Title: What is the point of this book?
Review: A friend gave me her copy of THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB, saying that she found it unreadable but that, since I loved the writing of Jane Austen, I probably would enjoy it.I didn't enjoy it. I hated it.What was the point of this book? It's not about Jane Austen, and it's barely about the members of this so-called "Book Club."The characters hardly are developed and, in consequence, there is no way that they can engage a reader.These characters rarely interact with one another and their backstories, insofar as these are revealed, are boring.I find it difficult to believe those people who claim to admire this book, thinking that their claims are some sort of pseudo-intellectual version of the "Emperor's New Clothes."As far as I can see, the choice of this title totally exploits the excellent reputation of Jane Austen, an author who no longer is around to defend herself.
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