I might have given this 4 stars, for Jane Austen's characteristic witty dialogue and skewering of society, but it was just so predictable. You knew who was going to end up with whom, so there really wasn't any suspence about the outcome. I found the ultimate pairing of Marianne, 17, with the 35-year...
It's not in my Top Three Austens but it's probably the best of the rest. I found something about Marianne terribly grating but I will probably reread it with a little more sense of perspective and hopefully not find her so much of a snivelling idiot. I'll have more to say if I do reread, I'm sure!
I am always a little reluctant when reviewing a classic, such as this one. Obviously it has been entitled 'a classic' for a reason, and so many praises of it has been written, read and commented during its time, that it seems pointless to add something new to its magnificent record of reviews.Nevert...
Who knows if I might have enjoyed the book more if I had not watched and loved the movie (the one with a dashing Alan Rickman in it) before reading the novel. Certainly, it provided me with much more insights and answers to plot holes which the movie provided, such as Lucy Steele's character and he...
I DID IT. WOOOOOOOOOO! ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!Not going to lie, the middle was rough.. quite tedious and slow, BUT, the character development in this book was just fabulous; Austen truly understands the human condition. Next? PRIDE AND PREJUDICE!
This edition is invaluable to any researcher of Jane Austen's work or time, and is ridiculously pleasing to footnote fiends. There's almost as much annotation as text, and it's on facing pages in full-size type. If you haven't already read the book, you probably shouldn't start with this edition. No...
While Pride and Prejudice would rank as my favourite Jane Austen book, this one is a close second. The tale of the Dashwood sisters was an enjoyable one, with the passionate and out-of-control Marianne a great contrast to her demure sister, Elinor. I probably have a bit in common with Marianne, whic...
I wish I had read L’Immoraliste around the year 1904. That would have been about two years after it was published and about two years before Picasso started distorting eyes and mouths and jaws and limbs in his painted prostitutes. I am trying to picture myself dressed in yards and yards of bombaz...
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