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Title: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, Margaret Drabble ISBN: 0-451-52629-5 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: August, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.99 (73 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: First Rate Listening Experience!
Comment: This audiocassette is one of the best books on tape I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. Maureen O'Brien just brings every character to life--even Mr. Rushworth, something of a blockheaded cipher in the novel, has a personality all his own! I cherished every word, every turn of phrase, so brilliantly written by Jane Austen, of course, but so delightfully emphasized by the amazing voice, diction and acting ability of Ms. O'Brien. Forgo that horrible movie made of Mansfield Park a couple years ago, and listen to this cassette instead, if you want a dramatic presentation.
Rating: 3
Summary: I, as a devoted Austen fan, was disapointed in this book
Comment: I have read all of Austens books, excluding Persuasion, and I think that this was the worst of her novels. The main character was boring and a pushover if not unlikeable. However, that is not my reason for not liking it. I found it boring and last 3 chapters or so scandal breaks. Not only are the chapters leading up to these scandals dull but when they occur they happen to people who have been so far removed from the plot that one cannot sympathize with them. The movie was actually better than the book. A rare occurance and one I did not expect from the acclaimed Miss. Austen.
Rating: 5
Summary: Mansfield Park - excellent book
Comment: I must admit that the first half of this book is somewhat slow and at times quite difficult to hold attention to. I understand that the setting, personalities, and situations must be established in the first half. Even so, the story is a gem well worth reading. It has quite a different feel from the other Jane Austen books and the characters stick to your mind as people you will never forget. A few characters are quite tragic yet do not deserve sympathy, which provides an interest in the reader's mind. Fanny Price, the main character of the book, is an admirable and intelligent person whom I would not mind modeling myself after. This is a GREAT book, so don't miss your chance to read it.
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Title: Persuasion by Jane Austen, Margaret Drabble ISBN: 0451526384 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Emma by Jane Austen ISBN: 0553212737 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 1984 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Northanger Abbey by Robert Kiely, Jane Austen ISBN: 0375759174 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen, James Kinsley ISBN: 0192833588 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ISBN: 0553213105 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1983 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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