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Persuasion

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  • Author：Jane Austen
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Summary

She had been forced into prudence in her youth， she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning。

Anne Elliot is persuaded by her friends and family to reject a marriage proposal from Captain Wentworth because he lacks in fortune and rank。 More than seven years later， when he returns home from the Navy， Anne realises she still has strong feelings for him， but Wentworth only appears to have eyes for a friend of Anne's。 Moving， tender， but intrinsically 'Austen' in style， with its satirical portrayal of the vanity of society in the 18th-century England， Persuasion celebrates enduring love， hope and determination as one woman strives to reignite a lost relationship。

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Giulia （Books_saved_my_life） ，

"I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures。 None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives。"3。5⭐ "I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures。 None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives。"3。5⭐ 。。。more

Cléa ，

L'œuvre de Jane Austen， c'est mes livres doudou à l'approche de l'été。 L'œuvre de Jane Austen， c'est mes livres doudou à l'approche de l'été。 。。。more

Sue Chaplin ，

This was a reread following a short course on Jane Austen which made me realise that there were two of her books that I had a poor memory of; Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion。 The only thing I could remember was an accident on the Cobb at Lyme involving a female character。 I liked and admired the main character Anne， she has so much patience and forbearance， and she does not seem to let her families opinion of her affect her self esteem。 It was well worth the reread。

Lindsay Duggan ，

I can’t seem to get on board the Jane Austen train

Beth Cheatham ，

Mon cœur。 So incredibly tender， hopeful， pure。

Kristan Fann ，

The first half was slow， and I was almost discouraged by it。 But it eventually won me over， and I ended up being very impressed with it。 I have a soft spot for second chance romances。 I think one of my favorite parts of this book is at the very end when it's revealed to Lady Russell how mistaken she was about the character of Mr。 Elliott and that of Mr。 Wentworth as well。 It's wise not to judge a person based on first impressions。 Some of the worst human beings may be very charming。 Some of the The first half was slow， and I was almost discouraged by it。 But it eventually won me over， and I ended up being very impressed with it。 I have a soft spot for second chance romances。 I think one of my favorite parts of this book is at the very end when it's revealed to Lady Russell how mistaken she was about the character of Mr。 Elliott and that of Mr。 Wentworth as well。 It's wise not to judge a person based on first impressions。 Some of the worst human beings may be very charming。 Some of the best may be socially awkward at first。 So， I love that Austen threw that little lesson in there。 Also， and most importantly， it's much better to follow your heart and be happy than to listen to another's advice just to keep the peace。 。。。more

Lena ，

4。5

Roberto D。 ，

Book 123 books out of 200 books"Persuasion" by Jane AustenPublished around the same time as "Northanger Abbey"。 "Persuasion" is the story of a couple long separated after seven years。 This novel doesn't only talk about the past couple， but other under laying circumstances leading to romances。MY THOUGHTS:This novel I read alongside "Northanger Abbey" last month May because it was part of my reading project。 I liked the concept of this novel because it is Austen's most mature novel yet。 I'm glad t Book 123 books out of 200 books"Persuasion" by Jane AustenPublished around the same time as "Northanger Abbey"。 "Persuasion" is the story of a couple long separated after seven years。 This novel doesn't only talk about the past couple， but other under laying circumstances leading to romances。MY THOUGHTS:This novel I read alongside "Northanger Abbey" last month May because it was part of my reading project。 I liked the concept of this novel because it is Austen's most mature novel yet。 I'm glad the characters know their places and all the likes regarding manners and respect。 Though I was humored by the encounter of Anne and the Captain， I was intrigued by how enduring this novel is。Still， 4 stars and probably the last Austen book until I read her Juvenalia， which I didn't include in my reading assignment for the summer。 。。。more

Lucy ，

I liked the second-chance love story， and the two of them as characters， but I am sad to say that Florence Pugh was a disappointing narrator for this one。 So flat and unemotional， almost robotic in some instances。

Alisa ♡ ，

Not my favorite Jane Austen novel but I loved the drama and humor

nicolette ，

3。5 // Jane Austen truly knows how to slayyy a romance like no other。 I do prefer P&P but I am 10000% biased solely due to the 2005 film。 Oh well。

Joey ，

4。5 rounded up

Clara Suters ，

3。75

Cristiana ，

"。。。 there could have been no two hearts so open， no tastes so similar， no feelings so in unison， no countenances so beloved。""My idea of good company， Mr。 Elliot， is the company of clever， well-informed people， who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call a good company。" "。。。 there could have been no two hearts so open， no tastes so similar， no feelings so in unison， no countenances so beloved。""My idea of good company， Mr。 Elliot， is the company of clever， well-informed people， who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call a good company。" 。。。more

Aleksandra ，

such a mature book with incredible plot and perfectly written love story。 it's not only my favorite jane austen book but definitely one of my favorite books ever。 a must read， i will come back to it multiple times for sure such a mature book with incredible plot and perfectly written love story。 it's not only my favorite jane austen book but definitely one of my favorite books ever。 a must read， i will come back to it multiple times for sure 。。。more

Breanna Juliette ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In short， Austen can be difficult to read， but the stories are so worth it！ The language always seems easier to understand when you are watching it， but again， worth it！ Anne is a simple unmarried woman of a shocking 27 years of age， how horrid！ She was engaged to this great guy Captain Frederick Wentworth when she was about 20， but old Lady Russell is an idiot and she made them break up。 Anyway， 8 years later here they are running into each other again after he’s a little more established in hi In short， Austen can be difficult to read， but the stories are so worth it！ The language always seems easier to understand when you are watching it， but again， worth it！ Anne is a simple unmarried woman of a shocking 27 years of age， how horrid！ She was engaged to this great guy Captain Frederick Wentworth when she was about 20， but old Lady Russell is an idiot and she made them break up。 Anyway， 8 years later here they are running into each other again after he’s a little more established in his career and they still have eyes for each other。 There’s jealousy， lying from a Mr。 Elliot， and some head trauma along the way， but they figure things out eventually。 It’s a beautiful story with interesting characters throughout。 Why don’t people talk like this anymore？: “You pierce my soul。 I am half agony， half hope。 Tell me not that I am too late， that such precious feelings are gone forever。” ❤️‍🔥 。。。more

Viktoria ，

4。5 starsPersuasion is a masterful novel by Jane Austen which I believe deserves a proper review which I'll write when I didn't have to stay at work till 8:30 pm and actually have brain cells to form cohesive thoughts。 4。5 starsPersuasion is a masterful novel by Jane Austen which I believe deserves a proper review which I'll write when I didn't have to stay at work till 8:30 pm and actually have brain cells to form cohesive thoughts。 。。。more

Ash Hartwell ，

Wow this was long winded。 Why say something in one sentence when eight will do。 The story is interesting but not enough to hold my attention for long enough periods。 If you like Austin then this is for you， but don't go out of your way to read it。 Wow this was long winded。 Why say something in one sentence when eight will do。 The story is interesting but not enough to hold my attention for long enough periods。 If you like Austin then this is for you， but don't go out of your way to read it。 。。。more

steve smith ，

I love me a good Jane Austen。 I don't remember when I read this， years ago I am sure。。。 maybe more than a decade。 I am amazed at how many books I trip over that I have read before I even thought of there being a place like Goodreads to log and review them。 I only list this now because of @kaysore's great review。 I love me a good Jane Austen。 I don't remember when I read this， years ago I am sure。。。 maybe more than a decade。 I am amazed at how many books I trip over that I have read before I even thought of there being a place like Goodreads to log and review them。 I only list this now because of @kaysore's great review。 。。。more

Megan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Anne just had no personality for 90% of the book and Wentworth was absent for most of it as well。 Everything interesting happened in the last ~30 pages and their relationship just wasn’t compelling enough to make up for the rest of the book。

Hiba ，

Do I ever have to write a review to tell how Amazing ， how good how heartwarming this Book is ？ Jane Austen is clearly one of my favorite authors maybe the best one ever ！ And to be honest I didn't read all of her Books so I can't specially judge who's the best one ， but omg persuasion got my Heart in the best way possible， it's probably her shortest novel but for me the one I adore the most ！ The storyline ， the characters ， the developpemet all of this is just so perfect。 Idk what to say to de Do I ever have to write a review to tell how Amazing ， how good how heartwarming this Book is ？ Jane Austen is clearly one of my favorite authors maybe the best one ever ！ And to be honest I didn't read all of her Books so I can't specially judge who's the best one ， but omg persuasion got my Heart in the best way possible， it's probably her shortest novel but for me the one I adore the most ！ The storyline ， the characters ， the developpemet all of this is just so perfect。 Idk what to say to describe this book because words can never help me ， but I recommend it so bad ！！！ 。。。more

Mo Omeara ，

Loved this book。。one of her best！

Sanne ，

Great book！ Enjoyed it a lot

lila liah ，

Absolutely stunning Queen， Jane u slayed that 10/10 🥰🔥foreva known as the founder of enemies to lovers 😉

Theredheaded_Bibliomaniac ，

Persuasion is yet another romance novel by esteemed author。A classic slow burn romance。。That tension， unexpressed love Austen doesn't believe in public declaration of love or rather public display of affection。。Her characters （rather main characters） are always in control of their emotions。They might be feeling lot of things But they don't show。。You will find similarities in the characters with the characters of other books yet the writing style of this one of quiet different。If you have read Pr Persuasion is yet another romance novel by esteemed author。A classic slow burn romance。。That tension， unexpressed love Austen doesn't believe in public declaration of love or rather public display of affection。。Her characters （rather main characters） are always in control of their emotions。They might be feeling lot of things But they don't show。。You will find similarities in the characters with the characters of other books yet the writing style of this one of quiet different。If you have read Pride and Prejudice and Liked it and you think you gonna like this one toothen think again。Coz it's a lot different。。Also the story In P&P you see young girls seeking love but here It's young women （age group of late 20s） looking for appropriate marriage。 The Indian unmarried women from late 20s feel the same thing which these women from early 1800s felt 。Yeah things have not changed for us much and which will make this book quite relatable。。Basically story is about A couple who had to break their engagement due to family pressure （or rather Family's persuasion）Now after 8 years they mees againWhat will happen is to be seen。。As usual there are side characters who get married， some of which are not even compatible with each other 。。 Austen who loves Irony shows us many interesting things for which you have to read this one。This novel deals with many themes most specifically 1。 Social Status/ class distinction2。 Women problems / feminism in subtle way。Could have included Persuasion above but I think it is also found in her other books too but yea it's prominent here And ofcourse "Marriage" is the important theme in this book too。。。This novel is for :1。 Dedicated Austen Fan 2。 Lovers of classic Romance （which are mostly slow burn）3。 Those who love to explore different writing styles。。Beginners to Jane Austen kindly don't start with this one。Probably you will be disappointed。。。All others do read this I really liked it 。。。more

jordyn ，

"Yes。 We certainly do not forget you， so soon as you forget us。 It is， perhaps， our fate rather than our merit"（p 219）"You pierce my soul。 i am half agony， half hope。 Tell me not that I am too late， that such precious feelings are gone forever。 I am offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own， then when you almost broke it eight and a half years ago。 Dare not say that a man forgets， that his love has an earlier death。 I have loved none but you"（223）。 And it goes on and on。 This let "Yes。 We certainly do not forget you， so soon as you forget us。 It is， perhaps， our fate rather than our merit"（p 219）"You pierce my soul。 i am half agony， half hope。 Tell me not that I am too late， that such precious feelings are gone forever。 I am offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own， then when you almost broke it eight and a half years ago。 Dare not say that a man forgets， that his love has an earlier death。 I have loved none but you"（223）。 And it goes on and on。 This letter is one my favorite things I've ever read。 One of my favorite love stories。 and favorite Austen。 。。。more

Julia ，

this is my third jane austen and what a DELIGHT it was！！！ told in two volumes， with volume ii being the juiciest， persuasion follows anne elliot as she navigates her tiresome family and relations as well as a heartbreak she's never recovered from following her ex's reemergence in her life。 captain wentworth once asked anne to marry him years ago but she turned him down after being heavily persuaded to not marry him from the maternal figure in her life， lady russell。 what follows is 200 pages of this is my third jane austen and what a DELIGHT it was！！！ told in two volumes， with volume ii being the juiciest， persuasion follows anne elliot as she navigates her tiresome family and relations as well as a heartbreak she's never recovered from following her ex's reemergence in her life。 captain wentworth once asked anne to marry him years ago but she turned him down after being heavily persuaded to not marry him from the maternal figure in her life， lady russell。 what follows is 200 pages of pining and longing from both parties and it's OVERWHELMING。 i give this novel five stars because anne is a girlie and i lived for this regency exes to lovers。 *minor spoilers*captain wentworth writes anne a letter and i literally had to put my book down:"you pierce my soul。 i am half agony， half hope。。。a word， a look will be enough to decide whether i enter your father's house this evening， or never。"TO WHICH JANE AUSTEN WRITES:"such a letter was not to be soon recovered from。" like deadass i'll be recovering until my end days。 。。。more

Elianis Borrego ，

4。5

Lisette ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Jaime ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

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