Virtue and Vanity

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Summary: The traditon continues
Review: As a continuation of Desire and Duty, I enjoyed watching the further development of characters and plotlines from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. There was a lot more intrique and comedy of errors that added to the enjoyment of the book.

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Summary: Worse than their first
Review: I cannot decide if I deserve a pat on the back for being willing to give the Baders' attempts at Austen a second chance, or a kick in the pants for being such a sucker. This second attempt compounds the problems of the first. If possible, it is clumsier than Desire and Duty, more plodding, and less readable. Superlatives all, but insufficient to explain the depth of dismal writing to which this nonsense sinks. It would not be such a crime, were the authors not attempting to tag their awful efforts on the saleability of Ms. Austen's name and talent. She cannot defend herself. Hopefully her discerning readers will not fall into the trap I did. I now have TWO books in 48 years that I have returned to a bookstore. How SAD!

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Summary: Worse than their first
Review: I cannot decide if I deserve a pat on the back for being willing to give the Baders' attempts at Austen a second chance, or a kick in the pants for being such a sucker. This second attempt compounds the problems of the first. If possible, it is clumsier than Desire and Duty, more plodding, and less readable. Superlatives all, but insufficient to explain the depth of dismal writing to which this nonsense sinks. It would not be such a crime, were the authors not attempting to tag their awful efforts on the saleability of Ms. Austen's name and talent. She cannot defend herself. Hopefully her discerning readers will not fall into the trap I did. I now have TWO books in 48 years that I have returned to a bookstore. How SAD!

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Summary: A good read
Review: This is a good story that continues the sequel of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. It is not the best book I have read but it is certainly a good, fun, somewhat cheesy, story. It is worth the read, but one must read DESIRE AND DUTY before this book. It wont make sense unless you do so. If you like Jane Austen's fabulous novel then you will most likely enjoy this quick read.

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Summary: Sweet filler
Review: V&V is a sweet story, and an interesting follow-up to Desire & Duty. The ending is a bit recycled from D&D -- so it is predictable. But since there are no more works by Jane herself, this is a quick fix for a Jane junkie.