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wuthrinheights 's review for:
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was done well enough! I wasn't bored, the storyline intrigued me, I loved the sisters. I loved Elinor's level-headedness and I could completely relate to Marianne!! She's just like me!! I need to protect her so bad!!
But goodness, after reading Northanger Abbey and loving Henry, reading this soured me completely when I met the male characters. This book took the whole cake for Worst Male Characters Award. I was absolutely livid and appalled at their audacity. I wanted to fight them!!
This book felt like a ragebait to me. First it was the men being (pardon my French) a-holes, and then the completely random/out-of-the-blue "romance" plot, and I just think overall the sisters would've been better off single or dead! They were miserable pretty much the entire book and I hated seeing that. Like even for their "happy" ending, I couldn't even be happy for them cause I felt like they were doomed to me.
I wasn't sure how to rate this because I wasn't really bored (except for the start of Volume 3) and I loved the sisters but I also hated the male characters and the romance was terrible and I didn't like how the plot went. Sense and Sensibility pissed me off on so many levels but I didn't hate the book. Not exactly. It was a fun experience nonetheless.
The thing that puts me off Austen's works in general is that I'm not a fan of her side/bit characters. I understand that her works critique the social dynamics of that era but I'm just not interested in their snobbish/materialistic ways. I love books with horrible characters *cough* wuthering heights and the phantom of the opera *cough* but I just don't see the appeal in these types of terrible characters. If I wanted to be in a situation with judgemental, gossipy people, I should just head to the nearest family function.
But alright, Austen Summer is over and I'm very proud to say that I've read all six of her novels already. I don't see myself picking it up in the near future, but I'm happy I managed to read them at all. [Huge shoutout to my reading buddies for accompanying me on this journey!]
But goodness, after reading Northanger Abbey and loving Henry, reading this soured me completely when I met the male characters. This book took the whole cake for Worst Male Characters Award. I was absolutely livid and appalled at their audacity. I wanted to fight them!!
This book felt like a ragebait to me. First it was the men being (pardon my French) a-holes, and then the completely random/out-of-the-blue "romance" plot, and I just think overall the sisters would've been better off single or dead! They were miserable pretty much the entire book and I hated seeing that. Like even for their "happy" ending, I couldn't even be happy for them cause I felt like they were doomed to me.
I wasn't sure how to rate this because I wasn't really bored (except for the start of Volume 3) and I loved the sisters but I also hated the male characters and the romance was terrible and I didn't like how the plot went. Sense and Sensibility pissed me off on so many levels but I didn't hate the book. Not exactly. It was a fun experience nonetheless.
The thing that puts me off Austen's works in general is that I'm not a fan of her side/bit characters. I understand that her works critique the social dynamics of that era but I'm just not interested in their snobbish/materialistic ways. I love books with horrible characters *cough* wuthering heights and the phantom of the opera *cough* but I just don't see the appeal in these types of terrible characters. If I wanted to be in a situation with judgemental, gossipy people, I should just head to the nearest family function.
But alright, Austen Summer is over and I'm very proud to say that I've read all six of her novels already. I don't see myself picking it up in the near future, but I'm happy I managed to read them at all. [Huge shoutout to my reading buddies for accompanying me on this journey!]