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Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

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Summary

For Elinor Dashwood， sensible and sensitive， and her romantic， impetuous younger sister Marianne， the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote。 In a world ruled by money and self-interest， the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections。 Concerned for others and for
social proprieties， Elinor is ill-equipped to compete with self-centred fortune-hunters like Lucy Steele， while Marianne's unswerving belief in the truth of her own feelings makes her more dangerously susceptible to the designs of unscrupulous men。

Through her heroines' parallel experiences of love， loss， and hope， Jane Austen offers a powerful analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive。

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Reviews

Julieann Wielga ，

I am an Austen fan， but I do not believe that I have read Sense and Sensibility。 I read it。 Discussed it with my college buddies in a seminar and immediately reread it。

Courtney Wilkes ，

Love！ Wish there was more interaction between characters。 But still a joyful read。

Ash Adams ，

Classics are always good。Great read love the illustrations。 Jane Austen has written many classics and this is one of the best， enjoy。 This edition is ready to read， and the illustrations add to it。

Melisa ，

En su primera novela， Jane Austen se destaca por un humor irónico， frases elocuentes， descripciones precisas y breves reflexiones que me dejaron gratamente sorprendida。 Elinor y Marianne son dos personajes entrañables， con una cierta complejidad en ambas y cuyas personalidades se revelan y evolucionan durante el transcurso de la historia。

Darren ，

yeah， similarly to Emma and Persuasion found this underwhelming as compared to the superb Pride & Prejudice。 Think I will lay off the Austen for a while now。。。

Karen Xu ，

I wavered between three stars and four stars。 I ended with three stars because I was expecting more。 Sense and Sensibility is a work of great technique; though the plot is filled with inactivity， it is successful in characterization and portraying the nuances in people's relationships。 Elinor and Marianne and both very likeable characters。 Marianne sensitive and romantic， Elinor tact and prudent。 Their parallel experiences form an interesting reading experience， as two people experiences similar I wavered between three stars and four stars。 I ended with three stars because I was expecting more。 Sense and Sensibility is a work of great technique; though the plot is filled with inactivity， it is successful in characterization and portraying the nuances in people's relationships。 Elinor and Marianne and both very likeable characters。 Marianne sensitive and romantic， Elinor tact and prudent。 Their parallel experiences form an interesting reading experience， as two people experiences similar events but deal with them very differently。 Austen's intention of showing that women can also be rational I think is respectable。 However， I personally believe that sensibility is also a valuable quality。 Therefore， Austen’s negative tone towards Marianne’s sensibility， seen in her unsuccessful first love and malady， makes me a bit uncomfortable。 I found it funny that when Marianne was wronged by Willoughby Elinor tells her to think of the good of her family。 Maybe that was the typical 19th century consolation， it still seems a bit unthoughtful and unkind。 At times， Austen delineates tense scenes that move me very much， but I suspect that it may be the result of contrast from the boring scenes。 However， I loved Austen’s use of mild irony and sardonic humor。 For example， right after Lady Middleton says her children are the most well-behaved creatures in the world， they start crying and screaming。 I understand and respect very much Austen’s omission of romantic scenes， as it was a novel and subversive thing to do。 However， this also made the ending of the story seem very abrupt， as if just trying to rush through and end everything。 I would say that I am most unsatisfied with the ending。 But generally， the novel has great craftsmanship， and is a good read。I would recommend it to those who are less busy and have time to look at authentic and exquisite human relationships。 Those busying with life and want some stimulus should avoid reading this book。 。。。more

Maye ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Ale ，

I had really liked Pride and Prejudice when I read it many years ago， but I was a little bit disappointed with the （to me） lack of personality of the main character's love interest in Sense and Sensibility。 I had really liked Pride and Prejudice when I read it many years ago， but I was a little bit disappointed with the （to me） lack of personality of the main character's love interest in Sense and Sensibility。 。。。more

Nakanisha Sullivan ，

I struck me as funny that even though times have changed， many of the things that are considered a normal part of society have stayed the same such as romance， secrets， gossip， dissapointment， and deceipt。。。 I wish happy endings were in it for us all， but even that doesn't change over time。I think the title says it best。。。 you need a good ballance of both Sense and Sensibility to make a relationship work。 It's a great tale that shows how having too much of either is going to effect you in differ I struck me as funny that even though times have changed， many of the things that are considered a normal part of society have stayed the same such as romance， secrets， gossip， dissapointment， and deceipt。。。 I wish happy endings were in it for us all， but even that doesn't change over time。I think the title says it best。。。 you need a good ballance of both Sense and Sensibility to make a relationship work。 It's a great tale that shows how having too much of either is going to effect you in different ways。 Others say I have far too much sense and not enough sensibility to use it at the right time。。。 however， I think I've far more sensibility and never enough sense not to show it。This was my first Jane Austen novel。 I liked the relatability of her charachters over the generational time gap。。。 It felt like reading a note from my friend and I couldn't wait for her to tell me more。 I can hardly wait to read more of her work。 。。。more

Kay-Leigh 📚 ，

Vermakelijk， maar haalt het niet bij Pride & Prejudice。。。 ❤️

Salvador Sorolla ，

"Sentido y Sensibilidad"， la primer novela de la aclamada escritora Jane Austen， la cual nos narra acerca de las hermanas Dashwood y como las dos de ellas representan al "Sentido"y a la "Sensibilidad" en la forma en la que se dirigen la vida y al romance， falla en mantenerme interesado y en conectar con sus personajes y con su trama en general。La novela fue escrita de una forma muy bella por una autora con un talento espectacular。 Sin embargo， la trama que toma como única preocupación la vida ro "Sentido y Sensibilidad"， la primer novela de la aclamada escritora Jane Austen， la cual nos narra acerca de las hermanas Dashwood y como las dos de ellas representan al "Sentido"y a la "Sensibilidad" en la forma en la que se dirigen la vida y al romance， falla en mantenerme interesado y en conectar con sus personajes y con su trama en general。La novela fue escrita de una forma muy bella por una autora con un talento espectacular。 Sin embargo， la trama que toma como única preocupación la vida romántica no tan éxitosa de las hermanas Dashwood resulta soporífera de principio a fin。 Este particular trabajo de Austen me aburrió tanto que llegué al punto de dejar la novela un poco después de la mitad y no terminarlo。 Sin embargo， mi curiosidad por el final de esta historia me hizo investigarlo en internet， y es gracioso como al final del día， el final que ya te imaginabas desde un principio es en sí， el final de la novela。Leí una crítica en la que se daba a entender que la historia hubiese sido mucho mejor si las hermanas Dashwood decidieran tomar otra ruta en sus vidas。 Por ejemplo: Dejar atrás todo y convertirse en unas mujeres de ciencia， o en unas exploradoras que viajaban por toda Asia。 Sin embargo， la realidad fue otra， y esta realidad todos la mirábamos venir desde un principio。 En sí， me siento agradecido de no haber terminado todo el libro y darme cuenta de el final de otra manera， porque estoy seguro que no hubiese tolerado leer ese final después de tolerar la trama de todo el libro。Entiendo el amor de todas las personas que adoran esta novela y todos los trabajos de Austen， pues como ya mencioné anteriormente， ella es una escritora de gran talento。 Sin embargo， este trabajo no terminó de conectar conmigo，pero eso no signfica que este sea mi final con Austen。 Mi no tan buena experiencia con "Sentido y Sensibilidad" me dejó con ganas de leer aún más de Austen， pues estoy seguro de que encontraré un libro que yo de verdad llegue a adorar。 Estoy seguro de esto， porque si incluso después de 200 años las personas siguen hablando de tus libros y los siguen leyendo y adaptándolos a películas y series， entonces fuiste un escritor o escritora maravilloso。 。。。more

Emily Rex ，

My expectations were to high

Ida Raffy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。75/5-Appropriate level plot twist for the genre and story-Loved all the characters， even ones who are/should be annoying-Great relationships: friendships， families， romantic-Sidenote: I think the movie did a fantastic job at adapting this beautiful piece of work， which cannot always be said for book-movie adaptations。 Of course slight things were altered， but it worked， especially not able to always adapt Austen's lengthy explanations and character monologues （i。e Willoughby's）。-I think the ro 4。75/5-Appropriate level plot twist for the genre and story-Loved all the characters， even ones who are/should be annoying-Great relationships: friendships， families， romantic-Sidenote: I think the movie did a fantastic job at adapting this beautiful piece of work， which cannot always be said for book-movie adaptations。 Of course slight things were altered， but it worked， especially not able to always adapt Austen's lengthy explanations and character monologues （i。e Willoughby's）。-I think the romance could've been improved for me if Austen didn't narrate and do a little jump away from the conversation that took place between Edward and Elinor when he actually properly did his proposal - It's the long awaited proposal; a confession of attachment or offer would have been better in dialogue。 Not a 'oh you know what happened so here's the gist of what took place'。 Here， I think the movie did better in the romance department。-I also think the movie did better when it came to Marianne and Brandon because no matter how much Austen tried to convince us that Marianne eventually became happy and entirely attached to Brandon， it gave off a very upsetting tone that she was persuaded to settle （by her relations and friends） & out of propriety and obligation to all the goodness that Brandon has done。 It made me feel a little uncomfortable， because she had made an actually fantastic plan to better herself and nowhere in that longterm plan did she ask for/require a husband to give her satisfaction。 It reminded me of Austen herself not having had a husband after some grief， but nevertheless achieving the success that she has had today。 So as much as I love him， Brandon's marriage to her was unnecessary （& a rushed addition to the ending）。 。。。more

Stefania ，

Nunca me ha costado tanto puntuar un libro de Jane Austen ; por momentos quería darle 5 estrellas y por momentos dos 😂 Es extraño…。 Perdía el interés mucho y de manera preocupante en las protagonistas pero de repente había momentos， párrafos，frases que me llegaban al corazón y era como si hablara con una amiga de cosas que me han pasado。 No ha ocurrido lo mismo con los personajes secundarios ， muchos me han enamorado。 La señora Jennings se gana el primer puesto que graciosa que buena es que mete Nunca me ha costado tanto puntuar un libro de Jane Austen ; por momentos quería darle 5 estrellas y por momentos dos 😂 Es extraño…。 Perdía el interés mucho y de manera preocupante en las protagonistas pero de repente había momentos， párrafos，frases que me llegaban al corazón y era como si hablara con una amiga de cosas que me han pasado。 No ha ocurrido lo mismo con los personajes secundarios ， muchos me han enamorado。 La señora Jennings se gana el primer puesto que graciosa que buena es que metepatas a veces pero que adorable， estaba deseando que apareciera。 El coronel Brandon es uno de los mejores galanes de Jane Austen y su historia me parece muy interesante hasta Willoughby ha tenido sus momentos de dejarme con la boca abierta。 Algo que ha llamado mucho mi atención es que este libro para ser de Jane Austen tiene muchas cosas que podrían considerarse escandalosas en su época y no había visto nunca tratar tan abiertamente en ninguno de sus libros y menos en personajes que no son del todo malos que son por así decirlo redimidos。 No me lo esperaba。 Jane Austen me ha sorprendido una vez más。 。。。more

Alexandra Gabriela ，

It took me forever to read it。。。。 and it wasn't worth it。 Some parts were very interesting and i guess those parts will be in the movie （ i haven't watched it yet）。The writing indeed is exceptional。 I didn't like any character and i wasn't attached of anyone in particular。 I am sad they left their 3rd sister out of the story tho。。。 Anyway， i don't think I will re-read it or recommended it to anyone who is not a big classic fan。 I wished so much to like jane austens books。。。。🥲 It took me forever to read it。。。。 and it wasn't worth it。 Some parts were very interesting and i guess those parts will be in the movie （ i haven't watched it yet）。The writing indeed is exceptional。 I didn't like any character and i wasn't attached of anyone in particular。 I am sad they left their 3rd sister out of the story tho。。。 Anyway， i don't think I will re-read it or recommended it to anyone who is not a big classic fan。 I wished so much to like jane austens books。。。。🥲 。。。more

Sophie ，

Every time I read Austen I come to a new appreciation of some aspect of the story。 In this case， it was Colonel Brandon。 Often in the past he has seemed like a consolation prize to me。 Even the way Austen describes their relationship gives that impression。 But this reading made me appreciate Colonel Brandon's strength and essential decency （or maybe I was just picturing David Morrissey） Either way， it was—as always—a deeply satisfying read。 Every time I read Austen I come to a new appreciation of some aspect of the story。 In this case， it was Colonel Brandon。 Often in the past he has seemed like a consolation prize to me。 Even the way Austen describes their relationship gives that impression。 But this reading made me appreciate Colonel Brandon's strength and essential decency （or maybe I was just picturing David Morrissey） Either way， it was—as always—a deeply satisfying read。 。。。more

John Wharton ，

3。5/5 Bit of an abrupt ending！ Pretty good though。

Amira ，

What does it mean for one to be 'sensible'？ As we are all individuals， with our own needs， is it sensible to always act according to our countenance （as Austen has said）， to keep true to ourselves， or is there a sort of manners that we should adhere to in order to maintain a proper course of action？ Jane Austen’s first published work， Sense and Sensibility， published in 1811， probes the ideas of its title。The novel follows the three Dashwood sisters as they move with their widowed mother to a me What does it mean for one to be 'sensible'？ As we are all individuals， with our own needs， is it sensible to always act according to our countenance （as Austen has said）， to keep true to ourselves， or is there a sort of manners that we should adhere to in order to maintain a proper course of action？ Jane Austen’s first published work， Sense and Sensibility， published in 1811， probes the ideas of its title。The novel follows the three Dashwood sisters as they move with their widowed mother to a meagre cottage on the property of a distant relative， where they experience love， romance， and heartbreak。 The story focuses on two sisters， ages 17 and 19， and how their romantic interests and relationships shape their different approaches to life。 The older sister Elinor personifies sense， good judgment and discretion。 She is a great sister， a trustworthy confidante， someone who always acts with honor and compassion。 She is smart， responsible， and strong。Her sister Marianne on the other hand is emotional and volatile， following her heart with a supreme disregard for what others might think。 She epitomises 'sensibility'， her ideas of love are pure romance， and she very much represents how love is perceived by someone who is young or doesn't really have any experience with the many different ways real love makes an appearance。But despite the rediculousness of her ideas of this "perfect man and perfect love" that will forever stamp your soul， I think we all have -at some point in our lives- started out with a little bit of Marrianne in ourselves。 Elinor and Marianne are very different people， and they interact with the world in very different ways， though they each have their values and their flaws， together， they help and look out for each other as sisters should。 As the novel unfolds， they both learn how to express their sentiments fully but moderately with prudence。 In this way， Austen shows the importance of a balance between reason and passion。 The loving sister relationship is one of the best things about this novel。 Nothing melts my heart more than good sibling relationships。 And Elinor and Marianne have each other's backs all the time。 Even though their personalities are different， their love and comforting for each other knows no limits。 I liked how she talked about Marianne in this book。 How illness and heartbreak change her and reshape her into a stronger， less selfish person。 Elinor was to be the comforter of others in her own distresses， no less than in theirs。She never burdens others with her problems， but is always there to comfort and listen to anyone else。 And there were so many things that she could put up with so smoothly and it left me quite astonished， just like the way she dealt with Lucy Steele。 The story by representing this contrast between the two personalities and their way of thinking towards things， suggests that maybe being sensible all the time isn't the best idea， and there needs to be some balance between the two extremes。Jane Austen's works illustrate the habits， customs， and manners of the high English society at that time。 Being set in the late 18th， women had limited roles and opportunities in the society。 They don‘t inherit property or follow careers， but almost exclusively depend on men for future fortune。 They are expected to be dutiful， upstanding ladies of the society。 Now can we just talk about how much money matters were tediously brought up time and again along the story？ To the point where I felt the title should've been CENTS AND SENSIBILITY。 All of the main characters are very well-off， but having plenty of money doesn’t seem to stop them from worrying about finances。 All of them are generally very concerned with money， if not greedy。 The novel’s wealthy characters have warped standards for what qualifies as a comfortable life。 Marianne and Elinor are to some degree exceptions to this superficial and annoying pattern， they resist this greed and materialism but not entirely。 They are still extremely concerned with the financial prospects of their respective husbands。 Jane Austen's prose is art， that's indubitable， but the story， in my opinion， is lacking。 Two semi-rich young women do the social dance with men who are alternately gentlemanly or scoundrels， silly reversals and heartbreaks ensue， followed at the end by weddings which are not exactly meant to leave us with the warmest of feelings as many weddings do。 Many of the characters are unlikable and some are downright despicable。The plot itself is anything but complicated， their plots revolve entirely around what boy likes what girl and vice versa， and nothing else ever happens。 They go to a ball， where they worry about which boy isn't dancing with them， they have tea， where they talk about which girls have snagged which boys。 There were pages and pages of "I love this boy！ But oh no， he's engaged to someone else！" and "This boy acted like he loved me but it turned out hedidn't and now I am sad and will ignore the other boy who has clearly been meant to marry me all along！"。 I just want the protagonists to do more than worry about who they're going to marry。This is probably why Pride and Prejudice resonated so well with me。Even the ending （which I appreciated a bit）， still had left me unconvinced about the book's obvious merits。Now having read "Sense and Sensibility" and comparing to her other works， I can say that it truly does feel like a first novel， as if the author was still trying to find her voice。 But if there is something that stands out beyond the contrasting of all of this， is Austen's observations of the human mind， her cutting social critiques of British society in the 18th/19th centuries are fascinating and beautifully rendered。 Jane Austen’s beautiful language， her witty writing， and the engaging flow made the reading so enjoyable。Sense and Sensibility however is more than just about romance。 It addresses many other deeper issues such as vanity， self-realization， class difference， and human nature。 。。。more

Andrea Alexandra ，

Este libro nos hace ver la perspectiva del romance dependiendo en qué nos dejaremos llevar nosotros， por la lógica y el sentido o por lo romántico y sentimental。 Segunda obra más reconocida de Jane Austen me hizo amar y odiar personajes， meditar más en mis acciones y darme cuenta en que soy más sentimental de lo que creí

Nancy ，

A novel about love， money， personal attitude， and social position。 While the romances （and male characters） were stilted and the ending rather unsatisfying， the book was ultimately about the evolving and loving relationship between the two sisters。 Btw， I think it would make much more sense （ha！） for Colonel Brandon to have fallen in love with the mother （Mrs。 Dashwood）， much more his contemporary in age and having a bearing like Marianne， and THAT'S a romance I'd really like to read about。 A novel about love， money， personal attitude， and social position。 While the romances （and male characters） were stilted and the ending rather unsatisfying， the book was ultimately about the evolving and loving relationship between the two sisters。 Btw， I think it would make much more sense （ha！） for Colonel Brandon to have fallen in love with the mother （Mrs。 Dashwood）， much more his contemporary in age and having a bearing like Marianne， and THAT'S a romance I'd really like to read about。 。。。more

Angela ，

4。5 StarsSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen。。。。。Classic- reading challenge。Full review to come。。。。。

Isa ，

I really enjoyed this book！ I really like Austen's writinG， it's so engaging and witty。 I especially liked the contrast between Elinor and Marianne's characters; they both complimented each other and I loved their relationship。 Recommend this to anyone who wants to get into the classics！ <3 I really enjoyed this book！ I really like Austen's writinG， it's so engaging and witty。 I especially liked the contrast between Elinor and Marianne's characters; they both complimented each other and I loved their relationship。 Recommend this to anyone who wants to get into the classics！ <3 。。。more

Sara J。 ，

Probably one of my least favorite of Austen's books that I have read thus far。 I read this one， one of her earliest written， following Persuasion， one of the last books she ever completed。 The difference in her writing-her growth as a writer， the development of her characters， even her sentence structure-was interesting to compare between the two。 Probably one of my least favorite of Austen's books that I have read thus far。 I read this one， one of her earliest written， following Persuasion， one of the last books she ever completed。 The difference in her writing-her growth as a writer， the development of her characters， even her sentence structure-was interesting to compare between the two。 。。。more

Mikaelly ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Não sei se é porque não estou acostumada com esse tipo de escrita， mas， demorei muito para ler esse e me deu muito sono， porque achei bem paradinho。 Os capítulos finais foram os melhores e comecei a gostar mais do livro por causa do plot twit nas histórias do Willoughby e do Edward。 Eu entendo que nessa época a diferença de idade não era grande coisa mas não me conformo da Marianne ter terminado casada com o Brandon do que com o Willoughby que mesmo tendo feito o que fez achava que eles dois dev Não sei se é porque não estou acostumada com esse tipo de escrita， mas， demorei muito para ler esse e me deu muito sono， porque achei bem paradinho。 Os capítulos finais foram os melhores e comecei a gostar mais do livro por causa do plot twit nas histórias do Willoughby e do Edward。 Eu entendo que nessa época a diferença de idade não era grande coisa mas não me conformo da Marianne ter terminado casada com o Brandon do que com o Willoughby que mesmo tendo feito o que fez achava que eles dois deveriam ter terminado juntos。 Não esperava que a Lucy fizesse o Edward de otário e trocasse ele pelo irmão， antes eu ficava com pena dela pelas coisas que a Elinor pensava e do jeito que tratava ela， mas mereceu， deixou a Nancy sem nada coitada。 Que bom que ambas tiveram um final em que estão felizes e realizadas。 。。。more

Sofie van Os ，

Een klassieker！ Alhoewel dit boek 500 karakters lijkt te hebben met dezelfde naam， is dit boek na de eerste hoofdstukken makkelijk te lezen。 De grote hoeveelheid drama en het sarcasme voelt modern， waardoor het duidelijk wordt hoe dit een tijdloze klassieker is geworden。 Hoewel pride and prejudice mijn hart heeft， is dit ook zeker een goed boek！

Ridhi [ readingwithri ] ，

"𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎。”𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆—by Jane Austen𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 :-I've been reading/listening to this book， on & off， for a better part of the year now-& this book was an experience like no other。-it took me a while to get into the rhythm of it but the snark factor held me captive from the very start。-Fanny， who said the remark above in line 1， was definitely the character i enjoyed the most。 she was just so unrepentantly manipulative & the s "𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎。”𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆—by Jane Austen𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 :-I've been reading/listening to this book， on & off， for a better part of the year now-& this book was an experience like no other。-it took me a while to get into the rhythm of it but the snark factor held me captive from the very start。-Fanny， who said the remark above in line 1， was definitely the character i enjoyed the most。 she was just so unrepentantly manipulative & the snark she belayed was always on point。 i loved to hate her ？ 👀"𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆。 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒖𝒕𝒚。 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒓， 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕？"-the two Ms。 Dashwoods， were as different as oil and water-where Elinor was prudence & duty personified， Marianne was a tumultuous passionate storm。"𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒚;—𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆。 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓， 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔。"-being an austen novel， it was full of tea parties， promenades， running in the rain， catching a deathly cold & a great deal of misunderstandings-but the focus always remained on the two sisters & how they reacted to a mele of situations and suitors-unlike pride & prejudice， the romance wasn't epic but rather subtle and well， sensible。"𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔， 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔， 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒔𝒐， 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆。。。𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔。"-& the ending ？ it was worth every minute & day that i spent on this story。-special mention : Karen Savage， the librivox narrator， who literally brought this book to life。 -rating : it's a classic indeed ！ ✨••••• 。。。more

Habiba ，

"not interested anymore" should be added as a main shelf "not interested anymore" should be added as a main shelf 。。。more

Weronika ，

4。5

Andy ，

This is my fourth Austen and they are constantly getting worse and worse。 The story is fairly nice， and the film adaptations prove it。 It's the writing that gets tedious。 One can only handle so much of Austen's writing before they go insane。My ranking so far would be: 1） Pride and Prejudice 2） Persuasion 3） Emma 4） Sense and Sensibility This is my fourth Austen and they are constantly getting worse and worse。 The story is fairly nice， and the film adaptations prove it。 It's the writing that gets tedious。 One can only handle so much of Austen's writing before they go insane。My ranking so far would be: 1） Pride and Prejudice 2） Persuasion 3） Emma 4） Sense and Sensibility 。。。more

Sandro Gvaramia ，

'Do not talkt to me about my wife'， said he， with a heavy sigh。 'She knew I had no regard for her when we married。 Well， married we were， and came down to Combe Magna to be happy， and afterwards returned to town to be gay。 'Do not talkt to me about my wife'， said he， with a heavy sigh。 'She knew I had no regard for her when we married。 Well， married we were， and came down to Combe Magna to be happy， and afterwards returned to town to be gay。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Sense and Sensibility

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Sense and Sensibility&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Sense and Sensibility&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0