Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)

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 Started: 15/3

Finished: 25/3

Language: ⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆

Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆

Genre: Historical fiction, romance, drama


Synopsis

When Elinor Dashwood is forced to move away from her beloved home estate in Sussex with her mother and sisters to a much simpler Devonshire cottage, she would never have anticipated the wild, figurative (and literal) storms that would envelope her and her sister Marianne's lives. Thrown into a reckless relationship with an unfamiliar albeit dashing stranger, Marianne finds her life turned upside down, while on the other side, Elinor must struggle with the weight of a painful secret that threatens her own future and romance.

Jane Austen delves into the two stark characteristics of sense, which quiet, thoughtful Elinor embodies, and sensibility, displayed by passionate, hotheaded Marianne. Throughout the novel, Austen masterfully reveals that not all is as it seems to be, and what a person says may not indeed be the full truth.


Thoughts

Austen has again proved herself a witty author, with many uses of comedic caricatures and conceptual symbolisms. I found the characters amusing and humorous, and enjoyed their dialogue immensely (much more than I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice, anyways). 

It is quite a light, funny read, as compared to something similar to Wuthering Heights, and has the most mind-blowing romantic drama in any book that I have read. The plot is not difficult to follow (though a visual family tree is highly recommended) and despite the surface hilarity, Sense and Sensibility contains, as with all of Austen's works, a meaningful, hidden layer, revealed in certain words used or in the particular actions of a character.


Recommendation

I definitely suggest this book to anyone and everyone! It's funny, but accommodates a substantial meaning, and is suitable especially for romance readers. 

Due to the less modern language (at least, when compared to the thrilling, colloquial, non-stop action books of today), readers younger than 10 may find it a little difficult to comprehend. However, for those who grew up reading books of this type, or those above 10-12 years, go for it!


Go and read it!

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