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kristinsesselja's review against another edition
5.0
I feel like this is a 4 star book but I just really enjoyed reading it. The plot and especially the ending wasn’t the most innovative but the writing style I LOVED. It was so funny and the characters were so well written. And it was packed with themes like gender, consumerism, marriage culture and money and writing about writing. Honestly brilliant and I’m gonna read more Austen novels now.
John and Isabella Thorpe are truly the most annoying characters I’ve ever read. I audibly sighed and gasped whenever they ruined things for Catherine but it was done in SUCH a funny way.
I read a review saying that even though Catherine’s greenness was sometimes annoying it’s impossible to hate her cause she’s just so kind and I agree so much with that
John and Isabella Thorpe are truly the most annoying characters I’ve ever read. I audibly sighed and gasped whenever they ruined things for Catherine but it was done in SUCH a funny way.
I read a review saying that even though Catherine’s greenness was sometimes annoying it’s impossible to hate her cause she’s just so kind and I agree so much with that
thez's review against another edition
5.0
Easily my favorite of Austin's books that I've read so far, although I wouldn't argue that it's the best. It is the most obviously funny, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
zbrz's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
goldfish011's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
medievalisting's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
wagamummy's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
cindysbookcorner's review against another edition
3.0
Well, I enjoyed Northanger Abbey more than Sense and Sensibility. I think if I am really going to enjoy classics I need to listen to them on audio. That way I won't notice the long parts with no dialogue as much.
Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like the well enough to marry them.
I think one of the hardest things for me with Jane Austen is I simply don't understand what is going on part of the time. I don't understanding her sarcasm, barbs, and tone of voice. However, I did enjoy the story line. Catherine was a funny heroine and I loved her character growth. Isabella got on my nerves. I like Mr. Tilney and his sister.
Perhaps you are not sitting in this room, and I am not sitting by you. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. Not keeping a journal! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenor of your life in Bath without one?
I enjoyed the setting and the gothic vibes of the story. Sorry, this review is so choppy, I really don't know what else to say about it. It's hard to review without giving anything away.
Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like the well enough to marry them.
I think one of the hardest things for me with Jane Austen is I simply don't understand what is going on part of the time. I don't understanding her sarcasm, barbs, and tone of voice. However, I did enjoy the story line. Catherine was a funny heroine and I loved her character growth. Isabella got on my nerves. I like Mr. Tilney and his sister.
Perhaps you are not sitting in this room, and I am not sitting by you. These are points in which a doubt is equally possible. Not keeping a journal! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenor of your life in Bath without one?
I enjoyed the setting and the gothic vibes of the story. Sorry, this review is so choppy, I really don't know what else to say about it. It's hard to review without giving anything away.
katie_took's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
zbmorgan's review against another edition
4.0
Far more brilliant if you know something about gothic novels of the time and the fact that Austen was parodying them in many ways. If you don't, Catherine Moreland will seem like the dimmest of the Austen heroines, but it's a good reminder than being felicitous and genuine was also something of value. Beautifully written, as usual, with the typical upswings and pitfalls of a house party and socializing in the 18th century.
rosiefpb's review against another edition
3.0
I love Austen, natch, and I enjoyed how it kind of poked fun at itself, but I found the weird fake story in the middle kind of odd, and outside of that nothing much really happened! Not my fave, but still good.