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kristinamj's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
brendalovesbooks's review
4.0
I like all of Jane Austen's books, and this is no exception. However, if I were listing the books in order of my enjoyment, this would be on or near the bottom. Pride and Prejudice will always be top for me.
midgereads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
Another Jane Austen banger. This is the only book that I knew nothing about and I liked it a lot. Anne felt like a mix of other heroines (Fanny, Lizzy, Catherine) and I loved her. Also, this book has so many good quotes. I finally know where the "half agony, half hope" comes from.
sophiebernhard's review
4.0
Jane Austen is a pearl in literature. And so are her characters. This book is about so more than missed opertunities and a long lost love. They adress so many more issues and that makes it an even better book. I liked it, i really did but i can't give it the five stars. It was to long. to slow and maybe that's because it's written in old English and my motherlaguage is't even English so sometimes it was hard to read.
It took 100 pages to come to the conclusion and that was just to long for me. But i did like Anne. She is a realistic person with a mind of her own. I loved that and i loved the way Jane desribes the people.
Conclusion: it was worth the read and i think it's a lovely book
This is my first revieuw and it's in English so it's possible that there are mistakes in the writing.
Xx Sophie
It took 100 pages to come to the conclusion and that was just to long for me. But i did like Anne. She is a realistic person with a mind of her own. I loved that and i loved the way Jane desribes the people.
Conclusion: it was worth the read and i think it's a lovely book
This is my first revieuw and it's in English so it's possible that there are mistakes in the writing.
Xx Sophie
urvulgardarling's review against another edition
3.0
pre-change: i thought it was insufferable with a typical austen plot and very bad pacing. I thought the romance sucked and so did all the characters.
Changing my review on Persuasion because I'm a dumbass.
Rating before: 2 stars
Rating now: 3.5 stars
You may wonder, why have I spiked up my review on this book after having so much hatred for it? Well.... I'm dumb and I kinda missed the point of it. I read it from a wrong perspective.
Persuasion was written as Austen was dying, and so, persuasion is heartbreaking. It is written with emotional maturity, regret, and deep, tender emotions. Let me explain why. Anne, eight years after breaking off an engagement, after being persuaded not to marry, can't get over it. She is deeply troubled, mature, and quiet. She bears the misfortune of her family and love life. Its like.. you can feel Anne's deep, personal grief throughout the novel even though it isn't much talked about. And even when she has the opportunity to talk to wentworth, to meet with him and re-ignite the spark between them, she doesn't. She can't even entertain the thought of them getting back together. She cannot entertain the idea of him still liking her. Yet she still wants him!
Persuasion, as the title suggests, explores persuasion and vanity. While it is heartbreaking, it manages to pick apart people's vanity, and how persuasion is used (and it manages to be hilarious at times while doing that too!). Austen is a master of understanding human nature, she is a genius and has razor sharp wit.
I still do think this is one of her weaker works, it is very short and we still get a happy ending. I would much rather read Emma or Northanger Abbey. The pacing wasn't the best and it felt dragged on at times which was really annoying.
and before you complain about the characters: please. Austen mocks her characters. They are like.. exaggerations of vices. They're made to be insufferable.
Austen's work isn't about romance, or the plot. It is about vices and human nature, it is character studies and social commentary (which she is really good at!).
Changing my review on Persuasion because I'm a dumbass.
Rating before: 2 stars
Rating now: 3.5 stars
You may wonder, why have I spiked up my review on this book after having so much hatred for it? Well.... I'm dumb and I kinda missed the point of it. I read it from a wrong perspective.
Persuasion was written as Austen was dying, and so, persuasion is heartbreaking. It is written with emotional maturity, regret, and deep, tender emotions. Let me explain why. Anne, eight years after breaking off an engagement, after being persuaded not to marry, can't get over it. She is deeply troubled, mature, and quiet. She bears the misfortune of her family and love life. Its like.. you can feel Anne's deep, personal grief throughout the novel even though it isn't much talked about. And even when she has the opportunity to talk to wentworth, to meet with him and re-ignite the spark between them, she doesn't. She can't even entertain the thought of them getting back together. She cannot entertain the idea of him still liking her. Yet she still wants him!
Persuasion, as the title suggests, explores persuasion and vanity. While it is heartbreaking, it manages to pick apart people's vanity, and how persuasion is used (and it manages to be hilarious at times while doing that too!). Austen is a master of understanding human nature, she is a genius and has razor sharp wit.
I still do think this is one of her weaker works, it is very short and we still get a happy ending. I would much rather read Emma or Northanger Abbey. The pacing wasn't the best and it felt dragged on at times which was really annoying.
and before you complain about the characters: please. Austen mocks her characters. They are like.. exaggerations of vices. They're made to be insufferable.
Austen's work isn't about romance, or the plot. It is about vices and human nature, it is character studies and social commentary (which she is really good at!).
forever_fantasy's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
jemmak's review against another edition
funny
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
5.0