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Writer: Amanda Craig; Genre: Fiction
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Jennifer Armstrong
Most of the time, Jennifer Armstrong is indulging her TiVo habit, watching and rewatching ''Alias,'' ''The O.C.,'' and ''Newlyweds.'' The rest of the time, she's writing about TV for EW
With slapstick confusion, magic potions, and Shakespearean references galore, Craig crafts a modern-day Midsummer Night's Dream in the story of a husband and wife vacationing at an Italian villa with their wacky friends and family. But often her efforts to re-create the Bard's tale prove more distracting than enchanting. (Must the Nick Bottom-like Guy have actual tufts of hair on his ears and a ''braying laugh''?) The beginning doesn't show Shakespeare's knack for cutting straight to the drama -- Craig luxuriates too long in idleness before showing the love. The conclusion, however, manages to surprise in a way old Will never dreamed of.
Posted Jul 25, 2003
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