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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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last updated Jan 17, 2023 03:51PM
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It's among Jane's longest novels, and I confess I felt the wordcount. I found most of it delightful, but sometimes a fun element (silly hypochondria, planning a ball) gets too repetitive or drawn out, and it loses momentum. This is entertaining and it's interesting to have an Austen hero who's rich and socially dominant - this is well worth reading! I just don't think it's in my "read every 1-2 years" pile.
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Aug 28, 2007
Nicole Oswald
marked it as to-read
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Nov 24, 2009
Booktart
marked it as to-read
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classics,
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Oct 20, 2010
Melissa Wiebe
rated it
really liked it
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2010,
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