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I absolutely love the Jane Austen movies, and so went into this book expecting a great story. But I was also dreading the style of old books, which have a tendency the be difficult to understand, and with extensive, lengthy, dull explanations of mattI absolutely love the Jane Austen movies, and so went into this book expecting a great story. But I was also dreading the style of old books, which have a tendency the be difficult to understand, and with extensive, lengthy, dull explanations of matters with little importance to the story. I am pleased to say this was not the case. The writing was beautiful, humorous, and captivating.
Regarding the story, there were added details and better explanations of circumstances, which I didn’t even realize before were wanting. For example: Why did Robert marry Lucy? And the reason for Edward engaging himself to Lucy was significantly more satisfactory.
A circumstance that was not portrayable in the movies was Elinor’s thoughts immediately after she found out that Edward was engaged. How she felt even sorrier for Edward than for herself was so sweet, and her speculations concerning his engagement convinced me that he was not in the wrong. This made me adore both Elinor and Edward more, which I did not think possible.
Sense and Sensibility had everything I want in a book: amazing characters, brilliant writing, and an exemplary, beautiful romance. My favorite books are usually fiction, but I found this book to be not lacking anything; it was perfect and extremely enjoyable to read, even already knowing the ending....more
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