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sarahhhh__canread's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed this book. The characters were fun. I will say that if you like Jane Austen for her romance then this probably won’t be your favorite. There is no love confession or witty banter between the two people that end up together. Our main character Fanny was really kind and that was her strength. It made me really sad how many people online hated her and called her a door mat for simply being a nice person. The whole cast of people at Mansfield park were wonderful. My favorite was probably Mrs. Bertram, she was wonderfully dramatic and her love of pugs. Jane Austen is a wonderful narrator she’s hilarious.
“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of”
When Fanny was getting proposed too I was dying
“ Fanny you are killing me!
No man dies of love but on the stage, Mr Crawford”
“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of”
When Fanny was getting proposed too I was dying
“ Fanny you are killing me!
No man dies of love but on the stage, Mr Crawford”
lleticia's review against another edition
5.0
Gostei muito dos personagens, todos eles, suas diferentes faces e seus desenvolvimentos, de sentir raiva de Fanny e Edmund e concordar com Mary, em alguns momentos, ao mesmo tempo que entendo e concordo com o final e com a descrição de suas falhas e qualidades.
Me incomoda que os primos tenham terminado juntos, pois apesar de ser algo esperado, não consigo gostar de sentimentos retratados como "fraternais" se transformando em românticos, acho que nunca vou gostar disso. Fora este ponto o livro é perfeito e eu amei ele por completo, Jane Austen nunca decepciona.
Me incomoda que os primos tenham terminado juntos, pois apesar de ser algo esperado, não consigo gostar de sentimentos retratados como "fraternais" se transformando em românticos, acho que nunca vou gostar disso. Fora este ponto o livro é perfeito e eu amei ele por completo, Jane Austen nunca decepciona.
vincederr's review against another edition
2.0
This classical writing style may not be for me. The front half of the book is tons of exposition. I like learning about characters as they do things. When characters would do something, they’d be these long but incredibly dull scenes. We listened to this book because Jane Austen is one of Victoria's favorite authors. This book is way outside of my normal fare, both in subject and style. This was a long arduous journey for me made worse by the fact that just 10% of the way in you can easily predict Fanny Price’s fate. Not for me, but I’m a good husband. I will say that I did enjoy the back 30% of this book. P.S. the movie is awful, do not watch it, don’t trust online reviews, it’s bad.
2.5 out of 5
2.5 out of 5
rosiefpb's review against another edition
4.0
Aw I totally loved it, but that's not the ending I wanted at all!
cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition
2.0
RIP Fanny Price, you would have loved Targaryens.
magik_the_cat's review against another edition
4.0
The beginning of this dragged on and I had no idea what the point of it was (never read a synopsis of the book). It felt like it was just about a poor girl with anxiety and her shitty family but then it got a lot better when Mr. Crawford was introduced. Not my favorite Jane Austen but it's not bad.
winnimartha's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favourite of Jane Austen's novels. I appreciate the wit of Elizabeth Bennett, and I understand why people might be put off by Fanny Price, but I don't find Fanny at all weak or priggish. Fanny is every bit as strong as Elizabeth Bennett, if in a quieter and more thoughtful way. She shows great insight into the people around her and maintains her integrity in the face of overpowering disapproval from those who hold a lot of power over her.
Jane Austen is more than Elizabeth Bennett. Each of her heroines is different, as they should be, and Fanny deserves consideration in her own right, not simply by comparison to Austen's more vivacious heroine.
I like Austen best for her impeccable writing and her insight into her protagonists' emotions, and Mansfield Park is full of both. Every time I finish it, I want to start back at the beginning again.
2019 update: It may not be my favourite of Jane Austen's novels anymore -- right now I'm leaning toward Persuasion -- but I still love it. There's so much real humour, so many characters to examine, motivations to inspect. I felt a bit more sympathy for Henry Crawford this time around, but I still admire Fanny for her resolve. Imagine having been raised and formed as she was, to have her opinions guided by Sir Thomas and Edmund, to be completely at the mercy of her rich relations, and still to resist, even when Sir Thomas accuses her of ingratitude, the thing she dreads the most. Fanny is the most observant of any of them and chooses to be guided by her own standards -- unlike Sir Thomas, who admits at the end that he knew Maria shouldn't have married Rushworth, unlike Edmund who does everything he can to excuse Mary Crawford's opinions. Henry Crawford may, in the end, have convinced her of his worthiness, but his weakness and vanity are his undoing, and it's not Fanny's job to make him a good person. Edmund may have been determined to undertake that charge with Mary, but Fanny was smart enough not to attempt the same with Henry.
Jane Austen is more than Elizabeth Bennett. Each of her heroines is different, as they should be, and Fanny deserves consideration in her own right, not simply by comparison to Austen's more vivacious heroine.
I like Austen best for her impeccable writing and her insight into her protagonists' emotions, and Mansfield Park is full of both. Every time I finish it, I want to start back at the beginning again.
2019 update: It may not be my favourite of Jane Austen's novels anymore -- right now I'm leaning toward Persuasion -- but I still love it. There's so much real humour, so many characters to examine, motivations to inspect. I felt a bit more sympathy for Henry Crawford this time around, but I still admire Fanny for her resolve. Imagine having been raised and formed as she was, to have her opinions guided by Sir Thomas and Edmund, to be completely at the mercy of her rich relations, and still to resist, even when Sir Thomas accuses her of ingratitude, the thing she dreads the most. Fanny is the most observant of any of them and chooses to be guided by her own standards -- unlike Sir Thomas, who admits at the end that he knew Maria shouldn't have married Rushworth, unlike Edmund who does everything he can to excuse Mary Crawford's opinions. Henry Crawford may, in the end, have convinced her of his worthiness, but his weakness and vanity are his undoing, and it's not Fanny's job to make him a good person. Edmund may have been determined to undertake that charge with Mary, but Fanny was smart enough not to attempt the same with Henry.
laur312's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
alisarae's review against another edition
3.0
2nd read, August 2018:
I liked it better than I remembered. But the ending is verryyy Victorian in its lesson-teaching.
1st read, Nov 2014:
My beloved Jane disappointed me!
I liked it better than I remembered. But the ending is verryyy Victorian in its lesson-teaching.
1st read, Nov 2014:
My beloved Jane disappointed me!