A review by sam_fielder_137
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

I have a hard time saying anything against Jane Austen, but I feel I must. First however, I did really enjoy this. It made me laugh, cry, stress. I felt very connected to the main character (as much as I could feel connected to a girl of the early 19th century.) However, the ending came on so suddenly and so emotionless that I'm left feeling wholly unsatisfied. Austen inserts herself into the book within the last 25 pages as a present narrator and it completely threw me off guard. There were no declarations of love, nor long speeches, merely a presentation of facts, and I completely resent that especially after such a moving first 90%.
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