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Persuasion

Jane Austen

4.11 AVERAGE


Persuasion might be my favorite Jane Austen novel. I love the characters and the way the story unfolds. This time Mrs Smith's account of her marriage and Mr Elliot stood out to me. I was just as foolish at that age and also lived to regret my marriage.
emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

"you pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope."
"I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago."
"for you alone, I think and plan. have you not seen this?"

there goes Jane Austen making me feel things again.
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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
emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
emotional funny reflective 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
hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
challenging emotional slow-paced

Anne Elliot, persuadida de rechazar a la persona que amaba por razones sociales, vive años de arrepentimiento intentando apagar un amor que nunca se va. Austen critica la presión social, subrayando que la verdadera felicidad se alcanza al seguir el propio corazón, sin temor al juicio de los demás. (Y esa formula nunca le falla