Title: Left me disengaged
Review: Although I love Jane Austen and have read all of her novels at least once, I did not love this book. I actually barely liked it. For me the high points were moments of discussion of the novels (although there really wasn't that much brought up that an avid reader wouldn't have thought of or discussed already)and parts of the characters' back stories. At moments when Fowler brings their pasts to life she gives her characters true dimension and is able to make the reader chuckle or wince. However, like some other reviewers my biggest problem with the novel is that I just didn't care about the characters in their present. It didn't matter if they ended up happy or sad. I didn't feel their joys or pain- they were just flat. I kept reading for hope of a pleasing ending, but it just seemed too wrapped up for me and as a whole was not too memorable at all.
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