Out of all Austen's novels, I think I like this one best, because it has two contrasting heroines -- Elinor and Marianne -- who are sisters. I identify more with Elinor, the quiet, sensible older sister, rather than the younger sister Marianne, who is always full of romantic notions. But what I really liked was how Austen doesn't make one sister to be better than the other. Elinor's not a stick in the mud, just because she is governed by reason and Marianne's not a total flake either, just because she dreams. In the end, there is a balance between the two. Together, they make the perfect Austen heroine.

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