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Mansfield Park

Jane Austen

Start date: May 1, 2020

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Jan 06, 2008 Heather L rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020, book-to-movie, classics, 2008

Have just finished a reread and enjoyed it as much as the first time I read it. I had some difficulty applying myself to it for any length of time, owing to the size of my book—a 3-in-1 collection of over 900 pages that tired my hands and arms from holding it too long. I am regretting all the times I passed up the shiny new Penguin editions at the bookstore.

I know many people do not like the character of Fanny, believing her to be too weak and timid, but I disagree. She has greater inner strengt ...more

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Jul 01, 2008 Sara rated it liked it

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Mar 12, 2007 superawesomekt rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: british-literature

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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Sep 13, 2009 Ketutar Jensen rated it liked it · review of another edition

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. ...more

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