Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

34 reviews

margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

mossgarden's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

A funny and sad book about the different ways men can dick over women.

I would like to have a talk with Jane Austen about marrying teenage girls to grown ass men. Colonel Brandon was 35 and Mary Anne was 16 why the fuck was he interested in her get the fuck away I can't believe they got married after Mary Anne expressed how much she didn't want him and wanted to marry for love. I guess its realistic or whatever but it was framed like a happy ending when it so wasn't.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

babudarabu's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional funny tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

quasinaut's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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

3.75

My first Jane Austen! I enjoyed reading about these characters that I'd only known about through media and cultural osmosis. Austen's ability to lovingly draw out her characters' faults and idiosyncrasies was quite fun. There were parts that felt too glossed over - like why some actions were forgiven or age differences allowed - but all in all, a solid introduction to her writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent

anjasshelf's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Classism, Alcohol, Grief, Medical content, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent

_maia3_'s review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Whilst not among my favourites of Austen's novels, this was a compelling and interesting read. As my reading partner put it "it's as if everyone is in a romance novel except for Elinor and Lucy, who are both in a social intrigue novel". It blends the two genres well and manages to display the merits of acting sensibly and with good judgement without coming off as haughty or moralising. Attention is given to the insipidity of the gentry, the financial troubles of women, and the importance of patience and calculation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Classism, and Death

livelaughomo's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

chrisologo's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

ommon Austen W for being a witty writer. made me root for the Dashwood sisters. made me hate Willoughby. lowkey ick because Colonel Brandon is much older than Marriane.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism

cleotheo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Violence