And now we have come at last to my favorite Austen novel: the lovely and lyrical "Persuasion". This was my second time reading it, and I was a little nervous that I might not like it as much. I should have had more faith. It's perfect. So perfect that I both wanted it to be longer and realized it didn't need to be.
If pressed, I admit it would be difficult to define exactly why I love it so much. I certainly identified with Anne Elliot much more than any other Austen heroine: I was 27 when I read it the first time and had some relationship woes of my own. But more than that I would be unable to say. So I will leave you with this thought: "Pride and Prejudice" has been done (and redone, and modernized, and Mormon-ized, and Bollywood-ed, and even zombie-fied). ENOUGH. Let's do some "Persuasion" movies now.
Author: Jane Austen
Potentially objectionable content: None.
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