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Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

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Unfairly deprived of their family inheritance by the grasping Mrs John Dashwood and her husband， Elinor and Marianne Dashwood and their mother find themselves in greatly reduced circumstances。

Compelled to leave Norland in Sussex for Barton Cottage in Devonshire， the two sisters are soon accepted into their new society。 Marianne， whose sweet radiance and open nature charm the roguish John Willoughby， is soon deeply in love。 Elinor， whose disposition is more cautious and considered， who carefully conceals her emotions， is suffering the loss of Edward Ferrars whom she has left behind。

Despite their very different personalities， both sisters experience great sorrows in their affairs of the heart: Marianne demonstrably wretched and Elinor allowing no one to see her private heartache。 It is， however， the qualities common to them both - discernment， constancy and integrity in the face of the fecklessness of others - that allow them entry into a new life of peace and contentment。

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Reviews

A。E。 Bross ，

Sense and Sensibility is one of my favorite reads from Austen。 A wonderful display of character development and social commentary on the author's part。 I don't think I could ever tire of experiencing this book over and over again。 Sense and Sensibility is one of my favorite reads from Austen。 A wonderful display of character development and social commentary on the author's part。 I don't think I could ever tire of experiencing this book over and over again。 。。。more

Franziska ，

A pleasure to read。 Written over 200 years ago and still up to date。 I was surprised how much she talked about money。 Very interesting。 And also in certain ways still up to date。

Scot ，

The OG YA romance novel！Review forthcoming following my book club discussion on Sunday。

Maha Farh ，

ربما تكون أحداث الكتاب غير بالغة الإثارة والتشويق ، وغير مفعمة بالأحداث المشتعلة والمشوقة ولكننا ننتهي منها ونحن علي يقين بأن الحب إنما أساسة العطف ، والحنان ، والقلب النقي، و الإحترام المتبادل 。

Mario Montenegro Ryan ，

3。5 en realidad。 Muy buena historia bien llevada con unos muy buenos desenlazes finales， solo un pequeño bajon en la narracion me llevo a quitarle unos punto pero una muy buena obra muy recomendable。

zeilen。vertraeumt ，

Eine wunderschöne und gefühlvolle Geschichte mit starken Protagonistinnen。Zur Geschichte und den Charakteren:Nachdem mir "Stolz und Vorurteil" so gut gefallen hat， wollte ich unbedingt noch mehr von Jane Austen lesen und habe mich dabei für dieses wundervolle Buch hier entschieden。Die Geschichte ist wunderschön und kann sowohl mit starken Protagonistinnen als auch mit einer tollen Atmosphäre aufwarten。 Dennoch konnte sie mich leider insgesamt nicht so sehr berühren und mitreißen wie es "Stolz un Eine wunderschöne und gefühlvolle Geschichte mit starken Protagonistinnen。Zur Geschichte und den Charakteren:Nachdem mir "Stolz und Vorurteil" so gut gefallen hat， wollte ich unbedingt noch mehr von Jane Austen lesen und habe mich dabei für dieses wundervolle Buch hier entschieden。Die Geschichte ist wunderschön und kann sowohl mit starken Protagonistinnen als auch mit einer tollen Atmosphäre aufwarten。 Dennoch konnte sie mich leider insgesamt nicht so sehr berühren und mitreißen wie es "Stolz und Vorurteil" getan hat， aber ich will die beiden Bücher hier natürlich auch nicht allzu sehr miteinander vergleichen。 Meine hohen Erwartungen haben mich "Sinn und Sinnlichkeit" wohl nur etwas weniger wundervoll empfinden lassen als es eigentlich war und das wurmt mich einfach。。。Die Geschichte setzt ruhig ein und plätschert erstmal so dahin， ohne dass wirklich viel passiert。 Dennoch habe ich das Buch fortwährend gerne gelesen und mich keine Sekunde gelangweilt。 Dazu liebe ich den Flair längst vergangener Zeiten einfach viel zu sehr。 Außerdem nahm die Geschichte nach einer Zeit immer mehr an Fahrt auf und konnte mich mit ihren unvorhergesehen Wendungen und Spannungen immer mehr fesseln。 Ich habe bis zur letzten Seite mit den beiden Schwestern mitgefiebert und hätte gerne noch mehr von ihnen gelesen。 Etwas mehr Schwung hätte gerade zu Beginn aber dennoch nicht geschadet。 Manche Kapitel ließen sich schon ziemlich zäh lesen。。。Die Geschichte liefert gute Einblicke in das gesellschaftliche Leben des 19。 Jahrhunderts und die damals vorherrschenden Strukturen und Rollenbilder。 Ich habe die Handlung rund um die Irrungen und Wirrungen der Liebe， Familie und Zusammenhalt， gesellschaftliches Ansehen， Hoffnung， Glück， Rückschläge， Schicksal und Zufall geliebt。 Besonders gut gefiel mir an diesem Roman das Schweben zwischen Verpflichtung und Liebe， zwischen Verstand und Gefühl， Vernuft und Impulsivität， was sowohl die Geschichte als auch die beiden Schwestern maßgeblich ausmacht。Die beiden Schwestern könnten nämlich gar nicht gegensätzlicher sein。 Während Elinor eher ruhig， zurückhaltend und besonnen ist und sich von ihrem Verstand leiten lässt， ist Marianne impulsiv， leidenschaftlich und temperamentvoll。 Sie lässt sich voll und ganz von ihren Emotionen lenken und bewahrt im Gegensatz zu Elinor selten einen kühlen Kopf。 Während Marianne gerne die Kontrolle abgibt， hat Elinor die Zügel gerne selbst in der Hand und managt ihr Leben und das ihrer Familie perfekt。Zum Schreibstil:Da es unterschiedliche Übersetzungen dieser Geschichte gibt， kann ich zum Schreibstil nichts Allgemeines sagen。 Ich beziehe mich hierbei ausschließlich auf meinen persönlichen Leseeindruck bei der illustrierten Schmuckausgabe aus dem Coppenrath-Verlag。 Für einen Klassiker lässt sich dieses Buch in meinen Augen recht flüssig lesen und ist gut verständlich。 Natürlich ist es deutlich anspruchsvoller und sprachlich komplexer als die meisten Unterhaltungslektüren， die ich für gewöhnlich lese， aber es hält sich im Rahmen。 Ich musste mich zwar erst warm lesen， aber dann konnte ich Jane Austen's Worten ohne Probleme folgen。 Es empfiehlt sich dennoch an， aufmerksam und konzentriert zu lesen。Was ich an Klassikern am meisten liebe， ist der Zauber längst vergangener Zeiten， welchen Jane Austen mit ihren Worten lebendig werden lässt。 Ihre Schilderungen fühlten sich für mich real und wahrhaftig an und versetzten mich beim Lesen nahezu automatisch in die damalige Zeit und deren Gesellschaftsstruktur， was die Wirkung der Geschichte auf mich immens verstärkt hat。 Weitere Anmerkungen:Die illustrierte Schmuckausgabe aus dem Coppenrath-Verlag ist ein wahrer Augenschmaus und hat mich beim Lesen ungemein begeistert。 Sie ist detailverliebt und aufwändig gestaltet und hat die Atmosphäre der Geschichte mithilfe der ihr beigelegten Briefe， Postkarten， Stadtpläne etc。 nur noch mehr verstärkt。 Mir persönlich haben die Illustrationen in "Stolz und Vorurteil" zwar einen Ticken besser gefallen， aber das ist natürlich reine Geschmackssache。Fazit:Wenn ihr gerne Klassiker lest und euch für die damalige Zeit interessiert， kann ich euch dieses Buch nur ans Herz legen， da es in Form einer wunderschönen und gefühlvollen Geschichte detaillierte und intensive Einblicke in das gesellschaftliche Leben des 19。 Jahrhunderts liefert。 Die Geschichte konnte mich in ihren Bann ziehen， fesseln， berühren und gut unterhalten。 Allerdings hat sie mich auf emotionaler Ebene nicht ganz so sehr abgeholt wie ich es mir gewünscht hätte oder wie es "Stolz und Vorurteil" seiner Zeit getan hat。4/ 5 Sterne ⭐️ 。。。more

Katerina ，

Random Thoughts on Sense and Sensibility（because I'm too scatterbrained to write a full review）‣ While my favorite character was by far Elinor， the embodiment of sense， the calm， collected， gentle soul who didn't let her pain dictate her actions and wouldn't burden her loved ones with her struggles， I came to realize that I'm more like Marianne， the advocate of fathomless sensitivity， the silly， stubborn， hopeless romantic basking in emotions， magnifying the sorrow， believing that when one's Random Thoughts on Sense and Sensibility（because I'm too scatterbrained to write a full review）‣ While my favorite character was by far Elinor， the embodiment of sense， the calm， collected， gentle soul who didn't let her pain dictate her actions and wouldn't burden her loved ones with her struggles， I came to realize that I'm more like Marianne， the advocate of fathomless sensitivity， the silly， stubborn， hopeless romantic basking in emotions， magnifying the sorrow， believing that when one's devastated she must do everything in her power to remain devastated， to abstain from seeking a reprieve and instead enhance the emotional distress until she feels nothing else。 It was a terrible realization。 ‣ At first， Sense and Sensibility was a little difficult to get into; I mostly blame the BBC series that kept me company back in March， when sleep was a goal but sadly not an option， because it was very accurate and most scenes were pretty vivid in my mind， thus diminishing the eagerness to continue reading。 However， we're talking about Jane Austen。 The sarcastic and romantic author of her generation， whose characterizations are pure gold and her society a perfect escape。 Of course she sucked me in。‣ In all honesty， I was rather mad that Willoughby was partially humanized。 He was a rascal and a scoundrel， and while I do tend to fall for people like him in other novels （in my defense， it depends on the context， but oh well， judge me all you like， you have done the same） I wanted to make him my punchbag （I do detect some violent tendencies on my behalf， I am aware）。‣ The whole plot was actually saucy。 Scandalous affairs， secret engagements， illegitimate children and meddling， so much meddling， and gossip， they were a pleasant flavor for my taste buds。‣ Willoughby is the bad boy we all fantasize of taming， but not many of us are lucky enough to have a Colonel Brandon waiting on the corner。 Poor Colonel was so stable and trustworthy， he didn't deserve the way he was treated by the mindless youths。 ‣ I nearly had an apoplexy every time I read about how old and senile a man in his mid-thirties is。 Why don't you shoot me instead？ It would sting less。‣ You can keep telling me that Edward is plain， but Dan Stevens is not and that's all I'm going to say about it。 。。。more

Victoria Spiguel ，

Elinor é certamente uma das minhas personagens favoritas de Austen。

Luana P。 ，

Loved this book。 Love Austen

Vicky Ruiz Grimaldi ，

Recuerdo que me costó bastante engancharme con la historia， recién en la página mas o menos 60 me empezó a encantar。 Siempre me quedo con la manera tan particular que tiene de relatar Jane Austen que siempre te deja algo， y lo únicas que son sus historias， cada una con lo suyo sin saber decidir cual me gusta más。

Linda ，

not her best work。 slightly boring。

MAHIMA LADHA ，

Having now read all of Austen's work， I can safely proclaim her to be the wittiest of all writers。 Her characterisations are minutely engineered which but only personal experiences in her life could have brought about。 She seams together small different themes into a larger backbone theme with such a skill that even after multiple readings， I always tend to find something new which previously flew past me。 The best part is her inclusion of large portions of nonverbal communication， a space where Having now read all of Austen's work， I can safely proclaim her to be the wittiest of all writers。 Her characterisations are minutely engineered which but only personal experiences in her life could have brought about。 She seams together small different themes into a larger backbone theme with such a skill that even after multiple readings， I always tend to find something new which previously flew past me。 The best part is her inclusion of large portions of nonverbal communication， a space where all the action takes place。 The centerpiece of all her works。 The story in itself is quite simple at a glance。 Of second chances and platonic love， there isn't anything said about Austen that I haven't repeated here。 There's a reason why so many people talk of Austen， first， when classics are mentioned。 （And no， not as part of your school/uni curriculum）。P。s The prose is good but Persuasion and P&P stands out amongst all her works for me。 。。。more

Eric ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Marianne's eyes switch from bright to languid， and you know Sense has Sensibility on the ropes。 Her ultimate submission to form （"what could she do？"） was my sole — but not trivial — disappointment throughout the novel。 There were many， many things I loved， not the least of which was John Dashwood's metaphorically cutting down the walnut trees to make way for a greenhouse。 Chapter Two， in which Fanny convinces her husband to deny his sisters their legacy， is worth the price of admission。 Marianne's eyes switch from bright to languid， and you know Sense has Sensibility on the ropes。 Her ultimate submission to form （"what could she do？"） was my sole — but not trivial — disappointment throughout the novel。 There were many， many things I loved， not the least of which was John Dashwood's metaphorically cutting down the walnut trees to make way for a greenhouse。 Chapter Two， in which Fanny convinces her husband to deny his sisters their legacy， is worth the price of admission。 。。。more

Adah B。 ，

Though Jane Austen can be difficult to get through， in the end the romance， characters， and story are so worth it， and it’s so refreshing to read a romance and to know that I won’t have to pick through any gross or indecent scenes。 Plus， all that I learned through this book about the society in England during this time period made it even better。

Sybil Colvin ，

Will always have a soft spot for Jane Austen

Margaret-Ann McClean ，

Such beautiful writing

Yanaizah_reads ，

Okay this book was actually kinda fun to read。 I still wouldn't say this book has made me fall in love with classics， but yea sure *eye roll*。This book was easier for me to read than P&P but they both had similarities in the difficulty category。But I'm still rating this 4 stars。 Kinda forgot the things happening towards the end but okay<3 Okay this book was actually kinda fun to read。 I still wouldn't say this book has made me fall in love with classics， but yea sure *eye roll*。This book was easier for me to read than P&P but they both had similarities in the difficulty category。But I'm still rating this 4 stars。 Kinda forgot the things happening towards the end but okay<3 。。。more

Isaac ，

it’s so hard not to love every story and protagonist Austen writes， and sense and sensibility is nodifferent。 the bond between marianne and elinor serves as the heart of the novel and i think it’s all the better for it。 austen is a master of complex characters and motivations and i found myself thoroughly enjoying myself。 it doesn’t quite rank as highly as pride and prejudice for me， but it comes close。

Jolie ，

El Coronel Brandon ♥

alexa ，

i don't know， this is nowhere near as lively or exciting as emma， pride & prejudice， or persuasion。 some lines and passages did absolutely make me gasp， but by the end i was like。。。what's the point？ we barely even know the characters of edward or colonel brandon。 just didn't hit。 i don't know， this is nowhere near as lively or exciting as emma， pride & prejudice， or persuasion。 some lines and passages did absolutely make me gasp， but by the end i was like。。。what's the point？ we barely even know the characters of edward or colonel brandon。 just didn't hit。 。。。more

Lamija ，

Perfekt！

Laura ，

4。5 🌟Me ha gustado muchísimo más que Orgullo y Prejuicio。 He estado enganchadísima， envuelta en todas las tramas， esperando que el chisme acabara bien。Eso， superficialmente。 Porque por fin， he podido ver como Austen consigue atraparte en las relaciones con sus personajes y al mismo tiempo describe y critica a la sociedad inglesa de su época （concretamente la situación de las mujeres）， todo ello exquisitamente hilado y sin aburrir al lector en ningún momento。Por cierto， Elinor maravillosa。

Amelia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love Jane Austen， I have since I first read Pride and Prejudice when I was fourteen。 I waited years after that to read Persuasion （which has to be my second-favourite and occasional joint favourite of her works alongside Pride and Prejudice - entirely dependent on how recently I've read each）。 I then， the following year read Emma for the first time all the way through and loved it almost as much。 Now， over a year later I have read Sense and Sensibility for the first time。You know， I love Jane Austen， I have since I first read Pride and Prejudice when I was fourteen。 I waited years after that to read Persuasion （which has to be my second-favourite and occasional joint favourite of her works alongside Pride and Prejudice - entirely dependent on how recently I've read each）。 I then， the following year read Emma for the first time all the way through and loved it almost as much。 Now， over a year later I have read Sense and Sensibility for the first time。You know， I might have to continue this unconscious trend of reading a new book of hers a year and wait to read Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park （as well as maybe throwing Sanditon and Lady Susan in there just to prolong the joy）。All of that was a long-winded way of saying that I never get tired of Austen's genius。 How writings about characters living lives so different to our own in the modern-day can stay relevant enough for us to relate to them over 200 years on will never stop amazing me！ We've all had to deal with f*ckboys with dishonest intentions （looking at you Willoughby）。 We've all had to deal with， at times， annoying neighbours。 We've all got frustrated with siblings for just not reacting as they should 。I absolutely adored the character of Elinor and though I would have liked to see more of Marianne's thoughts and feelings （even though there were a lot ）， it made the book so great to read by being mostly from her POV。 She really is Sense ， you know？ And I related to her so much as the "sensible" sibling when she had to deal with Marianne's over-reactions （particularly at the beginning of the book， of course I don't blame Marianne for dealing with her heartbreak the way she did）。 Marianne， though sometimes very over the top， was such a fun character too。 And some of her snipes （particularly at Fanny， her sister-in-law） were so hilarious。 She was a good contrast to Elinor as well and their differing personalities felt so genuine。 Sometimes siblings in novels all seem to be the same character - or more specifically more bland versions of the main character。 This wasn't the case and the contrasts between the sisters only served to portray them as clearly distinct people。 I liked the quieter， shyer， more subdued Austen hero of Edward， even if I found is character to be missing something。 He's just not as substantial when he's compared to Darcy or Wentworth。 And I found that was the same as with Colonel Brandon。 His only personality trait was being in love with Marianne and he had no other defining features。 I also took issue with the huge age gap between the two。 Like， I understand that 200 years ago a 19 year age-gap wasn't a massive deal （and I was thankful that all of the characters recognised that it was a significant obstacle to overcome）， but it just made me really uncomfortable。One of the best-written characters was Willoughby。 Especially once we learnt his back-story。 Yes， he's the "villain" of the story （though I'd also argue that Lucy was the bigger villain， I actually hated her） but he's written so well and he actually felt like a real character - not like our supposed "heroes"。 That's not to say he should have ended up with Marianne， quite the opposite。 But I feel like the "good guys" could have been written with as much development as Willoughby to make them feel worthy of the Dashwood sisters。I always find it much easier to nitpick the stuff I didn't like in my reviews and feel like it's all negative but as you can see from giving Sense and Sensibility 4/5 stars， I really did enjoy it。 It's one of Austen's longer novels but it certainly didn't feel like it。 It was well-paced， well-plotted and well-written （aside from my few character-based issues）。 It wasn't as funny as Emma ， perhaps， but it had its joyful moments which really added so much to an already great book。 I can hardly wait to continue my tradition of an Austen book a year after this wonderful read！ 。。。more

Lilli ，

fuck it 5 stars！ jane austen’s writing with rosamund pike’s narration is simply perfect <3

Martina ，

At the beginning I had a very hard time getting into this book tbh。。。but the last 150 pages were amazing。

Daniy ，

This Is a solid 4 stars book， but I found the change of pace the ending super jarring and bad。Also Austen said Emma was the most unlikeable heroine she wrote？？ When Marianne exist？？？

ipek ，

i love it so much Jane Austen’s best book！！

Abby Garland ，

can’t believe it has taken me this long to read this book。 SUCH a treat and delight。 the first bit was a little slow， but then I read that last 85% of it in two days so suffice to say that it picks up！ couldn’t love these characters more！

Natalie Herr ，

A slower read for me than P&P and Emma。 I quit half way through and put the movie on。 No regrets！

Sydney ，

This took me forever to read， and I enjoyed it， but it wasn’t my favorite and thought it was kinda slow。

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