_maia3_'s review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is my least favourite of Austen's books and I'm only giving it such a high score because I think it's genuinely very interesting to have an Austen book where almost everyone sucks. I find Fanny a rather insipid heroine, and whilst I understand that she is very much a victim of abuse, I don't find her explored to a satisfactory level. The hero, Edmund, is Austen's most unlikeable hero by far. The villians are the most entertaining part of the book, as they (in particular Mary Crawford) give voice to interesting contemporary opinions surrounding religion especially. Even if this was not likely Austen's weird little religious moment as some scholars have said, it really does come off that way sometimes.
Please don't skip out on this book however- it is worth the read if you want more Austen, it was just a personal miss.
Please don't skip out on this book however- it is worth the read if you want more Austen, it was just a personal miss.
Graphic: Classism, Infidelity, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Slavery
rikke_bay's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Classism and Infidelity
Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
sdemo08's review against another edition
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As a modern day reader, I did not enjoy this one but I shall persist on my quest to read more classics. It may be this held more favorable reception closer to its debut but goodness it was not for me.
Minor: Infidelity, Colonisation, Racism, Gaslighting, and Slavery
everyotherpageorso's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
I love Fanny Price RABIDLY! To me, as a twenty-first century reader, it was honestly refreshing to find a character whom you could read as neurodivergent, who wasn’t also constantly shamed by the narrator.
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Slavery
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