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Persuasion

Jane Austen

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Jan 15, 2021 Cardi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, 2021-read, reread, faves

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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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Mar 24, 2009 teresa rated it liked it

My least favorite Austen so far. Maybe I am just getting burnt out as it is my 4th Austen big in a row. I am purposely saving Pride and Prejudice for last.

I felt there was too much stuff going on and not enough about the main 'love' story that comes together in the last 20 or so pages. There were so many characters that they all sort of blended together.

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May 29, 2009 Susanne Clower rated it it was amazing

Shelves: england, fiction, classics

This wasn't as charming as P&P, but it was terrific. After years of resenting having to buy all of those Austen knock-offs for the library, I have to admit now that the originals are worth every bit of the attention they get. ...more

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

Shelves: books-in-2010, jane-austen

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Aug 05, 2012 Chinoiseries rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, 2012, historical-fiction, ebooks, united-kingdom, owned, regency, classics-club, 18th-century

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

Shelves: europe

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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Mar 27, 2008 Rae rated it it was ok

Shelves: classics

A British spinster is reacquainted with an old flame in this classic comedy of manners. I keep reading Austen but I still haven't decided whether I really like her. ...more

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