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Persuasion by Jane Austen

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howtobebooks's review against another edition

3.0

I struggled to get into this. There were moments where I understood why Jane Austen was hailed for addressing inequality between the sexes but it ended up being the usual story about love affairs in the middle and upper classes. I would definitely recommend reading it instead of listening as it becomes monotonous listening to first world angst.

dragonarts's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Uhhhh it's honestly the best of the Austinian novels, since the characters are really well developed. Would not like Wentworth though, he's too weird.

1 🦎 lizard man! Captain Benworth; 2/10 lizardness, 0/10 evil, 10/10 squishability amazing man, I need one right now

If you like the navy or a man in uniform, congrats! If not, I'm sorry. Also the only Austen book to make me gasp and go "did a character just f***ing die on screen?????" and then a few pages later "oh phew just a concussion. She'll be fine."

mika55's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

haerin's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.5

can you believe this is the first jane austen novel i've actually read? i mean, i've watched adaptations, of course, but now that i've finally dipped my toes into her world of voracious verbiage, i think i can easily say this is one of THE slice-of-life slow burn romance you recommend when people want something angsty, where you yell at the characters to just hurry up and get their shit together (but secretly revel in how stupidly blind they're being).

i'm not sure what's holding me back on the full 5 stars though...