As much as I know this book is a classic of English literature, and despite my (arguably) negative dispensation towards it before I read it, I still found "Sense and Sensibility" to be a very boring, pointless book - but then is it possible that Austen was painting a picture of society in a satirical way?
Elinor and Marianne are two sisters who search for a man to love them, and moving through society, they think they've found the ideal men. However, they soon find that life has other ideas, and the narrative details their plight.
Now, as an English student, and a lover of reading, you could say I was slightly biased (as a man) to hate this book. But that was not at all what I got from it. Sure, I've given it two stars, but that's not because it's a female-orientated or dominated novel! It's because despite Austen's attempts, I couldn't engage with any of the characters (especially the men, who are distasteful to the sisters throughout), and the book's length was a prohibi...As much as I know this book is a classic of English literature, and despite my (arguably) negative dispensation towards it before I read it, I still found "Sense and Sensibility" to be a very boring, pointless book - but then is it possible that Austen was painting a picture of society in a satirical way?
Elinor and Marianne are two sisters who search for a man to love them, and moving through society, they think they've found the ideal men. However, they soon find that life has other ideas, and the narrative details their plight.
Now, as an English student, and a lover of reading, you could say I was slightly biased (as a man) to hate this book. But that was not at all what I got from it. Sure, I've given it two stars, but that's not because it's a female-orientated or dominated novel! It's because despite Austen's attempts, I couldn't engage with any of the characters (especially the men, who are distasteful to the sisters throughout), and the book's length was a prohibiting factor also.
It's not as if it is a terrible book - many aspects I found enjoyable, and the caricatures that the sisters meet are clearly Austen's way of poking fun at society in her time. And for those looking for romance, there's plenty, and quite a bit of comedy! However, the story did not have any moments of tension, excitement or surprise, and it does suffer from this after prolonged periods of time.
Conclusively, "Sense and Sensibility" will appeal to a certain group of people, regardless of gender, but for me, it was just not engaging nor interesting as it could have been (perhaps in the vein of "The Great Gatsby", another novel that studies and critically presents society). (more)
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