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I am a few chapters into this classic by Jane Austen. I started it because i was completely obsessed with "Pride and Prejudice". I mean, who wouldn't be?
There are a lot of characters introduced in the first few chapters and I am not really into it yet...

Just curious if anybody loved this book or had any interesting tidbits to add.

I have watch the movie,but not the book

Did you like it?

Actually, I'm not very impressed by it. Most of Jane Austin's works are almost focus on some very narrow subjects. But I love its changes of the emotions and its psychological growth in many characters

I didn't read it, at least not until now, but I heard that Persuasion must be read together with Northanger Abbey. These are connected together. Did you read the last one? Maybe so you would have liked the first one more.

Truth to be told, I am a fan of Jane Austen ...
I loved Pride and Prejudice so I decided to read this one to.
Yes some says that Jane Austin's works are almost focus on some very narrow subjects, but so our life. Some very narrow subjects can completely change your world. And Its the writers credit that how closely he can observe the human life.
I hope you will enjoy the book too.

I love Persuasion. Its my second favourite Austen.
I'm unaware of any connection between it and Northanger Abbey, aside from the author obviously.
In comparison to Pride and Prejudice, Anne is not quite as firey a character as Elizabeth. She's much more passive and in a way, she tends to be a bit of a silent observer. Still, she is intellegent and witty at times.
I think because Anne is not as beautiful, fresh and young as Elizabeth, and because she tends to get shuffled around she isn't as loved as Elizabeth, but I still really enjoy this book.

Thank you for all the insight!

It took me a little longer to get into this one but i'm starting to see some character development and good stuff in there! It definitely doesn't compare to Pride and Prejudice though. I think you're right... Anne is harder to love because she is meek as opposed to the strong-willed Elizabeth Bennet.

I love Jane Austen and have read each of her novels a few times.
There is not any connection between Persuasion and Northanger Abbey, so you do not have to read them together.

I loved Persuasion. It does take a little while to pick up, but I find that happens in most of Austen's novels. It isn't my favorite of her works, but I still enjoyed it. Honestly, I've read and loved all of her major novels. If you haven't read it yet, I would recommend Northanger Abbey. That is my 2nd favorite, after Pride & Prejudice, of course.

Persuasion takes sometime before you can really get into it but I don't see its connection with Northanger Abby. They are both great books though, but Pride and prejudice is my favorite

Yes i just read . Its amazing

I read it recently and really enjoyed it. I'll admit there are a lot of characters to keep up with. It might help you to keep a list of characters (maybe in family tree format).

Persuasion is one of the Austen books that was hard for me to get into. While I did enjoy the character development once it picked up, it was hard to actually get there. It was also kind of difficult to keep track of which guy to root for, eve though Austen's pattern is obvious by now. Still, it was an enjoyable read once it got going.

I love the book! It does have a slow start, but it is worth reading to the end. I’m a huge Jane Austen fan, so there isn’t much I dislike about her books in general.