"Persuasion" by Jane Austen

It's time for one of the classics again :)
This time it's another book by Jane Austen. I've read her Pride and Prejudice, and although it took me a while to finally get into the rhythm and grasp the whole story, it was a good read!

I've been wanting to read her books again, but when my options were to read Sense and Sensibility or Persuasion, I chose this one first. S&S is for another time, I think :)


I love this book! I think I like classic books because they use language differently (syntax-wise and some spellings too). So it transports us to a different time period and place.

With Persuasion, I like the subtle themes suggested. Like, persuasion, it is clear that the book deals with effects of persuasions. But it was not IN YOUR FACE! I persuade you to do this.... I persuade you to do that.... But we get the idea!

I love the characters in this book. Some were symbolic characters, I think. And I love how they 'frame' each other. It's a book about Anne Elliot, but the other characters still have a life. They're not all about Anne. I think that's important. And I like the names too HAHA.

In terms of the plot, I think this is one of the freshest (though still quite cheesy) stories I've read!
It's a classic "I wanted you, you wanted me, but I broke your heart. Years later we still wanted each other."
But it teases you, it brings your hope up and down, and sideways. And, although you know what's going to happen in the end, you still want to read it because those details and the journey matters.
That's a tip and a half!

One of the most beautiful part of the book is a letter from F. Wentworth to Anne. SOOOOO romantic! <3333 a="" beautiful.="" beautiful="" emotions.="" of="" p="" portrayal="" so="" ugh.="" what="">

I should like to re-read this, along with P&P in the future! ^^


CHEERS!
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