Persuasion in Our Shared Shelf

Jul 16, 2007 Kerry (The Roaming Librarian) O'Donnell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, classics

This book is so sweet, one of my favorites by Jane Austen. It is at once tragic and romantic, like a Shakespearean play where the main characters are kept apart, not by any physical means, but by the stubbornness of their own hearts and the tricks of their own minds.

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Jun 07, 2009 Emily rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: worthy_reread

this was the last of the austen books for me to read, and indeed it was a satisfying one :) the romantic conflict at the center of the book between anne elliot and captain wentworth was more complex than that of some of austen's other protagonists', and in all i found the book had more depth. character development, social issues, love, loss, etc. all were found there. good read! ...more

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Sep 18, 2010 Laura Kealey rated it it was ok

Definitely my least favorite Austen book. I found nothing endearing about the main character. The first few chapters were confusing for me with the time passing and all the family members with the same name.
I got through it, I didn't have to force myself but I wasn't engaged with the story. It was ok. ...more

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Dec 27, 2007 Kristin rated it it was amazing

I would have to say, with exception to the phenomenal Pride and Prejudice, this just might be my favorite Austen book. I like the fact that her youthful enthusiasm is a bit tempered by a life disappointment. It makes it more mature. I read it all in a day and a half, though that's not saying much when I admit to, only a few days later, watching ten episodes of Dexter in one day. It was a pretty boring period of time for me, back in Berlin after Christmas before anyone else. But good boring, at l ...more

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