Persuasion
Jane Austen
Category: Fiction &
Classics
Synopsis: Many
years after refusing Captain Wentworth’s hand, Anne Elliot remains unattached.
Will she accept him the second time?
Date finished: 13 March 2014
Rating: ****
Comments:
Okay, I hate to say this because I really do love Jane
Austen’s novels, but I’m coming to the conclusion that if you’ve read one,
you’ve kind of read the others. I never come away with one remembering much
about the characters or situations. They all blur together for me. But truthfully,
that doesn’t bother me a bit. I read Austen for the feeling, for the language,
for the slow stroll through romance.
I’ve seen many bloggers call Persuasion their favorite Austen novel. So, I hoped I’d like it as
well as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Frankly, while I
enjoyed it a great deal, it didn’t seem to have the depth of the others. It was
short—my copy was a mere 200 pages—and it didn’t feel full enough. There wasn’t
as much of Austen’s sparkling wit here, and I missed it. It had all the usual
Austen characters: the proud, the dastardly, the passionate, the sensible, the
naïve, plus a heroine to love and a captain to fall for. There were carriage
rides, visits to Lyme, a family move to Bath, cousins marrying cousins. Alas, no
grand balls in this one. And way too many characters named Charles.
It’s hard to give much of a critique without spoiling the
plot. It you enjoy Austen, you’ll enjoy Persuasion.
If you have never read Austen, read Pride
and Prejudice first. I’ve read that was Austen’s favorite, and I’d have to
agree.
Would you recommend
this to a friend?
Yes.
You might also enjoy:
Pride and Prejudice
and Sense and Sensibility
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