Name: Sense and Sensibility
Rating: 3.924715909090909 (1056 reviews)
ISBN: 9780141439662

Jane Austen

New chronology and further reading; Tony Tanner's original introduction reinstated Edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster.

Sense and Sensibility

Elinor Dashwood's cool reason and her sister Marianne's more demonstrative nature are revealed when their father Henry dies and they are uprooted from the family home. For Elinor and Marianne, salvation lies in making a suitable match, but both must overcome adversity. Elinor strikes up an attachment with Edward Ferrars, who harbours a secret that constrains his commitment, while Marianne falls for a penniless charmer who throws her over for a rich heiress.

It was alright. She’s a great writer but not my style. The story and characters were well written I just dont like how drawn out the writing is since it’s from the 1800’s.

Kupkake

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Definetely entertaining, but, in my opinion, nowhere near the masterpieces that are Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion.

Valentina

Okay so this book took me forever to read. 

Following Elinor (older sister) and Marianne (younger sister) we see the difference between a fanciful and excitable personality (Marianne) and a more sensible and mature personality (Elinor). 

Through the background of a regency setting, with women focused on getting themselves a most advantageous and good marriage, we explore how women interact with men in the hopes of acquiring a good future for themselves. 

As all classics are, this was an interesting and difficult read, purely because I absolutely can not understand a word of what’s going on, and I have to reread over and over again. 

And then there’s the issue of these authors insisting on everything being boring boring boring until the last 50 pages, where everything unravels.

surtified™

Okay so this book took me forever to read. 

And I mean forever. 

Following Elinor (older sister) and Marianne (younger sister) we see the difference between a fanciful and excitable personality (Marianne) and a more sensible and mature personality (Elinor). 

Through the background of a regency setting, with women focused on getting themselves a most advantageous and good marriage, we explore how women interact with men in the hopes of acquiring a good future for themselves. 

As all classics are, this was an interesting and difficult read, purely because I absolutely can not understand a word of what’s going on, and I have to reread over and over again. 

And then there’s the issue of these authors insisting on everything being boring boring boring until the last 50 pages, where everything unravels.

When the Dashwood family estate passes to the eldest son John and his wife, Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret must find a new home. Moving to a cottage in Devonshire, the Dashwood women begin adjusting to a new life and a new social circle. Soon, Elinor is being courted by the gentlemanly Edward Ferrars, and Marianne finds herself torn between two suitors, the brooding Colonel Brandon and social-climbing scoundrel John Willoughby. The love and heartbreaks that they all endure are shaped by the temperament of their time and place and the sense and sensibility of their society. Originally published in 1811, Jane Austen's first published novel is revered as a classic romance of manners. This volume is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive coloured edging and an attractive ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.

These past few weeks have been a bit much, so reading Austen has been the perfect escape. 

 felt like just the right thing, kind of like a little reminder to find joy in the little things even when everything else feels heavy. I love how Jane Austen writes men; either they’re total heartthrobs or complete disappointments, but they’re always a reflection of what the women in her stories desire or struggle with. It’s like she really gets at the heart of what women expects, and what they end up facing when those desires don’t align with reality. I vibe with that whole dynamic. Elinor and Marianne’s different takes on life and love captivates me the most. They both have such unique ways of handling things—Elinor with her “sense” and practical approach, and Marianne with her all-in “sensibility.” I feel like I could spend hours in their heads, thinking through all their musings about love, loss, and society. I wish, I wish I could approach the world like Elinor, or at least have her ability to be so introspective without being too harsh (I think I need a little more of that Austen gentleness in my life). How does one even be written by Jane Austen, though?

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These past few weeks have been a bit much, so reading Austen has been the perfect escape. Sense and Sensibility felt like just the right thing, kind of like a little reminder to find joy in the little things even when everything else feels heavy. I love how Jane Austen writes men; either they’re total heartthrobs or complete disappointments, but they’re always a reflection of what the women in her stories desire or struggle with. It’s like she really gets at the heart of what women expects, and what they end up facing when those desires don’t align with reality. I vibe with that whole dynamic. Elinor and Marianne’s different takes on life and love captivates me the most. They both have such unique ways of handling things—Elinor with her “sense” and practical approach, and Marianne with her all-in “sensibility.” I feel like I could spend hours in their heads, thinking through all their musings about love, loss, and society. I wish, I wish I could approach the world like Elinor, or at least have her ability to be so introspective without being too harsh (I think I need a little more of that Austen gentleness in my life). How does one even be written by Jane Austen, though?

When i finally understood who all the People are it was really great.

Gwenifer

Kavitha Ramachandran 

Sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood set their sights on men to perfectly match their disparate personalities, with unexpected results.

elizabeth

Four stars for this makes me realize my ratings system is hopelessly inflated; a four-star book written by Jane Austen is still better than most four-star books on my Read shelf. It's just that it feels weird to rate this five stars when it doesn't quite hit me square in the heart and mind the way that Pride and Prejudice and Emma do. 

But as always, I love, I love, I love Jane Austen. I love her subtle, artful walking of the fine line that separates criticizing regency society from overturning it. I love how her plots are new permutations of different types of imbalances that she rights by the end. I love her use of romantic writing tropes as a burlesque to mask her conservative conclusions. I love it all. 

In Elinor, I met an Austen heroine special to me because I find her so thoroughly relatable. Sure, I can relate to Lizzy Bennett's headstrong snark, and I can picture Emma sitting with me watching Vanderpump Rules. But, more than any other Austen character I've encountered, reading Elinor feels more like I'm reading myself.

Story and plot twists were good, though the story dragged on in some bits, I’m also just not the biggest fan of classics but o did enjoy this 

amelia <3

Two sisters, one practical and conventional and the other emotional and sentimental, find that only through compromise of their mutual differences can they get along.

julia

it was an unique experience to read jane austen's story about love troubles of not one but two heroines. their sisterhood was lovely and helped accentuate how completely different two people who deal with a heartbreak can behave. i loved how it was showed that both sense and sensibility need moderation, otherwise we can end up hurting ourselves and our loved ones. the book surprised me with few events i haven't predicted and kept me in the dark about who is going to end up with whom for very long. that spiked my curiosity about the possibilities and the typical for austen wit and satire of the elite made me giggle. i enjoyed it very much.

Francesca Starecheski

A book I thought was to be of the minds of women turned only to be on the men there residing.

lexie

i don’t like it that much but a great introduction to reading austen’s novels

Sense and Sensibility: An Annotated Edition

Jane Huber

I didn’t want Sense and Sensibility to be my first Jane Austen read, but I’m glad it was. The story itself, I adore. I found myself being wholly immersed in this hopeless romantic English world (which if you know me is like so Jane-as in me not Jane Austen) and felt like I knew the characters inside and out. Not only did I relate to a lot of them, but I’m going to be honest, sometimes I liked having the intentionally dislikable characters so I could complain about them (aka Lucy). That’s why they’re there. But, I have to say, one of my favorite elements of this book is the nuanced humor. I honestly don’t know how Austen does it. So many times I found myself audibly laughing. Being funny is one thing, but being witty is another, and Austen’s wit just adds to this already enjoyable book.

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