Book Review: Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austen

[molekilby]

This review seems quite timely given the meme that has recently been seen

Comments

[astrofiammante]

I also read this recently, and truly enjoyed it. It was effortlessly up there with my favourite Austens - Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prejudice.

I like Mansfield Park and Persuasion - but they are such different books: darker and less overtly entertaining with so many undercurrents. Emma I struggle with somewhat. While recognising it's extremely skilfully written, I fall down at the same hurdle as many others - I don't take to the heroine one little bit.

You may find this Daily Telegraph article about S&S interesting: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/01/04/bosense104.xml

And here's what I thought after reading it. This made me smile, because I seem to have kicked off my review with very similar sentiments to yours:

http://www.myweeklybook.net/2007/12/07/2007-reading-challenge-book-51/

[molekilby]

Thanks for the links. I do enjoy reading reviews by other bookcrossers of books I've read. Very often when scanning someone's bookshelf (like I would do in a real sense at someone's house), I will spot a book I've read and read the journal entries. It's a pleasant way of spending a moment or two.

[starry_jen]

I think Margaret helps us to get a handle on Edward's character initially. He is kind to her when she is grieving her father unlike his horrible sister. After that well it means that their mother must stay at home when they go to London, I don't think they would have been invited if she was going as well. Can't think of any other reasons, perhaps you're right :o)

[molekilby]

I've given this some thought and it sounds feasible that the mother would have to stay to look after her. It's just the sort of thing that Austen would put in.