Pride and Prejudice: The Jewess and the Gentile [NOOK Book]

I have been a lover of Austen for years and have watched the ma

I have been a lover of Austen for years and have watched the mashup phenom with interest. Where I think they go wrong is that they violate the rules of Austen's universe. What Raphael's done here is quietly brilliant. He's snuck into the text and rewritten it in key places, changing characters, scenes, plot threads, and dialogue to make everything cohere in an alternate universe: Lizzie and her family are Anglo Jews facing prejucide in Regency England. Careless readers would miss it, so would anyone skimming, but to readers paying attention, the changes are woven into the book from the first line onward. Of course he uses Austen's text--that's what mashups do, and anyone claiming this is P&P word for word simply hasn't bothered reading it with an open mind. I can assure you, Austen was not Jewish, neither was Lizzie, and Raphael has added a great deal (and cut some) to make it all fit together. If you want a true sense of the book's impact, don't just read what I've said, read what the Austen authors have written above in praise of a book that deserves to be at the forefront of Austen mashups. Remember, folks, this is a mashup: that means it combines Austen with the author's own vision. It is not, repeat, not a brand new novel. It's not supposed to be. What it is, is tremendous, clever fun.

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Witty and wonderful!

In the crowded world of Austen mash-ups, this takes the prize for intelligence and subtlety. The author hasn't gone over the top, but envisions a 100% believable and authentic-sounding Pride and Prejudice where the Bennet family is Jewish. That sets of a cascade of new complioations and I was both delighted and fascinated. I learned a lot about Regency England I didn't know from previous readings of Austen, and I laughed over and over. I think this is a perfect book group book!

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Anyone who thinks that this mashup is just a rehash of P&P i

Anyone who thinks that this mashup is just a rehash of P&P is completely missing the point. The author has subtly changed P&P, moving it into an alternate reality where almost everyone is Jewish, and then developed all the implications. Of course Austen's text is there, but it's been subtly, ingeniously changed. A must read for fans of Austen.

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Do not buy this book

This is word for word JA P&P. If you have read P&P do not waste your money.

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pride and prejudice: the jewess and the gentile

if you have already read pride and prejudice you do not have to buy this book. it is almost verbatum

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