So like Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion started out really dull, but got better towards the middle of the story. In the begginng it's hard to determine the main character, but then Anne emerges and takes over. I really liked Anne's character, even though she was a little suttle. The ending was wonderful and the story was really touching about how love could wait eight years and be revived. It takes awhile to get used to the language, and understand the story. I recommend this book to anyone who had read Pride and Prejudice and even anyone who hasn't.
Review/Description
Persuasion follows the unfolding of the relationship between Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth. Anne is persuaded by a close friend and mentor to reject the marriage proposal from Wentworth. Seven years later the two are reunited and discover the mutual feelings they still have for each other. Circumstances have changed on both sides though and it's left to be discovered whether Anne marries Wentworth or is persuaded to marry William Elliot, her cousin and heir to the Elliot estate. Persuasion is charming, though the plot lags a bit at times. Through the different class distinctions of her diverse set of characters, Austen illustrates the abundant snobbishness in the nineteenth century. Anne, though, is lovable in her humbleness and lack of pretension.
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