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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
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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There was an interesting article about
Persuasion in yesterday’s
Washington Post; it was sparked by the Netflix series (which does sound terrible), but the point is that
Persuasion is peculiarly reflective of current times. I think sometimes people make too much of that; as far as I’m concerned, the story is the story and “relevance” is irrelevant, but I think the author makes some points that resonate.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books...sten-netflix/?