false 104620 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg A tale of two sisters

Two sisters of opposing temperaments are brought to a closer understanding by their mutual disappointments—and true love finally triumphs when sense gives way to sensibility and sensibility to sense. Austen’s insightful representation of early-nineteenth-century middle-class provincial life makes her novels the enduring works on the mores and manners of her time.]]> 14935 385 2809709 book 1811 Sense and Sensibility total:87938|5:35387|4:31074|3:15863|2:3679|1:1954| 87938 358070 117031 2714 1265 4.11 416662 28043 15540068 629344 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 82359
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 5 27 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Feb 15 20:19:39 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 16 10:54:23 -0800 2009 3 Jane Austen to task for being too clean and passionless. The complaints, heard often enough, are that she does not tackle sweeping vistas of emotion. She cares too much about money. Her lovers don't make...more...]]> 2873395 123071 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 2 12 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 14:25:00 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:04:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 23705038 1167793 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 4 8 false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jun 04 13:34:18 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 02 07:18:04 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 2888192 180908 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 2 4 true Mon Jul 09 21:36:07 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:06:43 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 1877547 94602 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 4 4 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Jun 12 07:05:38 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 21:18:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 78628607 4695 298145 0553211102 9780553211108 8 <![CDATA[Sense & Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173497823m/298145.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173497823s/298145.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/298145.Sense_Sensibility 4.15 84 Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister:
Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber]]> 1811 3 6 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 09:14:04 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 09:35:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 29293511 343018 3992254 0736686916 9780736686914 3 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233976298m/3992254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233976298s/3992254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3992254.Sense_and_Sensibility 3.20 5
The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. The contrast between the sisters' characters is eventually resolved as they each find love and lasting happiness. This leads some to believe that the book's title describes how Elinor and Marianne find a balance between sense and sensibility in life and love.]]> 1811 4 9 false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 04:27:23 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 10:22:19 -0700 2008
Okay, I LOVED this book. I don't even know why. It's about . . . girls who like boys! Who are jerks! Um, the end! But it was funny. But clever funny, which is my favorite kind. And I enjoyed deciphering the late 18th century prose. It made me feel smart,...more...]]> 19184686 729747 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 3 6 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 06:33:48 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 07:10:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5529186 335117 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 4 3 false Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 02 08:40:11 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:24:13 -0800 2009 Masterpiece’s adaptation on Sunday, I reread Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. I hadn’t read the book in over ten years and had forgotten many of the details, but I liked it as much today as I did then.

Elinor and Marianne Dashwood each deal with the joys and h...more...]]> 23737116 297553 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 3 3 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 20:12:24 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 20:49:34 -0700 2008
I enjoyed it, but I don't think I'd rank it up there with Emma or Pride and Prejudice. Though, I haven...more...]]> 14516549 133202 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 3 3 false Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 04 07:36:07 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 25 13:35:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 7195246 446509 364498 0785788816 9780785788812 5 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174131195m/364498.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174131195s/364498.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364498.Sense_and_Sensibility 3.78 55 Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister:
Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber]]> 1811 4 3 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 07:41:38 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 16:51:31 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1303413 89468 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 5 2 false Fri May 18 19:10:51 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:42:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42477197 973129 542303 0486290492 9780486290492 8 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175646848m/542303.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175646848s/542303.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542303.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 91 Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister:
Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber]]> 1811 3 2 false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 11:30:44 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 12:17:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5208333 315331 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 4 2 false Tue Aug 28 00:51:42 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:22:35 -0800 2009
That being said, I did actually enjo...more...]]> 50033136 257105 208730 0140620427 9780140620429 18 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172694779m/208730.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172694779s/208730.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208730.Sense_and_Sensibility 3.79 185 Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly", she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister:
Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon, however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr Willoughby, a new neighbour. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behaviour begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. misfortunes and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber, Amazon.com]]> 1811 3 2 false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 00:00:51 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 20:32:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2418270 155288 3992254 0736686916 9780736686914 3 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233976298m/3992254.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233976298s/3992254.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3992254.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. The contrast between the sisters' characters is eventually resolved as they each find love and lasting happiness. This leads some to believe that the book's title describes how Elinor and Marianne find a balance between sense and sensibility in life and love.]]> 1811 4 2 false Sun Feb 15 15:19:07 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 26 15:14:37 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:48:11 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 41926572 706208 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 3 1 true Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 21:38:40 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 11:05:10 -0800 2009 1
Sense and Sensibility is the story of the Dashwood girls who's father h...more...]]> 39042106 1205474 1141718 0451525892 9780451525895 6 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility: Revised Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181357005m/1141718.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181357005s/1141718.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1141718.Sense_and_Sensibility_Revised_Edition 4.00 57 Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister:
Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber]]> 1811 3 1 false Mon Dec 01 12:21:02 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 12:21:17 -0800 2008 By Jane Austen
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Finished: November 3rd, 2008

I am a big fan of Jane Austen. I first read “Pride and Prejudice” last year, and was blown away by her characters and story. I was also impressed with the readability of her writing though. I typica...more...]]> 24743841 957747 14935 0141439661 9780141439662 2225 <![CDATA[Sense and Sensibility]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360m/14935.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212611360s/14935.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14935.Sense_and_Sensibility 4.07 87938
New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated.

Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.]]> 1811 4 1 true Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 16:27:14 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 22:24:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=104620