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A review by eesh25
Persuasion by Jane Austen
4.0
This is my second Austen book, and I can't believe I waited this long to read another one. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourite books, and I should've picked up something else by the author ages ago. But a part of me wasn't sure if I would enjoy it as much since I'm not a huge Classics person. Luckily, I did enjoy it.
The story is about Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth. Eight years ago, they fell in love. But at the time, Captain Wentworth was not in a secure enough financial position, especially for someone of Anne's social standing. Anne herself was young, and so she was persuaded to reject him. Now, he's a Captain, he's rich, Anne still loves him, and he's still mad at her.
And it's something about the history between them that ensured that I was invested in their relationship before we'd even met Wentworth. Also, Anne is the nicest person, and I wanted her to be happy more than anything.
Next... do I even need to mention the writing? It was as witty as one would expect it to be. And for me, I loved that I could feel the change in setting through the writing. Uppercross, despite the presence of Anne's annoying sister, was a much warmer place than any time she was around her father and her other annoying sister.
Anne is kinda the only decent person in the family. She's thoughtful, mature, and just wonderful. A frequent thought I had while reading the book was that she deserved better. Since she's a fairly quiet person who never demands attention, and everyone was happy to ignore her existence until they wanted something from her. Though that slowly started to change after a while, when she was allowed to spend time away from her horrible family.
Captain Wentworth... he's someone I would've liked to know more of. We don't get enough interactions between him and Anne. Most of the rekindling of their romance happened between the lines. Though there's a letter toward the end that's just... perfect.
I also enjoyed learning about the class changes. I don't know enough about 19th Century England to really comment on it, but there's always a political element to Austen novels. And this time, it was about how some people, like Anne's horrible family, are still stuck in their views of social classes having to do with being from or knowing certain families, even as the world beyond them is changing and now values different things.
...And that's all I have to say. I really liked this book, and the only complaint I have is the I wanted there to be a bit more toward the end. And a bit more of Captain Wentworth. Overall, a great book that you should definitely check out.
The story is about Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth. Eight years ago, they fell in love. But at the time, Captain Wentworth was not in a secure enough financial position, especially for someone of Anne's social standing. Anne herself was young, and so she was persuaded to reject him. Now, he's a Captain, he's rich, Anne still loves him, and he's still mad at her.
And it's something about the history between them that ensured that I was invested in their relationship before we'd even met Wentworth. Also, Anne is the nicest person, and I wanted her to be happy more than anything.
Next... do I even need to mention the writing? It was as witty as one would expect it to be. And for me, I loved that I could feel the change in setting through the writing. Uppercross, despite the presence of Anne's annoying sister, was a much warmer place than any time she was around her father and her other annoying sister.
Anne is kinda the only decent person in the family. She's thoughtful, mature, and just wonderful. A frequent thought I had while reading the book was that she deserved better. Since she's a fairly quiet person who never demands attention, and everyone was happy to ignore her existence until they wanted something from her. Though that slowly started to change after a while, when she was allowed to spend time away from her horrible family.
Captain Wentworth... he's someone I would've liked to know more of. We don't get enough interactions between him and Anne. Most of the rekindling of their romance happened between the lines. Though there's a letter toward the end that's just... perfect.
I also enjoyed learning about the class changes. I don't know enough about 19th Century England to really comment on it, but there's always a political element to Austen novels. And this time, it was about how some people, like Anne's horrible family, are still stuck in their views of social classes having to do with being from or knowing certain families, even as the world beyond them is changing and now values different things.
...And that's all I have to say. I really liked this book, and the only complaint I have is the I wanted there to be a bit more toward the end. And a bit more of Captain Wentworth. Overall, a great book that you should definitely check out.