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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

4 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

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The pining was robust among the various love angles and the way things shook out between the woo-ers and woo-ees was practically diabolical.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism

babudarabu's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent

thecriticalreader's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful mysterious tense 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

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Sense and Sensibility is the third Jane Austen novel I have read. I have previously enjoyed Pride and Prejudice and Emma, so I was looking forward to reading Sense and Sensibility. 

 

If you have read Jane Austen before, you will recognize the clever social satire, well-written characters, humor, emotion, and heart that characterize her works. I quickly became invested in the lives of the two main characters, sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, and thoroughly enjoyed reading about their family, friends, and acquaintances. One thing that I did not expect is the level of mystery that persists throughout the book. There is not any murder or crime, but characters tend to act in unexpected ways that kept me guessing. Some of the twists and turns left me genuinely shocked! 

 

Although the book has plenty of positive elements, certain things detracted from my enjoyment. The plot became too convoluted at times, and the ending felt far too rushed and unearned. I also would have liked to see Elinor have more character development throughout the book.

 

I would recommend this book to people who have already read and enjoyed one or more of Jane Austen’s novels, but suggest that people new to her works start with Emma or Pride and Prejudice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

marthadude's review against another edition

3.25

challenging 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: Yes

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I honestly don’t get the Jane Austen hype. I felt like Austen was just writing in circles and I had to turn to online chapter summaries to determine what I just read. Getting through the last 100 pages was like pulling teeth. There were fun moments here and there but overall I wasn’t the biggest fan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Death of parent