false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255680755m/6594687.jpg 6594687 1 It begins one day in sophomore English class, just as Ellie Barnett's teacher is assigning Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". From nowhere comes a quiet 'tsk' of displeasure. The target: Sam Blaine, the cute bad boy who's teasing Ellie mercilessly, just as he has since kindergarten. Entirely unbidden, as Jane might say, the author's ghost has taken up residence in Ellie's mind, and seems determined to stay there. Jane's wise and witty advice guides Ellie through the hell of adolescence and beyond, serving as the voice she trusts, usually far more than her own. Years and boyfriends come and go - sometimes a little too quickly, sometimes not nearly fast enough. But Jane's counsel is constant, and on the subject of Sam, quite insistent. Stay away, Jane demands. He is your Mr. Wickham. Still, everyone has something to learn about love - perhaps even Jane herself. And lately, the voice in Ellie's head is being drowned out by another, urging her to look beyond everything she thought she knew and seek out her very own, very unexpected, happy ending. 6788424 1 10 2009 According To Jane total:119|5:31|4:30|3:33|2:16|1:9| 119 415 395 55 4 2 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 07:12:50 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 12:29:30 -0700 2009
Edit: I agree with the other reviewers who have noted t...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Aug 11 18:07:23 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 07:31:30 -0700 2009 I truly hope those who read it will enjoy the story. And I hope Jane Austen would've been pleased by her place in the novel. I like to think so...

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Review: According to Jane
Summary: In Marilyn Brant’s smart, wildly inventive debut, one woman in search of herself receives advice from the ultimate expert in matters of the heart…

It begins one day...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 05:55:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 06:13:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 03:20:41 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 03:22:26 -0700 2009 According to Jane does. While reading it, I found myself checking the percentage every few pages and rolling my eyes over how slowly the nu...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:36:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:37:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 01:12:17 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 11:21:12 -0700 2009
The Book blurb really says it all perfectly in this one case.

Ellie is handed a copy of Pride and Prejudice in school, and behind her Sam is bu...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 23 20:15:51 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 20:47:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 21:52:49 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 22:12:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 15:42:11 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 19:29:19 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 1 true false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 09:09:23 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 10:30:29 -0700 2009
I picked up a copy of the book the other day and devoured it within two days....more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 20:22:02 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:24:14 -0700 2009
Updated October 2009 - I received this book yesterday. Incredibly fast shipping with a nice handwritten note from the author. Which makes me feel really bad about the review I'm about to write.

I sho...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 01 10:14:07 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 11:30:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 10:49:33 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 03:05:02 -0700 2009 According to Jane author Marilyn Brant presents a chick lit story with a Jane Austen twist.

The chick lit portion of the book holds its own within the genre. Brant uses a time shifting technique flopping from past to present that is quite competent. The characters have depth enou...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 08:38:34 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 19:49:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 11 11:03:12 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 11:07:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Sep 08 06:55:10 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 07:52:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 15:11:08 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 18:33:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6594687