Persuasion (Oxford World's Classics)
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As you can guess from the 4/5 stars review, I was not entirely happy with ‚Persuasion‘. Now keep in mind that Jane Austen is definitely a favorite of mine. Her prose is pleasing and easy to read, and her wit is something that I would say remains unmatched, even 200 years later. This, of course is true for ‚Persuasion‘ as well, and I would still highly recommend this book to anyone wishing for an entertaining and heartwrenching read, featuring the typical Jane Austen-ness of complicated and covert social interactions, where we as the readers often remain in the dark as well, until this grand mistress of story telling pulls back the curtains. It is however always easier to point out the little things we dislike, and especially with a book such as this I also think it worth doing, for sorting out my own mind about it just as much as letting others know what to expect from it. I had heard before that in this book some of the characters are described a bit more harshly than in her more famous novels. To this, I definitely have to agree, and at least to me it did seem like a bit of a drawback. I love the crazy neuroticism of such characters like the hypochondriac Mr. Woodhouse from Emma or the seemingly cold and dismissive Mr. Palmer from Sense and Sensibility, because aside form these obvious flaws we also learn what is loveable and favorable about them. Jane Austen describes them with such wit and humor you can not help but love them. She wrote this book later in her life than any others, I believe, and perhaps she found herself disillusioned with this very special crust of the upper class at this point, and was less favorably inclined to find something humorous in their antics. And we have to assume, of course, that these characters are always a bit of an overdrawn caricature. But Mr. Walter Elliot and his daughter Elizabeth were a lot less fun in their very brand of own crazy, namely overt self-adoration, than many of Austen‘s other characters. The overall adoration of the British Navy of course does not stand well to a test of time as well, but that is just one of the many other things I could maybe criticize if i wanted to get really nitpicky about it. Should any of this stop you from picking this book off a shelf. Definitely not, because a 4/5 Jane Austen should really be considered as still a 4,9/5 if compared to other works of literature.
ganz süß
3,5 Sterne Ich war immer der Annahme, dass Jane Austens Bücher eher kitschige Liebesgeschichten sind. Allerdings wurde ich hier sehr positiv überrascht. Die Protagonistin ist angenehm bodenständig und undramatisch. Sie versinkt nicht in Selbstmitleid, sondern behält sich ein positives Gemüt. Auch die Liebesgeschichte war sehr unaufgeregt und realistisch. Der Schreibstil war sehr flüssig zu lesen. Insgesamt eine unterhaltsame, entspannte Geschichte, aber nichts Herausragendes.
*Hörbuch* Anne Elliot gefällt mir als Protagonistin sehr gut. Jedoch gefällt es mir nicht, dass sie sich oft anderen zu liebe zurücknimmt. Für meinen Geschmack kam hier auch die Romantik nicht so rüber, wie in den anderen Romanen Austens.
Very much enjoyed it
Supposedly Austen's most masculine work. It's my favorite, perhaps for that reason, perhaps because I read it for a class and dissected it with my fellow students, perhaps because I was going through something at the time that very much made me feel like I'd end up as Anne Eliot or Miss Havisham, depending on the outcome. Also, boats! Really, though, I'd be interested to re-read it now. Would I still see Anne as a courageous, long-suffering heroine? Or would this new version of me, some years down the line, regard her as foolish and weak? I hope not, because I dearly loved her. Characters are finely crafted. Plot is solid. Ending is satisfying as hell.
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As you can guess from the 4/5 stars review, I was not entirely happy with ‚Persuasion‘. Now keep in mind that Jane Austen is definitely a favorite of mine. Her prose is pleasing and easy to read, and her wit is something that I would say remains unmatched, even 200 years later. This, of course is true for ‚Persuasion‘ as well, and I would still highly recommend this book to anyone wishing for an entertaining and heartwrenching read, featuring the typical Jane Austen-ness of complicated and covert social interactions, where we as the readers often remain in the dark as well, until this grand mistress of story telling pulls back the curtains. It is however always easier to point out the little things we dislike, and especially with a book such as this I also think it worth doing, for sorting out my own mind about it just as much as letting others know what to expect from it. I had heard before that in this book some of the characters are described a bit more harshly than in her more famous novels. To this, I definitely have to agree, and at least to me it did seem like a bit of a drawback. I love the crazy neuroticism of such characters like the hypochondriac Mr. Woodhouse from Emma or the seemingly cold and dismissive Mr. Palmer from Sense and Sensibility, because aside form these obvious flaws we also learn what is loveable and favorable about them. Jane Austen describes them with such wit and humor you can not help but love them. She wrote this book later in her life than any others, I believe, and perhaps she found herself disillusioned with this very special crust of the upper class at this point, and was less favorably inclined to find something humorous in their antics. And we have to assume, of course, that these characters are always a bit of an overdrawn caricature. But Mr. Walter Elliot and his daughter Elizabeth were a lot less fun in their very brand of own crazy, namely overt self-adoration, than many of Austen‘s other characters. The overall adoration of the British Navy of course does not stand well to a test of time as well, but that is just one of the many other things I could maybe criticize if i wanted to get really nitpicky about it. Should any of this stop you from picking this book off a shelf. Definitely not, because a 4/5 Jane Austen should really be considered as still a 4,9/5 if compared to other works of literature.
ganz süß
3,5 Sterne Ich war immer der Annahme, dass Jane Austens Bücher eher kitschige Liebesgeschichten sind. Allerdings wurde ich hier sehr positiv überrascht. Die Protagonistin ist angenehm bodenständig und undramatisch. Sie versinkt nicht in Selbstmitleid, sondern behält sich ein positives Gemüt. Auch die Liebesgeschichte war sehr unaufgeregt und realistisch. Der Schreibstil war sehr flüssig zu lesen. Insgesamt eine unterhaltsame, entspannte Geschichte, aber nichts Herausragendes.
*Hörbuch* Anne Elliot gefällt mir als Protagonistin sehr gut. Jedoch gefällt es mir nicht, dass sie sich oft anderen zu liebe zurücknimmt. Für meinen Geschmack kam hier auch die Romantik nicht so rüber, wie in den anderen Romanen Austens.
Very much enjoyed it
Supposedly Austen's most masculine work. It's my favorite, perhaps for that reason, perhaps because I read it for a class and dissected it with my fellow students, perhaps because I was going through something at the time that very much made me feel like I'd end up as Anne Eliot or Miss Havisham, depending on the outcome. Also, boats! Really, though, I'd be interested to re-read it now. Would I still see Anne as a courageous, long-suffering heroine? Or would this new version of me, some years down the line, regard her as foolish and weak? I hope not, because I dearly loved her. Characters are finely crafted. Plot is solid. Ending is satisfying as hell.