El mundo al revés

by Beverly West, Nancy Peske

Why is it, the authors ask, that all the great romances of literature and film end tragically... for the heroine? Surely there must be a way for love to flourish without some poor unfortunate woman throwing herself in front of a train, giving in to consumption, being dumped, or settling for Mr. Not-So-Right.
The result of these musings is a wildly funny and enlightening retelling of twelve classics, including Gone With the Wind, Wuthering Heights, The Thorn Birds, Casablanca, The Scarlet Letter, and, of course, Romeo and Juliet
In each, the romantic heroes have learned to behave like responsible adults, actually doing a little relationship work, and can be heard making such statements as "Frankly, Scarlett, I do give a damn. Let's go back to your place. I'll cook you a nice dinner, I'll lay a fire, and, with your consent, we can make passionate love, during which I will be as concerned with your pleasure as my own. Then while you nap, I will wash the dishes and prepare a light, healthy snack to restore our expended energy."
Finally, the record has been set straight, and our beloved heroines are awarded with the love they so richly deserve.

Genres: Humor, Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Beverly West is a bestselling developmental editor, ghostwriter and publishing brand strategist. Bev specializes in big think books by thought leaders in the areas of entrepreneurialism, sales, marketing and memoir.

Bev’s recent projects include Flip the Script by the incomparable sales guru Oren Klaff (Portfolio) Luck Comes to Visit It Doesn’t Come to Stay (Forbes) by iconic impresario Charles Koppelman (Forbes), Innovation in Translationk How Big Ideas Really Happen by visionary innovator Dave Ferrera, and Youth Nation by Matt Britton.
Bev’s work regularly appears in Forbesand Fortune. Her work has also appeared in Wired,US Weekly, Redbook, Vogue, Body and Soul, Nylon, Real Simple, Paper, Self, Marie Claire, Metrosource, and People Magazine.
Bev’s books have been featured in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the Boston Herald, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun Times, the Miami Herald, the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and the Daily Oklahoman. Additionally, Bev was a national spokesperson for Netflix, and the lead writer for Monster.com’s Work/Life Balance area.

Bev lives with her husband Jason, 2 pugs, 1 rescue mutt named Olive, and one very confident cat on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Reviews

[P.J. Coldren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a hoot! Fairy tales and classics retold from an updated, feminist perspective . . . I'd read just about all of them in the original, which (of course) made the jokes funnier.

[Doris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very tongue in cheek humor which had me laughing out loud, this set of stories pokes fun at myths, legends and religion without halting or apology. Excellent read!

[Kelli]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/12141028

[Cathy Houston · Rating 2 out of 5]

the great romances retold in psychobabble, slightly amusing

[Deb Stucky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clever , witty , funny

[Chris Lindert · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of short parodies on the absolute classic romances. I did enjoy them all. Would like them to be a bit more developed.

[Jessica Foust · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't stop laughing!!

My only complaint is this book is entirely too short! 😂

I want more retellings!!

[behsforensics]

Look at Adam and Eve or Trouble in Paradise
West, Beverly

[Kimberly Cayton · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edición en castellano de Frankly Scarlett, I Do Give a Damn!.