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Dec 08, 2010
Jenni
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Awe, this was so lovely! I took a long long break from reading Jane Austen after I got stuck on Mansfield Park. I'm so glad I chose to pick this one up recently. I really did love it much like I loved Sense & Sensibility. Anne was such a wonderful main character and I loved watching the inner battles of hers and Wentworth's. I thought that everyone got their due in the end. And I really enjoyed every moment of reading it. I was very surprised with just how addicting it was and how quickly it rea
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Jan 16, 2011
Jenny
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I first read this novel in 1986 when I was on the Carleton London program and I remember finding it both funny and touching. As an older person now (i.e. older single person), I find parts of this novel even more powerful. It's not for everyone. The language is formal (if biting) and the social commentary sly. If you're not willing to spend time in early 19th century English society, it's not going to work for you. However, the heart of the tale is still a woman regretting an earlier decision an
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I've read this before, but I read it again for an upcoming book club meeting. I seem to remember that I didn't like Persuasion quite as much as some of Austen's other works, but this time around I feel like it has really grown on me. Naturally the plot centers around several eligible ladies and the men they are interested in or becoming engaged to. In particular, the protagonist of this book turns down a man, and several years later (when the novel takes place) he reappears back in her life, and
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Read through dailylit.com and kept clicking the "send next installment" over and over--was supposed to take 6 weeks (I think) instead I read it in two days.
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Thank the gods I finished this perfectly dreadful novel. Drying paint has a higher entertainment value. I am tempted to award a 2nd star if for no other reason than the novel at least accurately portrays this period of history which is filled with the inane concerns of the British class and rank system, along with the bland lives that women were forced to endure.
May 26, 2010
Y_M_A
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Melissa
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Sep 08, 2015
Aubrey
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Jan 17, 2018
Elizabeth
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Feb 18, 2019
Chelsea
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