Katie Sudhalter itibaren Pangantucan, Bukidnon, Philippines

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I found Mansfield Park fascinating when taken together with Austen's five other completed novels. There's a lot going on in this book, and it brings us some of Austen's most interesting characters, namely Fanny Price and Mary Crawford, who break from her much-loved archetypes. I think Austen's other works stand firmly on their own, and any one of them could serve as a solid introduction to her work and is easily fallen in love with, but I don't think this is the case with Mansfield Park. And this isn't to say that MP isn't extraordinary - extremely well written, interesting, and complex - it is. In some ways, it's Austen's most complex work. There is some language and turn of phrase in here that stunned me, it was so comparatively modern and fresh sounding. It also explores and attacks Regency manners and conventions and questions of class and social status more sharply (yet at the same time subtly) than her other works. And there's extensive discussion of education and literature, which is unusual for Austen. A lot of titles are thrown around in the dialogue. Above all, however, there's a sadness to this work, a darkness, that doesn't exist in the other works, not even Persuasion, which is often considered Austen's most serious piece. I get the feeling reading this book that Austen was making a conscious departure - in topic, in tone. She's trying to raise the bar, branch out, and perhaps there's even an attempt at erudition. I almost get the feeling she's trying to impress someone, or maybe just herself, like she's rising to a challenge. And she succeeds, I think. This is a serious book. I've read much criticism of MP's heroine, Fanny Price, as being too prim and therefore not an enjoyable character to read. I don't see that though. Fanny's life has sucked, and I think she's reasonably, understandably reserved. The poor girl's been throughly cowed by virtually every member of her family, save her cousin and love interest, Edmund. As far as Austen's heros go, Edmund's not the greatest, not the most compelling dude. He's not a prat or anything, but you don't want to jump the guy's bones the way you'd want to Mr. Darcy. Or Frederick Wentworth. Or Mr. Knightly. Or Henry Tilney. Or even Edward Ferrars. Or Willoughby. In short, if I were teaching the novels of Austen, I'd tackle Mansfield Park last, even though it precedes Emma and Persuasion. I think it's most interesting and best appreciated when read against all her other works. I should also say that I think this is a book worth rereading. It's not an utter, cover-to-cover delight the way P&P or Emma or Persuasion is. But there's a lot going on here and more would be picked up on after a few passes, I think. Yeah, there's a lot to say about this book. I'd love to discuss it with other people who have read it. I would give this book. 3.5 stars, if it were an option. I may bump it up to 4. Oh, and the 1999 and 2007 movie versions of this book suck. Don't bother. They give you a fraction of the book.

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