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Lady Susan by Jane Austen, Fiction, Classics by Jane Austen

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

All in all it is a great book but I don't think it is just as good as other works by Jane Austen. I loved how she created this kind of villain and especially the way Lady Susan deals with her daughter made me loathe her so much. Frederica definitely deserved better. Another thing I enjoyed were the characters in general, the soft and shy Frederica, the lovable Catherine etc. I just believe that the characters could have had more depth which is complicated, I admit, since the book is so short but the way that it is written would have allowed it. The whole  concept of a book telling a story trough letters is ingenious and I really adored it. You could really imagine them writting those letters passionately. A quite decent book. 
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