Reviews

Persuasion by Jane Austen

gleigh96's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

4.25

ktlemone2's review against another edition

3.0

I always love Jane Austen’s work but I just left feeling like I needed a bit more from this book. Still incredible though. I loved that there was emphasis on women generally being pushed by others and persuaded to do what others feel is right.

emmajarvis's review against another edition

5.0

This book made me so happy! I absolutely loved Anne and thought she was pretty different and a lot more mature (she's a whopping TWENTY SEVEN which means she's basically on her death bed lol) than some of Jane Austen's other heroines. Even though there weren't actually that many interactions between her and Captain Wentworth I still loved them together so much

Spoiler

. And that letter he wrote her in the end was so sweet!!!

. Also I found all the side characters super hilarious.

manglitter's review against another edition

5.0

For the Jane Austen July readathon, I love this story so much it's my fave with P&P. I love the last chapters the most. I could say that there are a different number and kind of villains in this book. It was such a delight.

thedragonwolf's review against another edition

3.0

Not my favorite of Austin’s novels, I found this one to be more broad in terms of scope, it follows more characters around and I simply do not care for many of them. Call it a literary sin, but the only adaptation I’ve seen of this is the Netflix one with Dakota Johnson and honestly? I missed the humor from it a little bit

lis_allenwalker's review against another edition

5.0

Unmatched

booksreadbydeepti's review against another edition

2.0

I had watched the trailer of the upcoming Netflix Film based on this book, and was really intrigued by it, and as i am in a reading mode - wanted to read this book.

aqualanja's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked the character of Anne, the minus point is because it is very slow paced and people around Anne are very very annoying 

radeyahc's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

_julia313_'s review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An indulgent romance book but make it fancy and I can brag about reading it