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Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
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Jennifer Custer
Apr 07, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: movie-novels, romance, classical-literature
Definitely a hard read for me. I like Jane Austen, but it is not my more usual reading pursuit. It's not hard to imagine with Austen's descriptions how marriage among the genteel was conducted in the late 1700's to early 1800's. The title name is very apt. What is considered sensible for marrigae minded seekers back then is not practiced today, for the most part anyways. Most people now marry for affection, not duty to the comfort of the physical and material as was wont during Austen's time. Th ...more
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Kristin
May 20, 2009 rated it it was ok
Amanda Roper
Jun 11, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Renee
Jul 08, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Austen to Zafón
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Shelves: classic, own-hb, read-multiple-times
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Apr 29, 2010 marked it as to-read
Navi
Jan 26, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: romance
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Katie
Feb 03, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: women-authors, audiobook, 2021
Karigan
Jul 07, 2012 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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Sep 15, 2012 marked it as to-read
Sandra Lourenço
Feb 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 19, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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April
Sep 12, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics
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Mar 02, 2015 marked it as classics
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Mar 13, 2017 marked it as to-read
Tammy
Mar 16, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Lis
Dec 14, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, classics
Vania Reis
Aug 17, 2018 marked it as to-read
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