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Liked It “Meg D said: Rated: 4 stars |
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“By far my least favorite of Austen's work, to no fault of Austen herself but rather to my own reading preferences. I am not a fan of reading stories by way of letters between characters, I find it difficult for characters to really have their own unique voice. The only books I have read in which the viewpoint is in constant flux and was done exceedingly well have been Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible and Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife. I appreciate Austen's change from her typical storytelling routines, but I much prefer the titles I have re-read since I was a kid. We'll see how I feel about Lady Susan in ten years when I have re-read her a few times, as of now, I don't much care for her.”
Andi K / Lady Klemm wrote this review Thursday, December 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Listened to audio”
Debra T wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Intriguing premise through a series of letters - and our wicked heroine gets her comeuppance!”
Anne H wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Although I liked the writing style, I didn't like the rest of it. Lady Susan was a tramp, and a MEAN tramp at that! ”
Candra L wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I think this was just an idea Jane Austen was toying with, and then she must have lost interest in it. She was writing it as a series of letters, and then it abruptly ended with just a terse summary at the end. I was enjoying it, but the ending was unsatisfactory and hasty. Certainly not vintage Austen, or it would have easily ranked 5 stars!”
Kathryn P wrote this review Sunday, January 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“My review is at http://auntb93also.multiply.com/journal/item/100/Lady_Susan_by_Jane_Austen_1805”
AuntB93 wrote this review Saturday, December 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Meg D said: Rated: 4 stars
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Monday, October 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This was nice as a light read. Many parts made me laugh and overall it was a pretty good book, just short though.”
“This is perhaps my least favorite of Jane Austen's books. I liked the format, letters written to various characters. I liked being able to develop my own feel for a character through the eyes of other characters in the book. The main reason this is my least favorite is because of the main character. She is completely opposite from Jane Austen's other heroines. She is a selfish, vindictive, manipulating woman. In spite of that, I will read this book again. Jane Austen does a marvelous job.”
Alison wrote this review Wednesday, July 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I didn't know if I would like this book because it is written in the form of letters but it was actually very enjoyable and not hard to follow at all! ”
ReBecca wrote this review Saturday, June 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Of all Jane Austen's books, this is the only one I HATED! The main character is a horrible horible person. She's a gold digging hussy who uses everyone around her. She's manipulative and has no genuine caring for anyone. Thank goodness she's exposed in the end and pretty much exiled from society, horrible woman. The only thing I found interesting was the writing concept she used. The story is told in a series of letters. You get the perspective from Lady Susan, from her one and only friend, from the many people she has used and decieved, from her poor daughter. I wouldn't read it again, though.”
Robin F wrote this review Wednesday, November 21 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
