A review by taylor394
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

3.0

Raise your hand if you’ve fallen victim to a Willoughby before! I know I have. As much as I hate to admit it, given she is my least favourite Austen character, I am very similar to Marriane. I find it so interesting how a book 200 years old still resonates with the experience of heartbreak for modern day readers. That being said, I just don’t enjoy the relationships in this book. The problem I’ve always had with Sense and Sensibility is that I actively didn’t hope for Elinor/Edward and the Brandon/Marriane matches. There is also so much time spent elsewhere in this novel, when it could have been shortened, or better applied to the main relationship arcs. I would rather recommend Pride and Prejudice or Emma, which are a little more complex and the characters are much more intriguing. That being said, if you’re just starting out with Austen, it’s one of the easier books to read, in terms of adapting to the language/historical writing style.