In “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,” painful personal setbacks often occur at the same moment as sea-monster attacks, suggesting a metaphorical linkage of “monsters” with the pains of romantic disappointment forĮxample, Marianne is rebuffed by Willoughby at Hydra-Z precisely as the giant mutant lobsters are staging their mutiny. But given that it’s a satirical work that combines Austen’s original text with sinister, tentacled creatures, its living co-author hasĭecided to have a little fun with the questions.Īmong the discussion topics that Mr. These days, it seems, any book that stands a chance of being read by more than five people must include a reader’s discussion guide: a set of proposed questions at the back of the book for lazy book-group leadersĪnd readers too timid to start conversations on their own.Įven the coming novel “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,” by Jane Austen and Ben H. Quirk Books The cover of “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” by Jane Austen and Ben H.
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