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(Audiobook reading by Rosamund Pike is fantastic) This is my fourth Austen book and I found it to be a mix of the others: Elinor's love-hopes dashed-love again storyline was similar to Persuasion, Willoughby reminded me of Wickam from Pride and Prejudice, and the judgement the sisters held for each other's beaus reminded me of Emma. As her first book, it seems like she took aspects from S&S and elaborated on them for her other works. While P&P and Emma I think were more successful and humorous (Persuasion, not so much), it is always interesting to read an author's early works and see how it influences later ones. Out of all of them though, I think S&S was the most successful at illuminating the relationship between money and misogyny through Willoughby. **SPOILERS** Because of Willoughby's financial priorities, we see him break his own heart by leaving and mistreating the woman he loves. This is in contrast with Edward, who forgoes his fortune to fulfill his promise to a woman he no longer loves in order to show her respect and commitment, and to preserve his own honor.

italorebelo's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

2.0

irenekelly's review against another edition

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hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

gentlyglowing's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

nightwillowfox's review against another edition

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3.0

I didn't like one character she drove me up the wall. plus not sure which one came first this book or Pride and Prejudice but I liked the story in Pride and Prejudice.

jagwild's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

3.75

alyssa_spice's review against another edition

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challenging funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I liked it.
It was hard to get into at first but then it got pretty wild. I never really understood romantic writing and I think this is the book that made me appreciate it better.

Lucy and Willoughby got what they deserved. Heck yeah
The thing w/ Colonel Brandon was mad weird though

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