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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3/2022 Esta era una de las novelas favoritas de Jane Austen y a mí se me ha atascado un poco, pero no era ella, he sido yo.
Me ha costado un poco entrar en el ritmo pausado de esta novela, tarda bastante en que empiecen a pasar cosas, pero alrededor del tercio ya salí del atasco y todo bien, teniendo en cuenta que no es una acción trepidante.
Pensaba todo el rato qué suerte no estar sujetas a tantísimas normas hechas solamente por aparentar y que me gustaría ver una adaptación.
Si os gustan las novelas de tacitas, dadle.
La traducción (maravillosa y llena de detalles) es de @noemijfurquet
Me ha costado un poco entrar en el ritmo pausado de esta novela, tarda bastante en que empiecen a pasar cosas, pero alrededor del tercio ya salí del atasco y todo bien, teniendo en cuenta que no es una acción trepidante.
Pensaba todo el rato qué suerte no estar sujetas a tantísimas normas hechas solamente por aparentar y que me gustaría ver una adaptación.
Si os gustan las novelas de tacitas, dadle.
La traducción (maravillosa y llena de detalles) es de @noemijfurquet
Oh man. This was SO GOOD. So good!!! I can't believe I'd been putting it off for so long because I thought it was going to be a slog -- I should have trusted Jane Austen. I really enjoyed all the characters here, and the delicate balance of narrative suspense and realism. Belinda won my heart in a very similar way to Evelina, but without the distracting subplot. I wish I had friends to gossip about the ending with!
EDIT: I've just discovered that the librivox recording is based off of the 1810 edition of the text, in which Edgeworth edited out an interracial marriage. Now I need to read the 1801 to compare!
EDIT: I've just discovered that the librivox recording is based off of the 1810 edition of the text, in which Edgeworth edited out an interracial marriage. Now I need to read the 1801 to compare!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Have you read and reread all of your Austen books? Gone through all the Brontes? And you still haven't gotten enough of the independently minded Georgian/Victorian era heroines? Then try Belinda. While not quite as well written as Austen, there is enough here to provide a diversion such as the education of women, cross dressing, gender and race issues, and opium addiction. And of course a bit of romance.
The story revolves mostly around Lady Delacour and Belinda. The former "was governed by pride, by sentiment, by whim, by enthusiasm, by passion - by anything but reason" and the latter is the complete opposite. There is a scene at a ball that is very much reminiscent of Pride and Prejudice where Belinda overhears a rude comment by the main love interest in the story. Perhaps this is where Ms. Austen got the idea?
Giving 3 stars simply because when compared to other similar era books, the writing is not as smooth. Many of the conversations seem odd and disjointed and many of the scenes don't flow together well.
The story revolves mostly around Lady Delacour and Belinda. The former "was governed by pride, by sentiment, by whim, by enthusiasm, by passion - by anything but reason" and the latter is the complete opposite. There is a scene at a ball that is very much reminiscent of Pride and Prejudice where Belinda overhears a rude comment by the main love interest in the story. Perhaps this is where Ms. Austen got the idea?
Giving 3 stars simply because when compared to other similar era books, the writing is not as smooth. Many of the conversations seem odd and disjointed and many of the scenes don't flow together well.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
funny
slow-paced
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
so much happens here. drug here and then, but overall enjoyable and a Very Clever ending few pages
Ja des de bon principi creia que posar a la contraportada que Jane Austen es va inspirar en aquesta escriptora era un error, i després de llegir la novel·la ho segueixo pensant. Qui ha llegit a Austen no pot parar de comparar estils, i Edgeworth hi surt perdent. Tot i que és agradable de llegir, a estones la trama es fa carregosa y avorrida. El final, forçat.
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Des de antes de la lectura pensé que nombrar a Jane Austen como seguidora de esta autora era un error, y lo sigo pensando. Quién ha leído Austen no deja de comparar estilos, y Edgeworth sale perdiendo. Aunque sea agradable de leer, a ratos el argumento se vuelve cargado y aburrido. El final, forzado.
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Des de antes de la lectura pensé que nombrar a Jane Austen como seguidora de esta autora era un error, y lo sigo pensando. Quién ha leído Austen no deja de comparar estilos, y Edgeworth sale perdiendo. Aunque sea agradable de leer, a ratos el argumento se vuelve cargado y aburrido. El final, forzado.