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6️⃣ Sense and Sensibility 5️⃣ Mansfield Park 4️⃣ Emma 3️⃣ Persuasion 2️⃣ Northanger Abbey 1️⃣ Pride and Prejudice
I'll put my reasons in the comments.
Crinoline_Laphroaig6. Sense and Sensibility. Colonel Brandon is such a good man. He deserves better than Marianne Dashwood and her Sensibilities. Her histrionics wear me out. 3y
Crinoline_Laphroaig5. Mansfield Park For the longest time it was my least favorite. I think the reason teenage me didn't like it was the verbal abuse and neglect Fanny suffered just hit to close to home. Having survived and thrived my childhood I can now appreciate Fanny. #musingsonmansfield 3y
Crinoline_Laphroaig4. Emma I've always described Emma as a loveable snob. NYTimes article called 'Jane Austen's Guide to Alzheimer‘s' changed my perspective. It pointed out that "The novel asserts that Emma had little to distress or vex her, yet describes many distressing and vexing events. Emma is parenting her parent and has been doing so for quite some time." #emmaeveryday3y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig3. Persuasion Younger me didn't get it's quiet beauty. The sadness of having missed out on love and getting a 2nd chance at happiness. #pagesofpersuasion3y
Crinoline_Laphroaig2. Northanger Abbey I love it's satire and snarky dialogue buy mostly I love it for Henry Tilney. He's no quiet brooding character like Darcy, Brandon, or Wentworth. His sunny disposition, but serious when he needs to be, makes him my favorite Austen hero. And he utters my favorite Austen quote: "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." #henrytilney? 3y
Andrea313I love your reasoning! I've been grappling with how I'd rank these now that I've re-read them all and am still struggling! There's so much to love, how can I choose? But you've inspired me to try again.3y
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Colonel Brandon is such a good man. He deserves better than Marianne Dashwood and her Sensibilities. Her histrionics wear me out.
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For the longest time it was my least favorite. I think the reason teenage me didn't like it was the verbal abuse and neglect Fanny suffered just hit to close to home. Having survived and thrived my childhood I can now appreciate Fanny. #musingsonmansfield
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I've always described Emma as a loveable snob. NYTimes article called 'Jane Austen's Guide to Alzheimer‘s' changed my perspective. It pointed out that "The novel asserts that Emma had little to distress or vex her, yet describes many distressing and vexing events. Emma is parenting her parent and has been doing so for quite some time."
#emmaeveryday 3y
Younger me didn't get it's quiet beauty. The sadness of having missed out on love and getting a 2nd chance at happiness.
#pagesofpersuasion 3y
I love it's satire and snarky dialogue buy mostly I love it for Henry Tilney. He's no quiet brooding character like Darcy, Brandon, or Wentworth. His sunny disposition, but serious when he needs to be, makes him my favorite Austen hero. And he utters my favorite Austen quote: "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." #henrytilney?
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Elizabeth Bennet taught 16 year old me the importance of being an #ObstinateHeadstrongGirl. 😊 3y