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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the hardest Austen for me to get through, but the nuance improved on second reading. I don't think Fanny Price will ever be my favorite heroine, but she is compelling as the book goes on
I like Fanny. It’s a shame her children will be inbred.
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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:
Complicated
Well what to say.. The ending and last half were really good and interesting. The first half was so slow and confusing and not at all making this a top favorite of the Jane Austen books. Fanny and Edmund are so far some of my least favorite couples that Jane puts together. Maybe it is because she has it take so long and rushes it. I'm not sure. But I give it 3 stars because the ending made up for the beginning.
This was a good read. However my favorite is still tied between Pride and Prejudice and Emma.
For full review: https://katiegreviews.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/review-mansfield-park-by-jane-austen/
For full review: https://katiegreviews.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/review-mansfield-park-by-jane-austen/
This edition is published by the Folio Society. It is truly exquisite. It's not Northanger Abbey as the copyright page says it is. It's printed in the same typeface and formatting as the original edition would've been. The actual quality of the book itself is like a fine wine.
However, I didn't care much for the content of the book. I wouldn't be able to recount the plot or tell you who the characters are. Jane Austen uses a lot of run-on sentences and she tends to ramble quite a lot. I spent a lot of time waiting for her to just get to the point. However, I did learn a lot about how the English language used to be used; how certain words used to be spelt - grammar and formatting, that sort of thing. If nothing else, I can, at least, say that I've read it.
However, I didn't care much for the content of the book. I wouldn't be able to recount the plot or tell you who the characters are. Jane Austen uses a lot of run-on sentences and she tends to ramble quite a lot. I spent a lot of time waiting for her to just get to the point. However, I did learn a lot about how the English language used to be used; how certain words used to be spelt - grammar and formatting, that sort of thing. If nothing else, I can, at least, say that I've read it.
It's actually quite smart what Jane Austen does here by creating such extreme and caricaturesque characters to mock societal's expectations, behaviors, and such.
However, it might have been too extreme for me, as I found myself bored at times by the "white, rich problems" and entertained in the bits where the scandal and drama was going on.
However, it might have been too extreme for me, as I found myself bored at times by the "white, rich problems" and entertained in the bits where the scandal and drama was going on.