Reviews

Persuasion by Jane Austen

mruds's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

dbogen47's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.0

This is some of Jane Austen’s most beautiful writing. I do feel it is missing something…the world if she published it while she was alive. But overall incredibly moving and affecting 

vic_nikole22's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

reyreads's review against another edition

5.0

Jane Austen you will always be admired and famous and adored and no one will ever write romance as you do…that letter alone buries anything written in the last century

katharine2k's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

13iscute's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

2024 Reading Challenges
• ATY #13. A book that is on a Five Books List
• WoJ #7. A book with a one-word title.
• Popsugar #13. A book originally published under a pen name
• Classic 4 of 12

How I selected this book
Time to read another Jane Austen

Plot summary

A family rents out their house because they are short on money. Anne re-falls in love with the navy captain who previously wasn't good enough for her.

Thoughts
Not as good as the other Austen's I've read (Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma).   But it did make me want to watch a mini-series. Too much use of the word "persuasion".

lu_library's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

hbskeen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.75

friends to lovers to exes to strangers to friends to LOVERS 🥰❤️😍🥰😍❤️🥰😍🥰❤️

Mrs. Smith cancelling Mr. Elliot put such a big smile on my face because I was scared Anne was starting to like him instead ☺️ 

I also really liked the conversation on gender roles at the end which seemed very progressive for 1817

Also bucks the trend of me falling in love with the eldest sister, while I feel for both Anne's sisters they are incredibly written to be completely insufferable (especially Mary)

Also this book describes the silliness of having a crush on someone so well, had me giggling and swinging my feet

rihala's review against another edition

5.0

while my opinion could change on another read at another time, i am simply very struck by the bitter feelings and melancholy and imperfect family and marriages of regret. i understand why so many love austen now.

suyagotz's review against another edition

4.0

this was a fun read, only gave it a 4 because I had to compare it to Jane's 5 star novel (Pride and Prejudice).