Reviews

Verstand en gevoel by Jane Austen

emilykatew's review against another edition

4.0

I think Elinor is great, but she is about the only one. Still a solid book. 

annaellis12's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kmkinas's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.5

josaswan's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

siobhancollierauthor's review against another edition

4.0

It took me a while to get into this book. I wasn’t too sure of the characterisations, the first volume felt like a lot of establishing information. But then Willoughby left Marianne, and it all became incredibly interesting and Jane Austen once again dons her crown as an impeccable writer of her era.

What I love most about Austen’s work is how she writes about society of her time, with parallels you can draw with modern time and see how we’ve changed and where we were exactly the same, and this is no different in Sense and Sensibility.

Perhaps my favourite thing of this book was the connection between Elinor and Marianne. The strength of their friendship and sisterhood was something to be admired, and all romantic entanglements took a backseat to how Elinor’s reserve and Marianne’s outspoken personalities mingle in such a beautiful way.

imogenalong's review against another edition

4.25

I loved the plot and the writing but I thought the end fizzled off a bit.

pio_bk's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

oatmilktea's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Where Marianne represents Sense, Elinor represents Sensibility. However in the end,

they each marry for the respective opposite reason

. So witty and beautifully written. While a bit difficult to follow in places and not quite as engrossing as other stories, it's certainly an exquisite tale.

yasidiaz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-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

4.0

mizutori_jun's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

2.0