Book Review - Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility 

Jane Austen

 7 stars

Classic/Drama/

I am getting back into classics again slowly and have got myself a collection of Jane Austen Ebooks and Audiobooks. Classics of any kind are not my
favourites, they are slower reads and are challenging in two ways - a welcome way and a frustrating way - I also cannot yet gage which ones I am going to enjoy and which are a waste of my time . One of my favourite classic qualities is you can reread them over and over again, while with most new novels (even if they are amazing) I find one read is enough.

So onto my feelings on this specific novel; this is my first Austen and I went into it blind. I got about a third of the way through and had to go back and restart from the beginning as I got most of the characters confused, I ended up looking over about a half dozen summaries to get a grasp on the plot and who was who before I could really get into it. I enjoyed the writing style with all its details and focus on personality and dialogue as much as anything. Fantastic characters and there was so much to relate to, I kept thinking "this person I know is so much like (Eleanor/MaryAnne/Charlotte)" such a universal feel is incredible and I can understand the praise Austen has been given. While it is not my new favourite book it was still wonderful and I can't wait to try out another of Austen's books soon