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What Members Thought
Dec 18, 2007
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
rated it
it was amazing
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I think I like this one better than Pride and Prejudice! I wanted to reach into the book and slap all the men and many of the women in this story! How many ways can poor Fanny say that she doesn't want a relationship with the odious Mr. Crawford? What is it about "no" that they don't understand? I really felt for her throughout the story. It was one of those books that I didn't want to end, and I only wish that Austen has written a "Volume Four" in which she elaborated on how Edmund's feelings f
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Mar 12, 2007
superawesomekt
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Wow -- I remember being kind of bored by this book when I first read it (perhaps at 14 or 15). What a difference this time! I'm not surprised I didn't care for it before (I hadn't cared for Persuasion either), I think Emma was a 'prime favourite' at the time. The delicate character of Fanny Price is one that today's society does not appreciate, although I do think that many readers who have qualities in common with the heroine probably appreciated her sooner than I did.
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I only wish the conclusion ...more
I'm not too fond of Mansfield Park. I found it rather boring, the people were not likable, not even Fanny and Edmund. But - it was ok, and now I have read it.
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Glad to report that no one of the group of us who read this loved it very much. Moving on to the next one....
Detailed review (more like feelings/rants) to come.
Sep 18, 2007
Dora
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May 06, 2008
Dana
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Jan 04, 2009
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Aug 17, 2010
Jasper
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Oct 06, 2010
Melissa (So Cal Gal)
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Dec 09, 2010
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Dana Arbelaez
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May 04, 2014
Jaci McCon
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it was amazing
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Dec 24, 2018
Chris C
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