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A review by blueyorkie
Persuasion by Jane Austen
3.0
It is always a pleasure to immerse ourselves in Jane Austen's work, especially its original English version!
I like this author. However, Persuasion didn't pardon the pun; it persuaded me. I found that one slipped on the plot without going into the deep feelings of Anne Elliot, who is supposed to be the main character.
I say "supposed" because the young woman is ultimately not put forward. She is present throughout the novel but only exists concerning the other characters. Her own love story only comes in the last chapters.
Maybe that's what disappointed me about this book. Still, perhaps it was also Jane Austen's goal to show how young girls in 19th-century English society only exist through their social condition and the place that their male entourage is willing to grant it.
The writing is still relatively fluid, and the novel is without too many lengths (even if, it must admit, not much is happening).
It was a pleasant reading, especially the "British 19th-century" side.
I like this author. However, Persuasion didn't pardon the pun; it persuaded me. I found that one slipped on the plot without going into the deep feelings of Anne Elliot, who is supposed to be the main character.
I say "supposed" because the young woman is ultimately not put forward. She is present throughout the novel but only exists concerning the other characters. Her own love story only comes in the last chapters.
Maybe that's what disappointed me about this book. Still, perhaps it was also Jane Austen's goal to show how young girls in 19th-century English society only exist through their social condition and the place that their male entourage is willing to grant it.
The writing is still relatively fluid, and the novel is without too many lengths (even if, it must admit, not much is happening).
It was a pleasant reading, especially the "British 19th-century" side.