Wednesday, April 2, 2008

"Enthusiasm" by Polly Schulman

Enthusiasm is the perfect book for Pride and Prejudice fans! The book is about a girl, named Ashleigh, who is an enthusiast (person who changes interests faster then the weather). Her best friend introduces her to the world of Elizabeth Bennett and Ashleigh gets hooked. When Ashleigh decides to find their soul mates, will it go wrong or will Ashleigh and her friend find their “Prince Charming”. This book is filled with romance, friendship friction, and unwanted beaus as well as a mystery.


I really enjoyed this book and I think that any girl who reads it can’t help but identify with one of the main characters. This book would attract girl readers and any fans of romance or romantic mysteries. Pride and Prejudice fans will love this modern spin-off of the classic.

The author was very creative with her characters and also with just making this book into a modern fairytale, which ties in with Pride and Prejudice. There are many twists in the plot that keep you interested and there’s also a nice ending.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

This book sounds funny and interesting. I think the review was well written and enjoyable to read.

Maria

Anonymous said...

This books seems like one I would like to read because I am a fan of prde and prejudice. I also like stories that are fairy-taleish so I think this book will appeal to me. The review is well-written because it tells us about the genre of this story and also tells us which types of readers will enjoy the read.


Friend

Anonymous said...

This book sound like it's really good. I think it's cool how it's a spin off of a classic book. I think this review was written really well. It tells you a lot about the book without giving anything away

Carrie

Anonymous said...

The review of the book gives us contrast about the other book related to Enthusiasm, and I think it attracts many people more than just reviewing only about Enthusiasm. It makes me want to read both of them.

Mina

Anonymous said...

Although I have never read Pride and Prejudice, I did watch the movie and really liked it. This book also sounds fun because the character seems like someone fun to read about. Books that are a modern version of another story are fun to read because they are both the same and different.

Anonymous said...

I agree with Carrie about the book "Enthusiasm" by Polly Schulman sounding cool as a classic type. The review has been written very nicely and it has a touch of intellectuality to it. This book looks like one I would read because I like 'Pride and Prejudice' and as it says on the review "it ties in with Pride and Prejudice".
Sushmita C.

Anonymous said...

I am a really big fan of both the Pride and Prejudice book and movie. The review was excepionally written with just the right amount of information to grab the readers attention and not spoil anything. I am not really into the classic to modern twist books but this review definitely makes the book sound inviting and interesting.

~Vivian

Anonymous said...

This book was really good. I read it and it was so good that I bought it. I liked the plot line and I found that it followed the Pride and Prejudice book closely. I think that the person who wrote this review did a good job of telling you what the book is about but keeping the end and some suprises secret. I highly recommend this book.

Mary Margaret

Anonymous said...

I havent read this book but after reading the report id like to. Ive watched the movie "Pride and prejudice" but i wonder if the books is basically the same thing as the movie. I never heard of this book so it was a surprise to see a report on it.

Neomi

Anonymous said...

This book sounds fun and interesting. This books seems like the one I would love to read because I am a big fan of pride and prejudice. Plus, I love reading books that filled with romance, and friendship. It seems to be the right book for me to read.

Srei.

Anonymous said...

I've never watched or read Pride and Prejudice but I really like reading these genre of books. I like to discover what teenage girls do and how they handle things like peer pressure. Though I am not really a fan of mystery, I will pick up this book when I have the oppurtunity.

~Tata

Anonymous said...

This book sounds very interesting and I enjoy reading this type of book that's about romance. As the review says it ties up with pride and prejudice but it's a modern version. I would like to read this book sometime and I'm sure everyone is going to love it.
-Nutt