Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

14 reviews

whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Jane Austen's ability to critique the society in which she lived and create a relatable, honest, and diverse cast of female characters is truly amazing.

Sense and Sensibility is an engaging story centered on the lives of two, very different, sisters. Their love for each other, even in the moments when they do not understand each other, is beautiful.

The only reason I gave this four stars rather than five is because I felt the ending was a bit rushed and that a certain ungentlemanly guy deserved a bit harsher critique.
All around, this was a really good story. Classic Austen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

quotablehedgehog's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not my favorite Austin, but I enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

daryn's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

librarybookfamily's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

This has been on my TBR for a long time. I didn’t enjoy it as much as P&P, there were more characters and it was sometimes hard to understand their relationship. Still very well written for its time, but not my favorite Austen. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

anjasshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

cleotheo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Minor: Violence

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I think I need to read the physical versions of Ms. Austen's books to get the full impact, but I love her moments when you gasp from the very depths of your soul. I also liked picturing Elinor as a meme where she is just trying to astral project to somewhere else while everyone won't shut the heck up around her. A treat, as usual.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death and Death of parent