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A review by holliehitsthebooks
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5.0
This book was wonderfully written and I absolutely loved it!
Elinor and Marianne’s characters both felt so real and made it so easy to sympathize with them and their situations.
I was surprised how much I ended up loving characters that I didn’t like that much at the beginning. Colonel Brandon, for example, seemed so dull to me at the beginning, but as he grew closer to the Dashwood’s and I learned more about him I ended up loving him so much. There was a brief period where I thought he would end up with Elinor, and I kind of wanted him to. I just felt like they got so close and had a bond that he and Marianne just didn’t have. I am happy with how the book ended, though.
Mrs. Jennings was a character I couldn’t stand at the beginning. She was such a busy body and was just so irritating, but she was so kind and loyal to the girls and the concern she showed for Marianne while her health was declining just made me really like her. It really helped balance out her annoying qualities.
On the flip side, I loved Willoughby at first. Like absolutely loved him. He was fun and charming and he seemed great with Marianne. By the end of the book, I didn’t even feel bad for him when he went and explained everything to Elinor and told her how horrible he felt.
This book had just the right amount of humor and heartbreak and it was just so good. It was the second Jane Austen book I’ve read and I cannot wait to read more of her works in the future.
You can check out my full review of this book on my blog https://holliehitsthebooks.wordpress.com/
Elinor and Marianne’s characters both felt so real and made it so easy to sympathize with them and their situations.
I was surprised how much I ended up loving characters that I didn’t like that much at the beginning. Colonel Brandon, for example, seemed so dull to me at the beginning, but as he grew closer to the Dashwood’s and I learned more about him I ended up loving him so much. There was a brief period where I thought he would end up with Elinor, and I kind of wanted him to. I just felt like they got so close and had a bond that he and Marianne just didn’t have. I am happy with how the book ended, though.
Mrs. Jennings was a character I couldn’t stand at the beginning. She was such a busy body and was just so irritating, but she was so kind and loyal to the girls and the concern she showed for Marianne while her health was declining just made me really like her. It really helped balance out her annoying qualities.
On the flip side, I loved Willoughby at first. Like absolutely loved him. He was fun and charming and he seemed great with Marianne. By the end of the book, I didn’t even feel bad for him when he went and explained everything to Elinor and told her how horrible he felt.
This book had just the right amount of humor and heartbreak and it was just so good. It was the second Jane Austen book I’ve read and I cannot wait to read more of her works in the future.
You can check out my full review of this book on my blog https://holliehitsthebooks.wordpress.com/