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Persuasion by Jane Austen

7 reviews

annabeth_jackson's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Body shaming, Ableism, Grief, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Minor: War

christinewonder's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse

cleotheo's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Abandonment, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Colonisation and War

Minor: Sexism and Incest

lorriss's review

hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Classism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexism, War, Ableism, and Incest

annamania99's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

 Pride and Prejudice was the first Austen book I read, the first I watched as films, and the first I really loved. Reading Persuasion is not like reading Pride and Prejudice. They have similarities, in that the books focus on the flaws of the main characters, but the approach Austen takes in Persuasion is much different. The tone is much more melancholy, much less "bright and sparkling" as Austen described Pride and Prejudice. Anne, the book's heroine, is not witty and self-confident like Elizabeth, but she has a sureness in knowing herself that Elizabeth lacks. She is older than Elizabeth and has faced a great deal more in terms of loss and disappointment. Mainly, I think, Anne is isolated in a way Elizabeth is not. While Elizabeth has Jane, Charlotte, her father, and her aunt Gardiner to support her, Anne only has a pseudo-aunt in the form of her late mother's friend, and this changes how she interacts with the world a great deal.
Persuasion was the last book Austen wrote before she died, and was published by her sister after her death, making the themes of loss, regret, and lost time even more poignant.
This book doesn't hold the same place in my heart as Pride and Prejudice, but then it is for a very different mood. I think Anne's belief in and integrity to her own morals and her determination to find joy in small things during some of the most depressing times of her life make her an incredibly strong character; though, like in the book, I don't think these are things many people might notice. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

uranaishi's review

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Animal death, Death, War, Ableism, Alcohol, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

kierscrivener's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

 Upon reread this was an compelling and nuanced and well done. I appreciated her coming into herself. And I adored the Crofts as secondary characters.

Read First: January 2018
Second: May 2021
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexism

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Medical content