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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
funny
tense
Wicked. Funny. Too short.
(I wonder if Lady Susan evolved into Mary Crawford, the only entertaining character in Mansfield Park.)
On reread elevated to 5 stars. Hilarious from beginning to end. I can't believe she was barely an adult when she wrote it.
(I wonder if Lady Susan evolved into Mary Crawford, the only entertaining character in Mansfield Park.)
On reread elevated to 5 stars. Hilarious from beginning to end. I can't believe she was barely an adult when she wrote it.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First read (?) rating: 4
Second read (2022) rating: 4.5
There is exquisite pleasure in subduing an insolent spirit, in making a person predetermined to dislike acknowledge one's superiority.
Facts are such horrid things!
Lady Susan is a novella-length work from Jane Austen and unlike any other of her stories. If your favorite part of Bridgerton is the reading of Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, do yourself a favor and read this one. It's short, and there maybe lies its only fault, since it feels a bit unfinished as a novel. However, you're not really here for the story (though I think the ending satisfying enough), you're here to essentially read a pile of correspondence between different parties, some of which are enemies and some lovers, containing the juiciest gossip surrounding an endlessly fascinating and shamelessly villainous character: Lady Susan. It is very much worth the read.
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Jane Austen July 2022 Prompt 2: Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels.
Second read (2022) rating: 4.5
There is exquisite pleasure in subduing an insolent spirit, in making a person predetermined to dislike acknowledge one's superiority.
Facts are such horrid things!
Lady Susan is a novella-length work from Jane Austen and unlike any other of her stories. If your favorite part of Bridgerton is the reading of Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, do yourself a favor and read this one. It's short, and there maybe lies its only fault, since it feels a bit unfinished as a novel. However, you're not really here for the story (though I think the ending satisfying enough), you're here to essentially read a pile of correspondence between different parties, some of which are enemies and some lovers, containing the juiciest gossip surrounding an endlessly fascinating and shamelessly villainous character: Lady Susan. It is very much worth the read.
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Jane Austen July 2022 Prompt 2: Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels.
reflective
slow-paced
Pretty good story, although it was short and straightforward. Most of the the book’s appeal comes from its main character, Lady Susan Vernon. Unlike all of Austen’s heroines, she is a self-serving, cunning, yet charmingly perfect woman, who doesn’t earn the happy ending Austen usually gives her characters.
Overall, it was an interesting concept to tell the story through the passing of letters. It enables you to wholly understand the feelings and motives of each of the characters.
Overall, it was an interesting concept to tell the story through the passing of letters. It enables you to wholly understand the feelings and motives of each of the characters.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced