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Currently in the middle of re-reading Sense and Sensibility (just started volume two, for reference), and I am so surprised I could possibly forget what made Lucy Steele so unlikeable!! With her bragging to Eleanor about Edward (and I do think it was bragging; despite her lack of education, she's described as having a sharpness to her that's hard to ignore), she reminds me all too much of a girl I had a falling-out with myself.

My question to all of you is, have you ever known a Lucy Steele of your own? Has it changed your perspective on that scene in the books in any way? Because it has certainly affected my view on Lucy's character to be able to relate to Eleanor so painfully well.

I do not think so. But I find her sister hilarious.

Yes, I have known some Lucy Steeles in my time! All fake sweetness covering up a selfish agenda.

Jan wrote: "I do not think so. But I find her sister hilarious."

Agreed!! Anne definitely is one of the goofier characters in the book, an absolute delight to read about 😂

One thing I like about the later adaptation from 2008 is that they kept the character of Lucy's sister in. She was a perfect comic counterpoint to Lucy's venom.

Yes! That adaptation keeps growing on me, though I find a few moments heavy-handed. The actress playing Anne Steele plays her to the hilt; at first I thought she was over-the-top but when I checked the text, most of her dialogue is in the original.

Now I want to watch the most faithful adaptation for each Usten book. I doubt I will be able to find the 1988s MP in the US, though.

Abigail wrote: "Yes! That adaptation keeps growing on me, though I find a few moments heavy-handed. The actress playing Anne Steele plays her to the hilt; at first I thought she was over-the-top but when I checked..."

Jane Austen loves her over-the-top characters, for sure 😂