![]() ![]() But due to the book’s inclusion in numerous lists as one of the books in the romance genre, I included it in my February 2018 reading list. However, I wasn’t too keen on reading the book because of the challenges I had to deal with in Pride and Prejudice. I’ve bought a copy of Sense and Sensibility while scavenging through a book sale. But who’d have thought that my next Austen would come nearly a decade later. Although I had a challenging time unraveling and appreciating the story, I was nonetheless stoked at being able to finish of the pillars of the classical English romance genre. This book, Pride and Prejudice, is one of most memorable reads because it was the one that introduced me to the wonderful world of English literature. ![]() My first taste of Jane Austen’s prose was way back in my college years. The sisters’ parallel experience of love, and its threatened loss, cases both to readjust and question their own values. Yet Sense and Sensibility not only contrasts Elinor’s good sense, her readiness to observe social forms and Marianne’s impulsive candour, her warm but excessive sensibility it also highlights their shared predicament in the face of a competitive marriage market. Genre: English Fiction, Romance, BildungsromanĪs the title of Jane Austen’s first published novel suggests, the difference between two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, lies not only in their appearance but also in their temperament. ![]()
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