Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

30 reviews

natashalg'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

3.0

I enjoyed the story, but I wish the romances were better expanded.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Misogyny

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

laura_nel13's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

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

lylie_van_bell's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

•  No está mal, pero no lo recomendaría leer.
•  Es una lectura medio difícil de leer en muchas partes, me costó entender varias conversaciones que tenían por lo rebuscadas que eran.
• Envejeció mal. La diferencia de edad 16 y 36 me parece un montón. Aunque, por lo menos esperó hasta que ella tuviera 19. Igual me dió asquete.
• Me gustó más orgullo y prejuicio y emma que esta.
• Entiendo que fue la primera novela Jane Austen y medio se nota.
• Me entretuvo bastante, pero ni en pepe la leería de vuelta.
• Cosas que me gustaron: la señora Jeggings, al principio me cayó mal pero luego que se la conoce mejor es un amor verdadero, sin malas intenciones. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

bunny_herondale's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment

kleinreads's review against another edition

funny reflective tense 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

4.5

As usual, Jane Austen’s ability to highlight the benefits and downsides of different tendencies in two characters equally endearing is unparalleled. While Sense and Sensibility does not contain the same thrilling speech that is found in Pride & Prejudice, there is perhaps a more realistic and wholesome story of affection—between sisters as much as between romantic pairs. Having never read this book before, I found Hannah Curtis’s narration very engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Mental illness and Pregnancy

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

brodi727's review against another edition

emotional 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

I enjoyed this book not as much as pride and prejudice but I still enjoyed it the romance for me was kinda lacking and this book felt more about the sisters relationship and the relationships between family and friendships but I enjoyed it nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

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

_maia3_'s review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Whilst not among my favourites of Austen's novels, this was a compelling and interesting read. As my reading partner put it "it's as if everyone is in a romance novel except for Elinor and Lucy, who are both in a social intrigue novel". It blends the two genres well and manages to display the merits of acting sensibly and with good judgement without coming off as haughty or moralising. Attention is given to the insipidity of the gentry, the financial troubles of women, and the importance of patience and calculation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism