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Persuasion
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September 1, 2010
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September 30, 2010

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Roberta
Dec 14, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2008, classici, uk
La rivincita di Anne
Dopo il famosissimo Orgoglio e pregiudizio ho scelto la lettura di Persuasione grazie ad una Lettura Collettiva organizzata su Anobii, anche se avevo già acquistato Emma, in coda di lettura da un po’. Persuasione è l’ultimo romanzo della Austen, e le differenze si vedono anche senza aver letto la sua intera produzione.
Persuasione è infatti la storia di una famiglia in decadenza composta da Sir Walter Elliot e dalle due figlie, la primogenita Elizabeth ed Anne, la protagonista
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Anne  (Booklady) Molinarolo
Sigh. After reading Sense and Sensibility, I couldn't wait to read Persuasion. And I was slightly disappointed by Jane Austen's last book. I confess that I found Anne Elliot less desirable as a female protagonist. To me, she was meek and weak - totally usual for Austen. To be persuaded to break an engagement from a man she truly loves by a dear friend rather than standing her ground baffled me. But Wentworth had the last laugh when he returns with a hefty fortune to find Anne's father having to ...more
Melissa
Mar 18, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I definitely didn't appreciate this Austen novel enough back in my teenage years. This time through I found it to be delightfully more complex then her other novels. ...more
Stephanie
Jul 18, 2022 rated it really liked it
Shelves: classics, book-club
I didn't love this story nearly as much as Pride and Prejudice, but it was still enjoyable. ...more
Danielle
Reread on audiobook, loved Juliet Stevenson's narrating. ...more
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May 08, 2011 rated it really liked it
Karen!
May 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics
Cate P
May 24, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Heather (DeathByBook)
Jul 19, 2011 marked it as shoulda-already-read-it  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 10, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Andrea
Aug 05, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Roberta
Aug 18, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: i-own