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gina_gina's review against another edition
4.0
Delightfully fast-paced, snappy, and wicked. Lady Susan feels.moee like a Howard Hawked film than a Jane Austen novel.
emiliebea's review against another edition
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jun1pper's review against another edition
2.0
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Maybe because it was epistolic, I found it hard to track the action in the book. I think it deserves a re-read, but it didn't immediately take my fancy. Will never be my favourite Austen.
Maybe because it was epistolic, I found it hard to track the action in the book. I think it deserves a re-read, but it didn't immediately take my fancy. Will never be my favourite Austen.
aprilhenrist's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Lady Susan je bent me er toch wel eentje!!!
ruthless_reader's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sopbasa's review against another edition
Well... not my cup of tea, so I'm not going to rate it. I did enjoy that the story was told in correspondence which was unique for me to read if a bit difficult at first but smoothed out after the third or fourth letter.
bethgp's review against another edition
3.0
This book kept my attention but didn't leave me time or space to have any sympathy for any of the characters. It was interesting for the entire book to be a series of letters between many of the characters, but that format also makes it difficult to add any backstory or details that the characters don't include in letters to whomever they're writing to.
it was obvious that lady Susan is a heartless, self-centered woman who flirts with countless men and has no love for her daughter. She has only one friend in the world and even she has to stop all communications with her in the end.
I was expecting a twist at the end, or perhaps more tragedy. There wasn't. Maybe Jane Austen meant to leave things unresolved. I was glad that Frederica was able to live with her aunt and uncle who loved her. That's really the only part of the book that was enjoyable or satisfying.
I didn't hate the book but didn't love it either.
it was obvious that lady Susan is a heartless, self-centered woman who flirts with countless men and has no love for her daughter. She has only one friend in the world and even she has to stop all communications with her in the end.
I was expecting a twist at the end, or perhaps more tragedy. There wasn't. Maybe Jane Austen meant to leave things unresolved. I was glad that Frederica was able to live with her aunt and uncle who loved her. That's really the only part of the book that was enjoyable or satisfying.
I didn't hate the book but didn't love it either.