A review by somechelsea
Flirting with Pride and Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece by Glenn Yeffeth, Jennifer Crusie
3.0
I was disappointed in this collection - there seemed to be no middle ground between overly academic (and frankly, boring) essays, and the ones that didn't do much more than point out that every woman in the world thinks Colin Firth is hot. Yeah, I know. (Yeah, I'm the oddball who liked McFadyen better.)
[author:Adam Robert]'s Jane Austen and the Masturbating Critic was the most frustrating (and simultaneously content-light), but Lani Diane Rich's squealing teenage girl-esque diary (My Firth Love) was the most unredeemable. The Original Chick Lit Masterpiece was interesting, and I enjoyed all of the essays in Jane's Untold Stories. I'll probably end up buying this at some point, but only because I can't help myself when it comes to Jane. And I refuse to pay full price for it. So there.
[author:Adam Robert]'s Jane Austen and the Masturbating Critic was the most frustrating (and simultaneously content-light), but Lani Diane Rich's squealing teenage girl-esque diary (My Firth Love) was the most unredeemable. The Original Chick Lit Masterpiece was interesting, and I enjoyed all of the essays in Jane's Untold Stories. I'll probably end up buying this at some point, but only because I can't help myself when it comes to Jane. And I refuse to pay full price for it. So there.