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funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Chapter 23 is where the drama was at its altime high and Anne Elliot was spitting quoteable thigs left and right. But the rest of the book, or rather, everything else was kind of stale to read in comparison.
NetGalley's new app was a bit glitchy, so it took 4 tries to download this book. I am glad I did, as it was enjoyable to listen to while doing other tasks. Of course, I have read the book several times and have seen every adaptation I can get my hands on, so the story wasn't exactly new.
I wasn't entirely happy to hear a male narrator at first, since this is a story with such strong female characters. The narrator grew on me, though--he voiced characters differently, but not to the point of caricature. I was puzzled that the narrator, the felicitously named Mike Read, opted for some modern and/or not very British pronunciations, such as "chase" for "chaise" and "Captain Ben-wick" instead of "Bennick." But those nitpicks don't get in the way of this masterpiece.
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for a digital ARC for the purpose of an unbiased review.
I wasn't entirely happy to hear a male narrator at first, since this is a story with such strong female characters. The narrator grew on me, though--he voiced characters differently, but not to the point of caricature. I was puzzled that the narrator, the felicitously named Mike Read, opted for some modern and/or not very British pronunciations, such as "chase" for "chaise" and "Captain Ben-wick" instead of "Bennick." But those nitpicks don't get in the way of this masterpiece.
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for a digital ARC for the purpose of an unbiased review.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The YEARNING!!!!! I very much understand why this is such a favourite of so many Austenheads but I still think I like her more sharply satirical works better. Don't get me wrong, the menippean barbs about vanity are fun, but this book is a lot more focused on Anne Elliot picking apart the meaning of infinitesimally short glances between her and Wentworth across a party. The level of dissection she gives to a single look? Practically a woman in STEM. She needs a group chat.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Slow and over detailed but loved the descriptions of yearning for each other
Not my favourite Austen but nevertheless very good, I particularly liked the premise
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
This is by far my fav work of Jane Austen, I loved everything about it