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sarah_richmond 's review for:
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
3.5 stars!
Mansfield Park was my 2nd read in the Reread All Austen Extravaganza of 2016 and going in, I couldn't remember a single thing about the plot. All I could remember was how it holds the infamous title of Most Unpopular Novel among the Janites, and how Fanny is considered a lame, insipid heroine. Maybe it was because I went in cold, not expecting anything grand, that I actually ended up somewhat enjoying it. It was no Emma, but it still had all the trademark humour and social wit of all Austen novels.
I understand how Fanny, especially when compared to the sparkling personalities of women like Lizzie and Emma, can come across as boring and pious. To avoid being annoyed by her, I made the conscious decision to read her character as simply shy and introverted instead. Being shy or introverted does not make a woman weak - Fanny is in fact, just as strong as any Austen heroine, she just chooses not to be loud about it.
I removed a few stars because MP was just a bit too long winded for me. The characters were all amazing - I loved the Crawfords, silly Maria and Julia, even Aunt Norris - they were all so well drawn. The plot was too convoluted in parts, the games bewteen the characters took a bit too long to play out and it was a tad frustrating.
Mansfield Park was my 2nd read in the Reread All Austen Extravaganza of 2016 and going in, I couldn't remember a single thing about the plot. All I could remember was how it holds the infamous title of Most Unpopular Novel among the Janites, and how Fanny is considered a lame, insipid heroine. Maybe it was because I went in cold, not expecting anything grand, that I actually ended up somewhat enjoying it. It was no Emma, but it still had all the trademark humour and social wit of all Austen novels.
I understand how Fanny, especially when compared to the sparkling personalities of women like Lizzie and Emma, can come across as boring and pious. To avoid being annoyed by her, I made the conscious decision to read her character as simply shy and introverted instead. Being shy or introverted does not make a woman weak - Fanny is in fact, just as strong as any Austen heroine, she just chooses not to be loud about it.
I removed a few stars because MP was just a bit too long winded for me. The characters were all amazing - I loved the Crawfords, silly Maria and Julia, even Aunt Norris - they were all so well drawn. The plot was too convoluted in parts, the games bewteen the characters took a bit too long to play out and it was a tad frustrating.