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Verstand und Gefühl

Jane Austen

3.96 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

the chapters in the beginning read so beautifully and were so witty with interesting observations of dialogue however as the story continued everything felt perfunctory. idk characters getting happy endings regardless of how little sense it makes in some respects to fit the moral decorum of the age is just not for me i guess, at least the approach didn’t work for me at all here, especially when i irritatingly cannot overlook that some so-called genteels deserved comeuppance. for a novel that is about the contrast and also the harmony between the two sisters of sense and sensibility, the disparities weren’t very interesting to read about as the story went on. the presence of whatever romance there was mainly looked on the powerlessness of women and their dependence on men who are unworthy of such importance and this was not lost on me however, just simply doesn’t feel interesting enough amid the repetitive he said she said / he loves me he loves me nots to indulge in then, and now, to talk about the outweighing negatives more than necessary.
emotional funny sad medium-paced
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional lighthearted 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
lighthearted relaxing slow-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

jane austen i will dig you out of your grave and hug what’s left of your bones mother.

“sometimes i have kept my feelings to myself, because i could find no language to describe them in but what was worn and hackneyed out of all sense and meaning” she wrote this for ME
challenging 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

i never thought i’d say this about a jane austen novel, but why the hell did elinor and marianne end up with anyone??? i hate almost every man in this book and i think i’m right to have that opinion based on the way they’re written
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