were honestly the most jarring of all. The characters just, never cared or reacted, really, to what was happening around them. They didn't really act naturally, more like actors in a bad play. One of my favorite things about Jane Austen as an author is her ability to cut to the heart of human interaction and human nature, and this subsumed that entirely.
Also, my favorite passage was cut.
Read for novelty's sake if you want. I guess I was just hoping for more.