From the Archive highlights reviews of the past.
Today's review is from October of 2007.
About the book:
After the man whose proposal she had rejected returns from his long military tour at sea, Anne Elliot is forced to face the decision she had made eight years before, along with the man she has never stopped loving, in Jane Austen's final novel.
Anne Elliot is one of my favorite Austen heroines, and Captain Wentworth is just divine. It's not easy reading, but it's a good novel.
Anne is the spinster sister, the solid one on whom everyone depends. She is intelligent and witty, thoughtful and compassionate. She follows the advice of others and is persuaded to not marry the man she loves. Her life then, does not take the turn she thought it would and she remains unmarried.
Her family is nuts. They are truly horrific in their treatment of not only her, but all others. They are self-centered and egotistical. Anne, alone, remains a truly graceful, refined
woman. She has resigned herself to spinsterhood, but when she is reunited with Captain Wentworth 10 years after they parted, their romance is rekindled.
The film with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds is an excellent adaptation. Their characterizations are dead on.
Personal copy last read 9/07
* * * *
4/5 Stars
Today's review is from October of 2007.
You can find the original post here.
This is the very first review I posted online. I had started reading again, after years of not doing so regularly. My children were in school and The Doctor and I hadn't started our own practice, so I wasn't working with him yet. I had time to read.
I didn't know about Goodreads or book blogging or anything related, I just wanted a place to remember the books I had read. I started this blog and a whole new world opened up to me. I've met so many people and formed friendships I cherish. I've discovered and read more books than I ever had imagined.
It's been interesting to look back at early posts. My reviewing style has evolved as has my taste in books.
But, it's been an awesome journey. Thank you for taking it with me. Here's to more bookish discoveries.
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After the man whose proposal she had rejected returns from his long military tour at sea, Anne Elliot is forced to face the decision she had made eight years before, along with the man she has never stopped loving, in Jane Austen's final novel.
Anne Elliot is one of my favorite Austen heroines, and Captain Wentworth is just divine. It's not easy reading, but it's a good novel.
Anne is the spinster sister, the solid one on whom everyone depends. She is intelligent and witty, thoughtful and compassionate. She follows the advice of others and is persuaded to not marry the man she loves. Her life then, does not take the turn she thought it would and she remains unmarried.
Her family is nuts. They are truly horrific in their treatment of not only her, but all others. They are self-centered and egotistical. Anne, alone, remains a truly graceful, refined
woman. She has resigned herself to spinsterhood, but when she is reunited with Captain Wentworth 10 years after they parted, their romance is rekindled.The film with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds is an excellent adaptation. Their characterizations are dead on.
Personal copy last read 9/07
* * * *
4/5 Stars
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