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Mansfield Park

Jane Austen

3.69 AVERAGE

naluju's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Enjoyed the annotations. Liked Persuasion better.

kokotnak82's review against another edition

4.0

6.66

causallyreading's review against another edition

3.75

reflective 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

andromache240's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this book, however, the ending was so textbook! I knew from reading the first chapter how it would end,that's what made it a three star book for me. I always root for the bad boy in Jane Austen's novels and was hoping that Fanny would end up with Crawford, although I knew it would take time and patience for that to happen.

ruineleint's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful slow-paced

ian_in_shropshire's review against another edition

5.0

So great to reread this after a couple of decades. Probably Austen’s most neglected book, as well as her longest and possibly most narratively complex (but that may be Persuasion). It also is much blunter in the interrogation of class and social morality.

One particular joy with Austen is her playfulness in blurring the narrative and authorial voices to give the reader greater insight into characterisation without relying on exposition or dialogue. As always with Austen the pleasure of watching her draw the various threads of plot together over the third act of the novel is incredibly rewarding.