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A review by siobhancollierauthor
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
4.0
It took me a while to get into this book. I wasn’t too sure of the characterisations, the first volume felt like a lot of establishing information. But then Willoughby left Marianne, and it all became incredibly interesting and Jane Austen once again dons her crown as an impeccable writer of her era.
What I love most about Austen’s work is how she writes about society of her time, with parallels you can draw with modern time and see how we’ve changed and where we were exactly the same, and this is no different in Sense and Sensibility.
Perhaps my favourite thing of this book was the connection between Elinor and Marianne. The strength of their friendship and sisterhood was something to be admired, and all romantic entanglements took a backseat to how Elinor’s reserve and Marianne’s outspoken personalities mingle in such a beautiful way.
What I love most about Austen’s work is how she writes about society of her time, with parallels you can draw with modern time and see how we’ve changed and where we were exactly the same, and this is no different in Sense and Sensibility.
Perhaps my favourite thing of this book was the connection between Elinor and Marianne. The strength of their friendship and sisterhood was something to be admired, and all romantic entanglements took a backseat to how Elinor’s reserve and Marianne’s outspoken personalities mingle in such a beautiful way.