Reviews

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

_cherry_'s review against another edition

funny hopeful 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

3.0

Almost gave it a four stars but that ending pissed me off. Like maybe I wasn’t paying attention but I kinda didn’t want Edward and Elinor to end up together.

aagrgn's review against another edition

emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

3.75

nicerdicer5001's review against another edition

4.0

I <3 Jane Austen. I'm always amazed by the fact that her wit and thoughts seem so modern and at how humorous she is. And the romance is so good as well. Like, Colleen Hoover could never. Gotta say though, it got kind of boring towards the end. Still, verrrry recommendable.

im0gen's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.0

emiann2023's review against another edition

4.0

Not a bad read, but not my favorite of Jane Austen's works.

author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition

5.0

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is her first novel, but like the more popular Pride and Prejudice, it is about marriage and inheritance among the moneyed classes. Austen has a keen eye for vanities and personalities. While nineteen-year-old Elinor Dashwood is a sophisticated observer of manners and morals, most of the others are innocent of their foibles and delusions. Elinor’s opinions are often humorous and judgmental.

If you’d like a story lampooning Regency manners with a happy ending, this book (continuously in print for over two centuries) is highly recommended. It can also be read as an early feminist novel.

For my expanded report: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2019/04/sense-and-sensibility-by-jane-austen.html
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momo_sama's review against another edition

funny inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kimberleyjay's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

2.5

cececoop's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

holdvic's review against another edition

4.0

"it is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; — it is disposition alone. seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others."

i love jane's writing, she's so so so good. still thinking about this ending tho...