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Loading... Jane Bites Back: A Novel (edition 2009)by Michael Thomas Ford
Work detailsJane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford
Although this is a completely improbable story, I wasn't annoyed. Yay! Taking one of my favorite authors and turning her into a vampire put my back up before I even started reading, but I could actually see Jane Austen in this character. Nicely done, even if the plot was a bit too convenient at times. (  ) Krumbs | Mar 31, 2013 |  RATING: 2.5 stars.Enjoyable, but a bit too short. There was a lot going on and not nearly enough development. I liked the idea, though. (  ) slayra | Aug 1, 2012 | So much fun! (  ) jsboehm79 | Jun 27, 2012 | What an entertaining look at Jane Austen as a vampire! Ford is able to convincingly write in Jane's witty, somewhat snarky voice and endear her to the reader from the first chapter in which she hosts an Austen-inspired writer in her bookshop. Jane's disgust and frustration with Austen copy-cats (and especially not enjoying any royalties) were hilarious. Add in her struggle to get published, her grappling with the return of her maker, Lord Bryon, and her romantic interest in a human, make this a fast, enjoyable read. Recommended for those of us who enjoy classic literature and the monster variations. :) (  ) LeanneSF | Mar 3, 2012 | A fun read with Jane Austen as a vampire in the current period. I liked it so well that I am reading the sequel. A lot of humor and poking fun at the Austen industry, the romance writers' conventions and, I think, Harriet Klausner. ( ) phyllis2779 | Aug 21, 2011 |
We know what you’re thinking: OHGODNOTANOTHERMONSTERMASHUPMAKEITSTOOOOOOOOOP! ANDHOWDARETHEYDOTHATTOJANEAUSTENANYWAY? While normally we might feel the same way, to tell the truth, we were intrigued by the description of Jane Bites Back the first time we read about it in Publisher’s Lunch. Admit it, Vampire Jane getting revenge on those who take advantage of her literary legacy kicks all kinds of butt in concept. It remained to be seen whether the author could follow through on that amusing premise. Fortunately, Michael Thomas Ford pulled it off; Vampire Jane is much more human and enjoyable than the chocolate-box saint that many Janeites have created in her image. She’s a lady—but with a bite.
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