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A review by eviecheesepuff
Lady Susan, the Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen
dark
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
✨LADY SUSAN✨
This epistolary novel follows a widow of doubtful morality who's looking to get her and her daughter married off. This was so different from her other novels, I was surprised it was written by the same person at all!
I think she might have decided against publication because a book like this would have served as a backing argument against independent women, which is something she was herself as a “spinster".
✨THE WATSONS ✨
I am so bummed that his book is not finished!! I can see a bit of Persuasion’s storyline on Elizabeth’s character and I can tell that Emma Watson was a prior version of Emma Woodhouse. Google tells me that she was working on this book when her dad passed, so it was probably too painful for her to revisit 😢
✨SANDITON✨
Written during the last months of her life, this is her most satirical work for sure. She spends a lot of time analyzing hypochondria and how overexaggerated people could be at times. Probably because Jane was dying while writing this, she focuses a lot more on the aspects of health and society’s opinions on diseases and remedies… leaving the rest of the story undeveloped.
This epistolary novel follows a widow of doubtful morality who's looking to get her and her daughter married off. This was so different from her other novels, I was surprised it was written by the same person at all!
I think she might have decided against publication because a book like this would have served as a backing argument against independent women, which is something she was herself as a “spinster".
✨THE WATSONS ✨
I am so bummed that his book is not finished!! I can see a bit of Persuasion’s storyline on Elizabeth’s character and I can tell that Emma Watson was a prior version of Emma Woodhouse. Google tells me that she was working on this book when her dad passed, so it was probably too painful for her to revisit 😢
✨SANDITON✨
Written during the last months of her life, this is her most satirical work for sure. She spends a lot of time analyzing hypochondria and how overexaggerated people could be at times. Probably because Jane was dying while writing this, she focuses a lot more on the aspects of health and society’s opinions on diseases and remedies… leaving the rest of the story undeveloped.