This is by far my least favorite Jane Austen book. First off, it's way too long. The massive paragraphs of narration are to blame for that, in my opinion. It could've easily been shortened by a hundred pages, and that would've added a star to my rating. Secondly, none of the characters are likable. Fanny is bland, Edmund is a dolt, Maria and Julia and the Crawfords have horrible morals, Mrs. Norris is abominable, etc, etc. Reading dialogue between them all was torturous. Throughout the whole story I was waiting for Fanny to come out of her shell and do something or stand up for herself, but that never happens, which is a let down.
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