Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

40 reviews

grets_reads's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Grief and Pregnancy

mindins's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Death and Pregnancy

tigeryear's review against another edition

lighthearted sad slow-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

1.5

Everyone was opp in this book. Rough read -- not that it was hard to comprehend, but in that it was boring drudgery. It didn't work for me as a satire, after my first read I'm not convinced the characters even had development, and if you have to say "we're not really blood related [insert whine]" -- you failed!

Mash that up with some early 1800s pedophilia and you've pretty much got the plot of this.

Disappointing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol

literally marianne was given three options: frivolous ninny, taboo creeper, or spinster. which would YOU pick? this would make a good play, honestly, but austen?? why?? would you not comment prejudicially upon this topic?!

I'll have to read it again to really understand the point of this. If you haven't already, drop this, go and read Pride and Prejudice.

jadziaaudrey's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

boglord's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Incest, and Pregnancy

nickoliver's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I rather enjoyed this! It was technically my third Jane Austen book, after "Emma" and "Pride & Prejudice", but those two I had read a) as a teen (so about a decade ago), and b) not in English but in German, so I didn't know if I would like this or not. After all, my taste has changed dramatically, and teen me was definitely not what you'd call a critical reader. 

Unfortunately, this past week has been really bad for me (both mental health-wise and physically), so I never read as much as I wanted and never properly lost myself in this book. But especially in the last few days, I got really into it! There was some drama and even some genuine laugh-out-loud-moments, which I didn't expect from a classic, so I had a lot of fun. The only thing about this book that I heavily disliked were the age gaps of the couples - it was disturbing to see it so normalised that a 35-year-old man wanted to marry a 17-year-old girl. And the ending felt a bit rushed. Other than that, though, it was a good time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

eggsoap's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexism

Minor: Infidelity

jessthanthree's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my second Jane Austen novel and I really enjoyed it! Although it is more of a gentle book (in my opinion) the witty social commentary packs a punch which will leave you thinking of our two heroines for many days after.
Sense and Sensibility follows the romantic and self exploration of two sisters after the tragic death of their father. Where Elinor is more prone to reason (Sense), Marianne gives way to her emotions (Sensibility), creating a contrasting depiction of love in a disproportionate society.
The duplication of events in such a polarizing way highlights incredible writing by Jane Austen, especially admirable as this is believed to be her debut adult fiction. The characters too are fleshed out and understandable, even when written in another century! While some may find it slow, Sense and Sensibility is an incredibly smart book, I cannot wait to continue into Jane Austen’s literary catalog, with Persuasion up next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Pregnancy

gothmiku's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Misogyny