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Epic Fail by Claire Lazebnik
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Epic Fail (edition 2011)

by Claire Lazebnik

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In this modern take on "Pride and Prejudice," Elise Benton, who has just moved to California, is a junior at an exclusive prep school where, in spite of her initial bad impression, she finds herself attracted to the moody and handsome son of Hollywood's most famous celebrity couple.
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Title:Epic Fail
Authors:Claire Lazebnik
Info:HarperTeen (2011), Paperback, 304 pages
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Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik

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    Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg (readr)
    readr: Both are modern day high school adaptations of Pride and Prejudice.
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Super cute airy teen drama romance. Lots of fun! ( )
  whakaora | Mar 5, 2023 |
“You have a nickname, too?” he asked me.
“I could tell you, but then I’d have to shoot you,” I said apologetically.
He nudged Juliana’s elbow with his. “Will you tell me?”
“No way. She knows where I sleep.”


Yup. This has me hooked. For now.
Will see.

EDIT 2013/07/29
Yup, another take on [b:Pride and Prejudice|1885|Pride and Prejudice|Jane Austen|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320399351s/1885.jpg|3060926].
Cute, light. And funny. Kept me amused (which isn't exactly easy since I have peculiar sense of humour).

But I wouldn't say it's anything epic. A fast read that doesn't leave much of a lasting impression really.

(Oh and, personally, [b:Prom and Prejudice|8369681|Prom and Prejudice|Elizabeth Eulberg|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1281991654s/8369681.jpg|13225041] left more of an impact with me. It felt more solid. Plus I'm a sucker for music. Ah well. To each their own...) ( )
  QuirkyCat_13 | Jun 20, 2022 |
Pride and prejudices is my most favorite book of all times: it’s romantic, original, amazing and unique but most importantly: inimitable. So what is it with authors today trying to retell it? It’s not like it needed a je-ne-sais-quoi of something or that it lacked a fact here, another cheesy line there to make it perfect, it’s flawless just the way it is.

Sadly, there are tons of said books out there, promising a modern retelling of my beloved classic, sometimes it’s just a pale imitation, a disaster or so I’ve heard, but sometimes and I mean extremely rarely sometimes *shock* the author succeedes and ends up coming with a hilarious, fantastic and lovable book that will make you laugh hard and like almost every aspect of their story and their characters.

Fortunately for me, Epic Fail falls in the latter category.

Because in fact, “Epic Fail” is an Epic Win.

If you have read Pride and Prejudices (and liked it) then no worries, there’s not much new but then there’s nothing not to like, the story follows smoothly the main events of the classic, with tricky and modern, very-well-done twists. You are easily attached to our main protagonists: Elise Benton is hilarious with her heavy sarcasm and quick, witty comeback. Derek Edwards (who were mentioned by his first and last name throughout the whole book), the son of two gold stars of Hollywood fit pretty good in the Darcy persona: moody, coming as a standoffish, cold brat, hardly ever smiling but when showing his soft ¬— true side he turns into this dreamy, shyly romantic guy you just want to… well, to do bad things with.

I loved it. I kept reading until 3 a.m. on a night school. Also with the last few pages, Epic Fail kind of reminded why and how much I adored Pride and Prejudices and just like that, I fell in love with it all over again.
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  Ash600 | Mar 19, 2021 |
One of the better medernization stories of Pride and Prejudice. I like the overall story line, although the character name changes was a bit challenging to get used to. ( )
  clutzycaro | Dec 23, 2020 |
I had a hard time finding any common ground with the characters. We meet Elise and her sisters pretty quickly and it is after a move that has put them into a Prep School. There are all sorts of snotty kids at the school and quite a few kids of celebrities. Elise's mom and dad both work at the prep school and while that is uncomfortable in itself, her mother is the Principal; making the situation worse for the girls.
Elise of course has a crush on the mysterious Derek, whom is the son of two movie stars. Derek acts like it is a chore to listen to people talk about his parents and really puts off a "don't bother me" vibe.
This is pretty much your average teen book with a few cliches thrown in for good measure. The writing was ok and kept me reading, but it isn't something I would pick up again. ( )
  chaoticbooklover | Dec 26, 2018 |
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