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taraisaducky 's review for:
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
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.