Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
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Book Reviews of Persuasion (Penguin Classics)
Book Review: Refreshing!
Summary: 4 Stars
In Jane Austen's last novel, Persuasion, we meet the Elliot family: Sir Walter and his daughters, Elizabeth, Mary and the youngest daughter Anne. Over 8 years ago Anne became engaged to Frederick Wentworth, a man with no one to recommend him. After much persuasion from a family friend, Lady Russell, Anne breaks off the engagement. When the reader meets Anne it is more than 8 years later and circumstances have brought her and the now Captain Frederick Wentworth back into each other's lives. Will they be able to rekindle their relationship or did Anne's initial refusal ruin all hope for them to be together...?
Reading Jane Austen is truly refreshing! The subtleness with which Austen delves into the relationship between Anne and Captain Wentworth among other characters is beautifully done. A great read!
Book Review: Great Book to Read for School and Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this book to read as an assignment for school in my British Literature class and am extremely pleased. I was not sure if I would like Jane Austen but this is an well written love story that kept me wanting to read more with every page I turned. Excluding the first chapter that explains how important family is to Sir Walter Elliott and Elizabeth of course. Although it is important to understand why most actions are done in the book.[...]Book Review: Persuasion DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
I would recommend reading the book before or after seeing any adaptation of Persuasion. It helps to get to know the main characters a little better. Buying this book is well worth the money, because you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Austen's wit and character analysis is brilliant.Book Review: Such a huge disappointment.
Summary: 2 Stars
When I saw Masterpiece Theater was doing a series on Jane Austen and her novels, I decided to read them in the order the shows would air--starting with Persuasion. It was the first and last of Austen's that I will read. She may well have captured the mores and social rules of the time, but she didn't create characters I could really care about. I stuck with it to the end and found the revelations about Mr. Elliot to come out of nowhere and the ending romance to be something we could see coming from the very start. I'll take Edith Wharton over Austen any day.