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booksansbluess's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bootlegdarklord's review against another edition
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
2.0
I think I just read this at a bad time, but I could not for the life of me bring myself to care about this book at all, genuinely have no idea why. I don’t even think this book is bad or anything, but I had to read it in like two days for class so I couldn’t really absorb it much, which I think made it boring for me. Maybe I’ll reread it one day and change my opinion, but I just didn’t connect with this one.
mruds's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
dbogen47's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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
This is some of Jane Austen’s most beautiful writing. I do feel it is missing something…the world if she published it while she was alive. But overall incredibly moving and affecting
vic_nikole22's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
reyreads's review against another edition
5.0
Jane Austen you will always be admired and famous and adored and no one will ever write romance as you do…that letter alone buries anything written in the last century
katharine2k's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
13iscute's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
2024 Reading Challenges
• ATY #13. A book that is on a Five Books List
• WoJ #7. A book with a one-word title.
• Popsugar #13. A book originally published under a pen name
• Classic 4 of 12
How I selected this book
Time to read another Jane Austen
Plot summary
A family rents out their house because they are short on money. Anne re-falls in love with the navy captain who previously wasn't good enough for her.
Thoughts
Not as good as the other Austen's I've read (Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma). But it did make me want to watch a mini-series. Too much use of the word "persuasion".
• ATY #13. A book that is on a Five Books List
• WoJ #7. A book with a one-word title.
• Popsugar #13. A book originally published under a pen name
• Classic 4 of 12
How I selected this book
Time to read another Jane Austen
Plot summary
Thoughts
Not as good as the other Austen's I've read (Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma). But it did make me want to watch a mini-series. Too much use of the word "persuasion".
lu_library's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
hbskeen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.75
friends to lovers to exes to strangers to friends to LOVERS 🥰❤️😍🥰😍❤️🥰😍🥰❤️
Mrs. Smith cancelling Mr. Elliot put such a big smile on my face because I was scared Anne was starting to like him instead ☺️
I also really liked the conversation on gender roles at the end which seemed very progressive for 1817
Also bucks the trend of me falling in love with the eldest sister, while I feel for both Anne's sisters they are incredibly written to be completely insufferable (especially Mary)
Also this book describes the silliness of having a crush on someone so well, had me giggling and swinging my feet
Mrs. Smith cancelling Mr. Elliot put such a big smile on my face because I was scared Anne was starting to like him instead ☺️
I also really liked the conversation on gender roles at the end which seemed very progressive for 1817
Also bucks the trend of me falling in love with the eldest sister, while I feel for both Anne's sisters they are incredibly written to be completely insufferable (especially Mary)
Also this book describes the silliness of having a crush on someone so well, had me giggling and swinging my feet