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A review by phantomgecko
Persuasion by Jane Austen
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
How lovely. It's just cute. There are emotional ups and downs and poor judgment and whatnot, but really it's just a sweet story about a darling woman who loves and helps those around her. And she gets a happy ending.
This is a novel that cannot have a modern adaptation, though. The only ONLY only thing preventing happiness in this book in the first act is communication. In the time period of the novel, there are social mores and customs or whatever that make the lack of communication understandable (but still frustrating). However, if you tried to modernize this, there's nothing besides stupidity that could justify Anne and Wentworth not talking about it. To have them be the sort of people that cannot discuss their past would be to make them highly unlikeable.
This is a novel that cannot have a modern adaptation, though. The only ONLY only thing preventing happiness in this book in the first act is communication. In the time period of the novel, there are social mores and customs or whatever that make the lack of communication understandable (but still frustrating). However, if you tried to modernize this, there's nothing besides stupidity that could justify Anne and Wentworth not talking about it. To have them be the sort of people that cannot discuss their past would be to make them highly unlikeable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism