Sense and Sensibility
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- Author：Jane Austen
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Reviews
Elizabeth Fernandez
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happy valentine’s day to everyone except willoughby 😠 i loved this book！ it’s hilarious， fast paced， and very vivid。 i kept wanting to come back to it and see what my favorite country side girlies were up to。 this was definitely more entertaining and an easier read than Persuasion imo！
Anastasiia
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dnf at 43% Maybe some classic just not for me 🤷 A lot was going on but at the same time nothing was going on。
Ellen Boyd
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was amazing！ There was plenty of tragedy， in which both Elinor and Marianne were subject to。 Elinor was constantly forced to compose herself and watch quietly as the one she loved was engaged whilst Marianne suffered illness both mentally and physically due to the selfishness of Willoughby。 There was an abundance of personality in every character， Mrs Jennings a prime example and I loved reading what they all thought of each other…I am so glad Elinor got her happy ending with Edward an This book was amazing！ There was plenty of tragedy， in which both Elinor and Marianne were subject to。 Elinor was constantly forced to compose herself and watch quietly as the one she loved was engaged whilst Marianne suffered illness both mentally and physically due to the selfishness of Willoughby。 There was an abundance of personality in every character， Mrs Jennings a prime example and I loved reading what they all thought of each other…I am so glad Elinor got her happy ending with Edward and feel for Marianne who， though she learned to love Brandon， was placed in this marriage mainly through influence of others。 Overall， an amazing story with many twists and turns and characters so vivid and beautiful 💕 。。。more
claire zoo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 sense， sensibility， and peggy。it’s cool how this does read like a first work being more dramatic and less subtle than pride & prejudice， and probably more page-turnery bc of it。 the words ‘colonel brandon’ looks yummy in print and i ate a lot of study pizza while reading this so i’ll forever associate ‘willoughby’ with puffy thick crusts。marianne’s ideals do resound with me a little but she cries a tad too much。 elinor is a sense-y beast it’s actually a little scary how calm that woman is TT。 th sense， sensibility， and peggy。it’s cool how this does read like a first work being more dramatic and less subtle than pride & prejudice， and probably more page-turnery bc of it。 the words ‘colonel brandon’ looks yummy in print and i ate a lot of study pizza while reading this so i’ll forever associate ‘willoughby’ with puffy thick crusts。marianne’s ideals do resound with me a little but she cries a tad too much。 elinor is a sense-y beast it’s actually a little scary how calm that woman is TT。 the moment were she breaks down in joy after edward reveals the whole brother swap situation at the end was so worth it thoughlucy steele is so gaslight girlboss and kind of gatekeep she really finessed society and i can’t even be extremely mad about it bc it workedstill cannot get behind the ending completely though， like no way marianne got peer pressured by her fam into marrying a man pushing 40 that they felt bad for; ended up shipping edward and elinor though so that’s nice 。。。more
Anabel
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I fall more and more in love with Jane Austen's writing with each book of hers I read。 It's amazing to read female authors from her time period and to see how her perspectives weave into her writing。 The sister relationship between Marianna and Elinor was very touching for me。 I fall more and more in love with Jane Austen's writing with each book of hers I read。 It's amazing to read female authors from her time period and to see how her perspectives weave into her writing。 The sister relationship between Marianna and Elinor was very touching for me。 。。。more
Odessa Buell
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Ohhhhhhh！ Didn’t know she got it like this。
rose
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Elinor deserved better
Devann Kneedler
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Being written in 1811 I get a real sense of how different the times were back then。 Everything is about status， marriage， and money。 It was very interesting to read about each relationship that developed through the book。 Some parts were slow and drug on a bit but I think they had more patience to read slow parts back then versus how we live our busy lives now。 So I try to remember how this was written so long ago and how very good this writing is and storytelling is for many years ago。 It defin Being written in 1811 I get a real sense of how different the times were back then。 Everything is about status， marriage， and money。 It was very interesting to read about each relationship that developed through the book。 Some parts were slow and drug on a bit but I think they had more patience to read slow parts back then versus how we live our busy lives now。 So I try to remember how this was written so long ago and how very good this writing is and storytelling is for many years ago。 It definitely kept my interest until the end of who would end up with you。 。。。more
Rong Wu
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Classic for classic worth， a good reading。 It is said that romanticism softened english people after the "brutal" industry "revolution"。 I am wondering what the equivalent might be， today after equally "brutal" Brexit （or for that matter， more monstrous Trumpism）？ Classic for classic worth， a good reading。 It is said that romanticism softened english people after the "brutal" industry "revolution"。 I am wondering what the equivalent might be， today after equally "brutal" Brexit （or for that matter， more monstrous Trumpism）？ 。。。more
chudi
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all my homies hate willoughby
Kennady Hanshew
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It was really a slow read。 i’m not a big fan of classics， and i just couldn’t get into it。 it was really confusing at times， and i just had to stop reading the book。 i wish i could’ve gotten into it， but that’s okay。
Sara
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Vetävää Austenia flunssapäivien （ja takkuisen lukuvuoden aloituksen） pelastukseksi。 Vähän turhan kätevästi kaikki lopulta ratkesi neitien Dashwood kannalta， mutta ihanaa Austenia silti。
Sarà Grilli
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Ho diverse polemiche da fare， ma eviterò però cosa vuol dire una donna come giusto premio？ O vogliamo parlare di come elinor venga usata come scaricabarile da praticamente tutti， e invece di mandarli a quel paese， rimane stoica？
Kal
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The book is beautifully written and some of the characters are relatable。 However， I found it quite difficult to keep reading as it was not very interesting nor does it appeal to my literary taste。 It took me longer to finish this book than it would most books， there were interesting scenes which kept me invested on occasions but the interesting chapters were far more outnumbered by the tedious ones。 I would not say that I wouldn’t recommend this book， it just doesn’t come off as the type of boo The book is beautifully written and some of the characters are relatable。 However， I found it quite difficult to keep reading as it was not very interesting nor does it appeal to my literary taste。 It took me longer to finish this book than it would most books， there were interesting scenes which kept me invested on occasions but the interesting chapters were far more outnumbered by the tedious ones。 I would not say that I wouldn’t recommend this book， it just doesn’t come off as the type of book to appear appealing to many。 。。。more
Amira Ilyas
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Absolutely not my cup of tea， even though it's hailed as a classic in the literary canon。 I sensed a clash between the novel's societal values and my modern sensibilities （pun intended or not）。The complete dismissal of those driven by passion and the arts didn't resonate with me。 It felt like one had to entirely temper their interests to find love in this narrative world。 My major gripe revolves around Marianne's ultimate fate within the restrictive nature of the time period（view spoiler）[—marry Absolutely not my cup of tea， even though it's hailed as a classic in the literary canon。 I sensed a clash between the novel's societal values and my modern sensibilities （pun intended or not）。The complete dismissal of those driven by passion and the arts didn't resonate with me。 It felt like one had to entirely temper their interests to find love in this narrative world。 My major gripe revolves around Marianne's ultimate fate within the restrictive nature of the time period（view spoiler）[—marrying the Colonel for various reasons seems entirely wrong。 I don't mind reading about "reprehensible" characters， but when recent novels， viewed through today's lens， use language that seems to encourage reader reproach， portraying men as lecherous for pursuing a 17 year old as a "respectable prospect"。 This can be seen in works like Pachinko （I have been mentioning it too much， but it comes easy to mind having read it recently）， where such behavior is subtly condemned。 Whereas this novel， it is portrayed as traits of a noble gentlemen。 Even sensibility through Elinor acknowledges that a 17-year-old has no business being with a 35-year-old （though she later mentions no issue with a 27-year-old and a 35-year-old， which I wholeheartedly agree with）。 So why do Austen d*ck-riders insist that it's just the nature of the time？ I also detest how Marianne ultimately becomes a "reward" for this man， her entire future reduced to a couple of paragraphs。 This vibrant， empathetic girl whose life we have seen in the chapters previous is simplified and depicted as the prize for a man simply because he has suffered the misfortune of losing a girl， （who by the way in turn had a daughter possibly around Marianne's age， don't think I didn't catch that！）。 （hide spoiler）]This is often an issue I bump against with novels set in the past， regardless if they were written in that time period。 When a women's whole lot in life is whether or not she can marry well or not， it doesn't particularly make very interesting reading for me if that is the whole focus of the novel。 At least those frothy regency novels have the benefit of tantalizing the reader with scintillating romances。 This is just dull and offensive。 Then there's the language used in the novel。 As someone who prefers the simplicity of modern literature， where poetic language can used to evoke wonderful imagery without inducing headaches， the excessively flowery prose in this work was simply too much。 I understand it's characteristic of the time's writing， and I did get used to it by the end， but it was undeniably overwhelming。I'm glad I read this， if only to understand its place in the cultural canon， but beyond that， I can't offer many compliments。 。。。more
Braiden Yates
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The story itself was good。 I jumped into reading it without really having much of a clue on what it would be about， other than a vague description of the blurb and the introduction calling it “a tragedy of its time”; so I initially thought I was gonna be mentally anguished by the end。 I was pleasantly surprised that it did ultimately have a happy ending， and although there were some parts where I was thinking “okay， -This- is where everything goes to shit”， Jane Austen actually picked it back up The story itself was good。 I jumped into reading it without really having much of a clue on what it would be about， other than a vague description of the blurb and the introduction calling it “a tragedy of its time”; so I initially thought I was gonna be mentally anguished by the end。 I was pleasantly surprised that it did ultimately have a happy ending， and although there were some parts where I was thinking “okay， -This- is where everything goes to shit”， Jane Austen actually picked it back up and resolved the drama into something nice。 It was a tough read， since it was originally published in 1811， but I’m happy to say I finished it and didn’t feel like my mind had been completely put through the wringer。 。。。more
Matthew Ribar
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Facts over feelings？ No！ Facts AND feelings。 Sense AND Sensibility。。。 is about two sisters （there's a third but we don't care about her） that look for love while navigating the stuffy， deceptive， agonizing existence of being British。 Elinor （the Sense） wants to marry this one guy who matches her cold personality， but their logic constantly keeps them apart because love is stupid， especially when there is no financial gain from it。 Marianne （the Sensibility） loves a fiery bachelor， but he is on t Facts over feelings？ No！ Facts AND feelings。 Sense AND Sensibility。。。 is about two sisters （there's a third but we don't care about her） that look for love while navigating the stuffy， deceptive， agonizing existence of being British。 Elinor （the Sense） wants to marry this one guy who matches her cold personality， but their logic constantly keeps them apart because love is stupid， especially when there is no financial gain from it。 Marianne （the Sensibility） loves a fiery bachelor， but he is on that sigma grindset 24/7 and leaves her for some rich woman。 In his defense， being rich is awesome and he does feel really really REALLY bad about it later。 Instead of that rancid man meat， she falls for an emotional veteran， but their wild passion makes them run into tough times too。 Of course， both couples must learn to balance out their emotional and logical sides in order to maintain healthy relationships。 Personally， I think the key to good relationships is polar-opposite political/religious/Barbie movie views， but I'll let Jane Austen have this one。 Besides boringly useful relationship advice， this book has great commentary on social conventions。 The commentary is that they're stupid and people will mind game their way into any situation that suits them。 Every line of dialogue must be mulled over for several minutes after it is said， to the point that something direct like "Give each of my family members 1000 pounds after I die" can turn into "Give each family member 20 pounds every so often at your discretion" with enough mental gymnastics。 Overall， I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would。 The writing was funny， the characters served their roles well enough， and England was never portrayed in a positive manner。 The plot twist towards the end felt a bit contrived， but it also aligned with the themes of the book， making it both smart AND stupid。 That's right， Sense AND Sensibility strikes again！ 。。。more
Christe
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Surprisingly， I found my re-visit to this novel disappointing。 It is Austen's first novel and that shows。 It is distractingly moralistic and preachy， and the characters - esp。 of course Elinor and Marianne -- often little more than stick figures for delivering the morals of the story。 I was particularly disappointed by Elinor， who at times comes off as a real prig。 There is intense self-consciousness and scrutiny of every comment， action， and reaction -- although much of this is also true， but p Surprisingly， I found my re-visit to this novel disappointing。 It is Austen's first novel and that shows。 It is distractingly moralistic and preachy， and the characters - esp。 of course Elinor and Marianne -- often little more than stick figures for delivering the morals of the story。 I was particularly disappointed by Elinor， who at times comes off as a real prig。 There is intense self-consciousness and scrutiny of every comment， action， and reaction -- although much of this is also true， but perhaps a bit more smoothly， in Austen's later novels。 Certainly Pride and Prejudice， Emma， and Persuasion are much more skilled and subtle it seems to me。 I kept waiting for Elinor to have a come-uppence， a revelation， but that never really happened。 Oh well， it is still Austen！ 。。。more
Jessi Hairston
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Well written book， just not my favorite type of story to read。
iris
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jane austen proves i am capable of enjoying romance novels
Olivia Rainson
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money money money must be funny in a rich man’s world
Erin Mahoney
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I would avoid watching the Mormon adaptation
Kailyn Ramos Rivera
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Good book hate the characters
Giantonic
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Lo deje a la mitad。 Me aburrio。
caterina
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I've nothing to say， a book very well written that expresses beautiful topics and two heartbreaking love stories。 I've nothing to say， a book very well written that expresses beautiful topics and two heartbreaking love stories。 。。。more
David
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Get the Shapard edition if you want to truly understand the greatness of this work。
Ellyn Soup
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Willoughby was the OG pick-me boy and I hate that I know so many dudes like him。 "Oh， you're too good" SHUT UP AND STOP PRETENDING THAT MEMORIZING THE 116TH SONNET MAKES YOU UNIQUE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T！ EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER MEMORIZES 116， IT'S NOT COOL！ Willoughby was the OG pick-me boy and I hate that I know so many dudes like him。 "Oh， you're too good" SHUT UP AND STOP PRETENDING THAT MEMORIZING THE 116TH SONNET MAKES YOU UNIQUE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T！ EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER MEMORIZES 116， IT'S NOT COOL！ 。。。more
Francie
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Second read in my Jane Austen journey and I think maybe I liked it better than Pride and Prejudice？ It's hard to tell because I'm still not loving how many words Austen uses to tell a story。 Also， how awful it must have been to live in this time at this level of society -- so many stupid societal rules！ Preventing even a sister or mother to just ASK their sister/daughter if she is engaged or not。 I'm always irritated when a simple conversation could resolve an otherwise long dramatic plot in a b Second read in my Jane Austen journey and I think maybe I liked it better than Pride and Prejudice？ It's hard to tell because I'm still not loving how many words Austen uses to tell a story。 Also， how awful it must have been to live in this time at this level of society -- so many stupid societal rules！ Preventing even a sister or mother to just ASK their sister/daughter if she is engaged or not。 I'm always irritated when a simple conversation could resolve an otherwise long dramatic plot in a book， movie， or tv show。 So this world where you can only communicate at certain times and in certain ways and between certain people is super， super annoying to me！ 。。。more
Fran
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Need to re read
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