I find this to be one of the least interesting and enjoyable Austen’s I’ve read so far—yes. even less so than Mansfield Park which I mostly had a ball with—though I can’t quite pinpoint why. Did I think it went on too long? I certainly that the ending was problematic because it didn’t seem to jive with Marianne’s character development at all. Despite Austen’s brute maneuverings to get the harmonious ending it didn’t work and I’m not sure if that was intentional on her part or not.

But it’s still worth reading, especially for the Tanner essay at the end of the book in this edition—so much better than the one at the front.