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Old 07-14-2022, 10:46 AM   #30820
Uncle Robin
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4.75/5* for The Annotated Persuasion
SO pleased I finally got around to reading this one. Miss Austen's frightening skill at writing a utterly loathsome lead character made Emma an odious chore to finish, but here she put that prodigious talent to work writing a story that left me smiling. As sweet as the core romance was, it was her oh-so-understated savageries that really made me smile, delightful darts delivered demurely and deftly.

Also, I am particularly pleased that I read this annotated version by David Shapard. It was a HUGE help in getting much more out of the book than I would have otherwise.

* (it would have got 5/5 if some Power to Mary the gift had given to see herself as other saw her)
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