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I thought I had read this before, but if I did it was long enough ago that it seemed like reading a brand new book. Delightful and charming sweet romance, gracefully written, with funny bits (my favorite was where Admiral Croft talks about how he had to move most of the mirrors out of his dressing room, because his landlord Sir Walter had been so vain of his fiftysomething good looks that there were freakin' mirrors everywhere and he found it disturbing to be always catching sight of his own fac
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So, I really loved Persuasion. To my surprise, I pretty much loved it the moment I started reading it. I honestly felt like I just held my breath for an entire book. Why am I so surprised? Well, this is only my second "Austen Adventure", and my first was Pride and Prejudice. Now, I freaking love P&P, but I had to get through all the boring fluff before I could love it, and that took me a while. When I started reading Persuasion, I was pretty much hooked by the second page. The only time I really
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I loved it. It was a bit predictable, but a joy to read, nonetheless.
Read and loved all the Jane Austen books.
Aug 10, 2011
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