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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Anne was awesome. Wentworth was meh. Loved his letter though, that was charming. I wish that they had more interactions with each other.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope" wrote the love interest in this book.
You know what I am? I'm dead. Deceased. Absolutely murdered on the floor by virtue of these two lines alone.
This is a gorgeous romance, short and sweet, so I absolutely reccommend it to anyone looking for a slightly easier intro into Jane Austen's novels. While it is perhaps less complex, we get to be DAZZLED by the love letter written and mope constantly about the lack of romance in our own lives. This is a truly exemplary show of Jane Austen's narrative talent.
Jane Austen is always such a wonderful dichotomy: on the one hand, she simply wrote the original chick flicks. On the other, she did so with subtle and clever satire, incredibly empathy and understanding of some incredibly three-dimensional characters, and a demonstration of the sheer power of what you can do with words.
All I'm saying is other love declerations need to step it up. The bar has been set, and it's been set with this:
"Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years ago."
My heart, in case anyone was wondering, is about to cease all function.
You know what I am? I'm dead. Deceased. Absolutely murdered on the floor by virtue of these two lines alone.
This is a gorgeous romance, short and sweet, so I absolutely reccommend it to anyone looking for a slightly easier intro into Jane Austen's novels. While it is perhaps less complex, we get to be DAZZLED by the love letter written and mope constantly about the lack of romance in our own lives. This is a truly exemplary show of Jane Austen's narrative talent.
Jane Austen is always such a wonderful dichotomy: on the one hand, she simply wrote the original chick flicks. On the other, she did so with subtle and clever satire, incredibly empathy and understanding of some incredibly three-dimensional characters, and a demonstration of the sheer power of what you can do with words.
All I'm saying is other love declerations need to step it up. The bar has been set, and it's been set with this:
"Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years ago."
My heart, in case anyone was wondering, is about to cease all function.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Un clásico romántico de diez.
Una novela de grandes amores nunca olvidados, corazones rotos y segundas oportunidades.
En una sociedad que da mas importancia a las apariencias, su familia y una bien intencionada amiga, persuade a Anne Elliot de lo malo que sería comprometerse con Frederick Wentworth, un hombre alistado en la marina, de poca fortuna.
Años después, el ahora capitán Wentworth, vuelve a la vida de Anne casi por casualidad. Adinerado y despechado, parece dispuesto a encontrar un nuevo amor.
Pero aquí, a pesar que nuestros protagonistas se engañen a si mismos, diciéndose que ese amor ya pasó, sus acciones hablan por si solas. Ninguno de los dos puede escapar de sus mutuas órbitas y se encuentran una y otra vez, destinados a una colisión inevitable. Son el uno para el otro.
Me lo he leído de una sentada y probablemente me lo volveré a leer.
Una novela de grandes amores nunca olvidados, corazones rotos y segundas oportunidades.
En una sociedad que da mas importancia a las apariencias, su familia y una bien intencionada amiga, persuade a Anne Elliot de lo malo que sería comprometerse con Frederick Wentworth, un hombre alistado en la marina, de poca fortuna.
Años después, el ahora capitán Wentworth, vuelve a la vida de Anne casi por casualidad. Adinerado y despechado, parece dispuesto a encontrar un nuevo amor.
Pero aquí, a pesar que nuestros protagonistas se engañen a si mismos, diciéndose que ese amor ya pasó, sus acciones hablan por si solas. Ninguno de los dos puede escapar de sus mutuas órbitas y se encuentran una y otra vez, destinados a una colisión inevitable. Son el uno para el otro.
Me lo he leído de una sentada y probablemente me lo volveré a leer.
Full of the humor and charm you would expect. Most characters are oblivious to themselves, and Austen’s writing does a great job of showing the reader what they can’t see, though for all of the fun that provides, it can feel a little thin at times. Overall, the arc of Anne starting to get recognition after being written off and eventually succeeding in love works nicely, though it’s slow at times and fairly predictable (especially in light of Austen’s other works). There’s a little thrown in towards the end where Anne considers how lost love affects men and women and whether her initial rejection of Wentworth was a correct decision, which I appreciated.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Absolutely loved this work and from all her other stories this has become my favorite. An Austen novel does not include many of the problems involving the different societies of 19th century England as incorporated into works done by other authors, but she presents situations involving classes that mainly focus on making good matches. In this story the main focus would be on three very different sisters. The youngest Anne was persuaded to abandon one she was engaged to, deemed not worthy of her rank in society. Years later they are brought together quite by fate and the rest is the making of a very good read.