Dear SPEBL members,
As we are currently (or at least I am) in a "Jane Eyre" obsession, I happened upon this book: "Jane Slayre". Okay, I know what you are thinking, and I don't blame you. I also read "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Grahame-Smith . . . not impressed--at all. And, just to be sure I followed it up with "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters" by Winters . . . again disappointing and pointless.
However, "Jane Slayre" is truly quite good. I think Browning Erwin does a great job of keeping the book's integrity, which is one of the things I didn't like about the other books--they changed too much of the plot and the development of the characters was totally lost. But . . . not only does "Jane Slayre" remain true to Jane's temperament, I think this book displays Jane's moral fiber quite accurately and convincingly. It's like Erwin added this whole new level to the Jane we already know--so you get a different look at the same person! Plus I think the roles and descriptions of the supporting cast helped to flesh out their temperments, while still remaining "spot on" with their original characters.
What I'm suggesting is that this book would be a perfect segue from "Jane Eyre" last month to "Twilight" next month since, of course, it involves vampires, zombies, werewolves and the like. If you read it, let me know what you think.
This was going to be just one of the many amazing things shared at the last SPEBL. But since I didn't know when we might meet again, I thought I better share it. My copy will be back in the Phoenix library on Monday...so put it on hold and read it.
