siruisly 's review for:

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
3.0

My least favorite Austen book. Fanny is an extremely weak, insipid, yet judgmental protagonist who only ended up where she was through the calculated actions of those around her, and not at all through her own design or will. Fanny does not believe she is mistress of her own destiny, and thus her hand played out as she believed. Her lack of will, goals, direction, and inner drive made it almost impossible for me to root for her. Rated as such due to the quality of the writing, and not due to the mundane plot or characterization.