Sense and Sensibility by Jane AustenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
September 29, 2023 8:34 pm
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I know others will see my rating and be quite disgusted. But I read all the Thomas Hardy books in my twenties, and I think I got this romantic type of male-dominated society books out of my system. The writing is musical, presenting a nice break in plain talk and low vocabulary flow.
I wonder if I had a more modern, popular reader, if I would have loved it more? I just didn’t enjoy Victoria McGee’s interpretation much. /
Back in the day, and we don’t have to go back as far as Jane Austin’s time, how about the era of Billie Jean King? Getting a wealthy man was the main goal for a female. Even when I read the Thomas Hardy books, I still thought that way. It was taught to me by my church, family, and society, but now, having lived 73 years, I think all of that was a waste. Women should have spent as much time growing our minds and independent abilities as menfolk.
Still, reading historical novels reminds us of a time gone by. Different thoughts, fashions, and inventions prevailed. Mostly, this book makes me thankful we live now.
Posted by darsword
Categories: Audible, Reading, Reviews
Tags: audible, cher-recommends, classics, Fiction, historical-fiction, history, Jane Austen, Kindle, kindle-books-i-own, Literature, not-loanable, romance, Victoria McGee
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My all time favorite ❤️
By Sadje on September 29, 2023 at 10:12 pm
I plan to read it again sometime when I’m not so caught up in getting ready for my daughter’s costume wedding next Saturday. My brain may not have soaked it in properly.💕
By darsword on September 30, 2023 at 7:24 am
I read it first as a teenager and many times after that. It has lot of wisdom in it.
By Sadje on September 30, 2023 at 9:24 am
My you’ve been busy catching up on comments, did WP start putting yours somewhere you aren’t used to seeing them too?
By Kim Smyth on September 30, 2023 at 5:41 am
I’m glad you figured it out. I still have 101 unread comments. Crazy! I never saw them before. I usually do everything from my phone but the reviews. Somehow they never showed up before. Some are so very far back that it seems weird to even answer. But it seems ruder to have not responded. I hope everryone gets it. 🤗🤣😂
By darsword on September 30, 2023 at 7:22 am
I only got it cause the same thing happened to me. I do everything from my iPad and normally I just have the little green notification that tells me I have comments but now I have to go into my blogs, front office or whatever and check the comments there.
By Kim Smyth on September 30, 2023 at 8:11 am
What’s funny is that now that I have left that site, I can’t find it again. It’s frustrating thinking I have left that many comments not at least acknowledged!
By darsword on September 30, 2023 at 6:59 pm