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Original Title: | Epic Fail |
ISBN: | 0061921262 (ISBN13: 9780061921261) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Elise Benton, Derek Edwards |
Setting: | Los Angeles, California(United States) |
Claire LaZebnik
Paperback | Pages: 295 pages Rating: 3.73 | 33552 Users | 2297 Reviews
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Title | : | Epic Fail |
Author | : | Claire LaZebnik |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 295 pages |
Published | : | August 2nd 2011 by HarperTeen |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Romance. Contemporary. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. High School. Retellings |
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At Coral Tree Prep in Los Angeles, who your parents are can make or break you. Case in point:- As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards is pretty much prince of the school--not that he deigns to acknowledge many of his loyal subjects.
- As the daughter of the new principal, Elise Benton isn't exactly on everyone's must-sit-next-to-at-lunch list.
When Elise's beautiful sister catches the eye of the prince's best friend, Elise gets to spend a lot of time with Derek, making her the envy of every girl on campus. Except she refuses to fall for any of his rare smiles and instead warms up to his enemy, the surprisingly charming social outcast Webster Grant. But in this hilarious tale of fitting in and flirting, not all snubs are undeserved, not all celebrity brats are bratty, and pride and prejudice can get in the way of true love for only so long.
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Ratings: 3.73 From 33552 Users | 2297 ReviewsAssessment Out Of Books Epic Fail
Epic Fail? Not this novel. Advertised as a young adult novel I suppose a 63 year old man ought not be interested. But as a reader of the classics, especially Austen, Thackeray, Trollope, Dickens, Bennett, etc. I was drawn to LaZebniks novel because I have read her other novels. And she does not disappoint.Do we know what will happen? Most probably adult readers will figure it out. But we dont read Austen to be thrilled by some plot reversal we read for the enjoyment of the language and to beI simply loved this book. Period. No More No less. :) Contrast to its title Epic Fail , this one is an Epic Win! for me. It's a great modern rendition of Pride and Prejudice that has kept its own identity separate from the old classic. Its a great re-imagined version or counterpart to the classic love story of the headstrong and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet and the intimidating, aloof,and handsome Mr. Darcy which was retold in a modern day setting of outrageous teens with the characters
This book is a 21rt century version of Pride and Prejudice.It's very to see the similarities between those two books.The similarities are the names(Elise Benton-Elizabeth Bennet and Derek's sister Georgia-Mr. Darcy's sister Georgiana)the plot,the end making a little predictable the book without making it boring.It's an easy read and if you like pride and prejudice you will like this one tooElise Benton moves with her family to California and with her sister Julliana continue their education to a
I am tempted to create a shelf called the gobblers. Gobblers are books that you soak up in one sitting and are usually oodles of fun. I used to be a gobbler fanatic. Picking up these types of books frequently and reading them like candy. I miss those days sometimes...Anyways this particular story centers on Elise Benton. She's moved to a L.A. with her family and the changes of course are taking some time. Elise is going to a prep school where everyone knows a movie star, and her mother is the
3.5 starsCute.Not mind-blowing, but it was a really cute young adult retelling of Austin's Pride and Prejudice.Dereck's (Darcy) parents are famous Hollywood actors, and he's learned to be cautious around people.Naturally, he comes off looking snobby...Elise's (Elizabeth) mother is the new prep-school principal, and her father is a teacher. Both are embarrassingly strict/wacky...The plot sticks relatively close to P&P, but it still goes off on its own here and there. Only one sister is
IT WAS REALLY CUTE AND FAST READ I READ IT IN ONE SITTING.
This was a quick read, and fun, but suffered from trying to remake Pride and Prejudice. Seriously, unless you're really good, authors, don't do this! But what do I know? It's YA, so a little leeway might be extended. Still, that ruined some of the fun for me as a) it projected some plot developments too early (like knowing that the Wickham analog is a no good slime ball) and b) any deviations come across as weaknesses (deserved or not).Take Caroline Bingley/Chelsea, for example. In this book,
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