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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very good. Possibly my favorite Austen. I love Fanny.
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
tense
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:
Complicated
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mittelmäßiger Eindruck lag höchstwahrscheinlich an der Übersetzung, Jane Austen sollte man wenn möglich auf Englisch lesen, um den Stil vollständig genießen zu können -> interessanter Einblick in die viktorianische Gesellschaft
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The trouble with Mansfield Park, as opposed to Austin’s other novels is that her skill of observation is so great as to make all of the characters completely unlikable with no redeeming traits whatsoever. You can’t root for them, or hope that they’ll fall in love because they’re all awful. I kept rooting for a house fire. She’s not wrong. People can be like this. The worst part about them is that despite the fact that they’re all horribly flawed and insufferable they’re also all horribly judgemental and the lead pair in particular quite priggish. In fact, the closest I got to liking any of the characters was in, defending them against the judgements of the main hero and heroine.
emotional
relaxing
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Mansfield Park was just okay. I personally prefer Emma over Mansfield Park. To me, all the characters were annoying, verging on unlikeable. My least favorite was Lady Bertrim. She flat out neglected her children, and she couldn't even make a decision herself. It felt like she couldn't be bothered with anything. I love love my dog, but there's no way my dog would come before my children. Fanny's flaws, I do think, have to do with her age, situation, and experiences. She was a good judge of character and spotted the Crawfords for who they were. I found it very annoying how Fanny's uncle, Sir Thomas, told her she was ungrateful and a disappointment for refusing Henry Crawford, even though she told her uncle she didn't like his character and she had never give her uncle any reason to think that of her before then and he hadn't even known Henry Crawford for a while. There were a lot of egos in the story. I think just about every character had that flaw ( even Fanny, just less ). I did find it disturbing/weird that cousins married. In the 1800s, it was common for cousins to marry, so even though it was a little disturbing, i could overlook it. Especially since it's only at the end. Throughout the story, there is enough detail to know that one of the cousins is crushing on the other. There is no spice or language. There were instances where characters would say something along the lines of "by God" or "dear God" (not in prayer), but the book (at least the version I read) had it written as "by G--" or "dear G--".
Content Warnings (all slight)
Child neglect (in my opinion)
Cheating
Verbal abuse
Content Warnings (all slight)
Child neglect (in my opinion)
Cheating
Verbal abuse
funny
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes