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A review by jadeisgreen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This has been my favourite of all of Jane Austen’s works after having completed them all.
So many of the side characters were hilariously detestable and a lofty rendition of Austen’s satirical nature. Elizabeth and Mary may be two of the worst characters I’ve read about so far this year.
Anne is my favourite of Austen’s leading ladies I think, and I really felt as if I could have been reading a contemporary second change romance novel a lot of the time.
I was so eager for Anne and Captain Wentworth to get their heads screwed on right throughout and am obviously glad the miscommunications could be settled - though in typical Austen fashion, we see very little happy ending, and everything is wrapped up neatly with a bow in the last couple of pages.
I will say that I think she loses pace in the midsection quite frequently in her novels, and this was no exception, but I enjoyed the angst of it all so can’t really complain.
So many of the side characters were hilariously detestable and a lofty rendition of Austen’s satirical nature. Elizabeth and Mary may be two of the worst characters I’ve read about so far this year.
Anne is my favourite of Austen’s leading ladies I think, and I really felt as if I could have been reading a contemporary second change romance novel a lot of the time.
I was so eager for Anne and Captain Wentworth to get their heads screwed on right throughout and am obviously glad the miscommunications could be settled - though in typical Austen fashion, we see very little happy ending, and everything is wrapped up neatly with a bow in the last couple of pages.
I will say that I think she loses pace in the midsection quite frequently in her novels, and this was no exception, but I enjoyed the angst of it all so can’t really complain.