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Sep 06, 2013
Bror (Abrar)
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OMG I'm in love , why didn't i read this a long time ago?
This book changed everything i thought about Jane Austen , now i have a new perspective of her and her books , i'll go back and reread every book i read before and see it in a new light .
Respect to one of the queens of romance .
Anne Elliot is one of my favorite female character ever , she's beautiful , romantic and funny .
This is a pre-review rant, I will write a full review soon . ...more
This book changed everything i thought about Jane Austen , now i have a new perspective of her and her books , i'll go back and reread every book i read before and see it in a new light .
Respect to one of the queens of romance .
Anne Elliot is one of my favorite female character ever , she's beautiful , romantic and funny .
This is a pre-review rant, I will write a full review soon . ...more
I feel that this is Jane Austen's most profound and moving novel. This time I read the Bookdoor's annotated ebook edition. The wealth of contextual details provided, the excellent discussion points and the fine categorised areas of examination enormously enrich the reading experience.
Personally, I wish the editors had included the cancelled final chapter for the sake of completeness but this is a minor point when one considers that this book offers so much for a such a very modest price.
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Personally, I wish the editors had included the cancelled final chapter for the sake of completeness but this is a minor point when one considers that this book offers so much for a such a very modest price.
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Tied for my favourite Austen ever. The quiet, musing nature of the novel - less starkly sarcastic than either Pride and Prejudice or Emma, less knowingly silly than either Northanger Abbey or Sense and Sensibility, yet much less maudlin than Mansfield Park (which I don't like much). I have a soft spot for her characters who care so deeply about doing the Right Thing (for better, or more often, for worse - Eleanor, Anne, and Charlotte all suffer greatly in the name of propriety) and I like the su
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Having watched many adaptations of her work this is the first Austen I've actually read. I chose it precisely because I didn't know the story.
Very enjoyable. The language was a little bit of a barrier but less so the more you get into it. In terms of story not necessarily up there with her other novels - but then maybe I'm judging against versions with judicious editing for modern audiences?
Still, plenty to enjoy.
23-jun-2019 - enjoyed re-reading this. Found the language easier I think - except t ...more
Very enjoyable. The language was a little bit of a barrier but less so the more you get into it. In terms of story not necessarily up there with her other novels - but then maybe I'm judging against versions with judicious editing for modern audiences?
Still, plenty to enjoy.
23-jun-2019 - enjoyed re-reading this. Found the language easier I think - except t ...more
Main character Anne Elliot yielded to her friend's persuasion once and found herself regretting it. Will she get another chance? Or will her friend persuade her to make a wrong choice again? Persuasion was cheerful and predictable with enough doubt about the outcome to hold my interest right up until the end.
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