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The seemingly endless parade of Jane Austen adaptations (Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, anyone?) may tempt weary readers to give this book a pass. And, really, who can blame them? Perhaps an exception should be made, however, for The Three Weissmanns of Westport, which most critics hailed as a clever and warmhearted tale about love, life, and the true meaning of family. Schine's story captures the essence of Austen's classics, with pages filled with vibrant characters and insightful soc
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I was very disappointed in this book. It could have been a very interesting and insightful story, based on the premise of the book. AND it got great reviews. But I found it to be more like a soap opera; I felt it was trite, the characters were too shallow and it was not deeply moving at a gut level. Not the worst thing I've ever read, but I gave it one star since it rates slightly below "it was okay."
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While I love reading book reviews, more and more lately I feel I lose something by coming to a book with so much advance knowledge of the plot. Here's another example of how not knowing ahead of time anything about the book really added to my enjoyment. Instead of looking critically for the comparison, I started recognizing a few chapters into the book that Schine was creating an homage of sorts. Without giving too much away, I have to say that I found her ending much more satisfying on many lev
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Enjoyed ths story of 2 middle aged women and their mother who have decamper to Westport CT from NYC. The writing captured the emtions they were going though as their lives seemingly come undone. Highly recommended.
Meh. Gave it 80 pgs. I had higher expectations.
May 24, 2010
Julie
marked it as to-read
Aug 13, 2011
Denise
marked it as to-read
Oct 15, 2011
Das
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Jul 09, 2012
Suzanne Moore
marked it as to-read
Oct 21, 2014
Terri FL
marked it as to-read
