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Oct 05, 2014 Sheryl rated it really liked it

Shelves: make-believe, i-own-this, all-about-love, classique, 2014

I admire Austen's characterization of Fanny Price: constant, ordinary, plain yet unyielding.

I also thought the conclusion of the book to be done in haste; cramping all in the last 2 chapters. Would have been more enjoyable to have had the thoughts of the main characters shelled out rather than having it just narrated. ...more

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Jul 20, 2011 Joanne rated it liked it

This is definitely my least favourite of the 5 Jane Austen books I've read so far. I found the story only slightly interesting and it seemed to take forever to get through, never the sign of a good read. I also found the ending a bit ridiculous and dumb.
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Jun 04, 2020 Harini rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own, classics, 1001-books

Not my favourite Austen but it was a lot better than I was expecting it to be. In fact I loved it a lot. And honestly Fanny Price is a brilliant character.

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