A review by jpcolkitt9190
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

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