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Persuasion

Jane Austen

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Mar 02, 2009 Cardi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.5 stars
Definitely on par with S and S, at the least

Re-read in 2013. LOVE this book !! 5 stars

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Feb 21, 2014 Caroline Donahue rated it it was amazing

I really really enjoyed this one. I am
actually surprised that I hadn't read this one before now. I had read all the other Jane Austen books, and listened to this one in the car. I found myself really looking forward to it. The story was very engaging and the scenario and the way the characters developed over time was more complex than her other books. I found this one to be distinct from the others but still just as enjoyable and in the same style. I so enjoyed listening to the audiobook. I foun ...more

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Feb 17, 2010 Alison rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Dec 18, 2012 Noam rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I read this while studying for the GREs. It was good but (don't kill me, die-hard Austen fans) some of the characters were so static and exaggerated, I sometimes felt like I was reading Dickens. With Mary, for example, it seemed like everything she said was just copied and pasted each time she appeared. But it was still a good story, with all the usual Austen wit and observation. ...more

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