Not an Austen fan, but I enjoyed the read thanks to the enjoyment of 1book140. The hypocrasy was finely mocked, as was ostentation and pretention. Should have read it when I was younger. ( )

Jane Austen's last finished novel - I enjoyed it more than many of her other novels. The characters seem better developed, the story is a bit more complex, and I liked Anne, the heroine, far better than some of Austen's other main characters (Emma, for instance). ( )

One of my favourite books of all time; on a recent re-read, probably one of the best stories ever written. Perhaps because Miss Austen knew she had not long to live, the writing is much more concentrated and swiftly paced; Emma seemed so long on re-reading that I began to lose interest in her and Mr K, and was bored stiff by Frank Churchill, Jane, and especially Harriet. The gradual changes in the feelings of Anne and Captain Wentworth are beautifully modulated. I kept finding myself about to weep, the writing is so moving. ( )

While other Austen novels concern first love, Persuasion is about second chances, and is a slighter darker, more adult affair than her other works. Yet like other Austen novels, nothing really happens in Persuasion, and yet the story is momentous. At once a satire of the confined world of early 19th century domesticity and comportment, the book is also a moving romance that still readily applies to anyone lucky enough to fall in love. This is the genius of Austen, to plumb the depths of our strongest emotions while seemingly remaining on the glittering surface of drawling room gossip. Austen is an unparallel stylist, her sentences wither and forgive her subjects with dazzling strokes. ( )

"You pierce my soul." Never was there a more romantic letter written. ( )

My favourite Jane Austen of all time. She covers all aspects of life in this and with it creates a character of true worth in Anne Elliott. Give me Captain Wentworth any day! ( )

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Een nieuwe ontmoeting tussen een jonge vrouw en een rijke, succesvolle kapitein doet een verbroken verloving opnieuw opbloeien. ( )

Persuasion - Jane Austen (9/10)
Classic. I've wanted to read this ever since I saw the movie. I bought a copy and the print was so small I couldn't cope with reading it. Recently I bought an ebook copy so I could make the print whatever size I liked and it worked a charm. I loved the book. And now I want to watch the movie again. ( )

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