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Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen | Literature & Fiction
Registered by elhamisabel of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany on Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Average 10 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

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5 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by elhamisabel from Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany on Tuesday, February 01, 2005

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This is one of my favourite novels.

It's the story of the two Dashwood sisters, Marianne and Elinor. While Marianne has an idealistic approach to everything, Elinor tries to be more realistic. Both are deeply in love with two different men. And both these men seem to be out of their reach.

Jane Austen understood creating a realistic, wonderful novel.  

Journal Entry 2 by elhamisabel from Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany on Tuesday, February 01, 2005

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I will send this one out as a bookring.
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1. KatColorado, Switzerland
2. sun-beetle, Switzerland
3. ekaterin4luv, Germany
4. MPD, Portugal

then back to me 

Journal Entry 3 by elhamisabel from Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany on Tuesday, February 08, 2005

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Sorry, I wasn't able to post it earlier. It's going out today.

Have fun! 

Journal Entry 4 by KatColorado from Zürich, Zürich Switzerland on Tuesday, February 15, 2005

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Sense and Sensibility just arrived this morning. It looks all new and sparkly. I will read it after the book I just started... 

Journal Entry 5 by KatColorado from Zürich, Zürich Switzerland on Thursday, February 17, 2005

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It was lovely to read this novel again after quite some time. I think I must have read it about ten years ago.

The story of the two different sisters who still love each other dearly, their suitors and lovers and all their aquaintances is very well written. I like the two extremes of Elinor and Marianne, one so very sensible and the other so sensitive. But what a hard world it was. Without money no matter what kind of a person you were you just had to do with what you could get from others, were dependent from them, had to please them even though you didn't like them at all. I'm definitely glad that I don't have to live in their time. 

Journal Entry 6 by KatColorado at on Sunday, February 20, 2005

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Elinor and Marianne will travel along the lake of Zürich tomorrow to sun-beetle in Stäfa... 

Journal Entry 7 by wingsun-beetlewing from Stäfa, Zürich Switzerland on Wednesday, February 23, 2005

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they arrived today - and I'm looking forward to meet them.
Thanks for sending this bookring, I've wanted to read it for quite some time, now finally... 

Journal Entry 8 by wingsun-beetlewing from Stäfa, Zürich Switzerland on Monday, February 28, 2005

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could not get used to the language of the book. unfortunately I always get this problem with classics, then after a while I'll try and give up again... oh well

Elinor and Marianne have to continue their journey to Germany where they'll hopefully find someone with more patience. 

Journal Entry 9 by ekaterin4luv from Nürnberg, Bayern Germany on Saturday, March 19, 2005

10 out of 10

I'm so sorry, I forgot to make a journal entry when I got the book. Please forgive me.

Besides Pride and Prejudice, I liked Sense and Sensiblity best so far. My heart went out to Marianne and even more so to Elinor in their grief.
It is typically for Jane Austen to rather dwell on the reasons for their different actions and moral musings than a constellation that could otherwise be a great comedy. Their mortification and struggels are not laid open to laughter.Austens characters (Elinor, even Marianne, but not Lucy)are too honorable and sometimes too polite to take revenge or to state their true feelings. They are bound by duty, dependence and the moral values of their time. While that sounds rather depressing it is really a beautiful read.

I will send it right on to MPD. 

Journal Entry 10 by MPD from Montijo, Setúbal Portugal on Saturday, May 07, 2005

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Got it a while ago in my mailbox.
I'm sorry I didn't register it sooner...
I'll read it as soon as I can.

Thanks! 

Journal Entry 11 by MPD from Montijo, Setúbal Portugal on Wednesday, September 28, 2005

10 out of 10

I finally got to finish this book. I'm sorry it took so long...
As for the book, it is by far my favorite from Jane Austen.
It teaches us all a lesson about sense, and how we must accept other people's reactions to things even if they seem silly or unfeeling to us. People feel differently.

I'll recomend this book to any woman (and some men). :-)
Will send it to the next BC as soon I get her address!

Thank you so much, elhamisabel, for the oportunity to know Jane Austen's works. 

Journal Entry 12 by MPD at on Monday, October 03, 2005

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On its way back to elhamisabel! Thank you! 

Journal Entry 13 by elhamisabel from Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany on Thursday, October 13, 2005

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This book arrived back home today.
Thanks everyone who participated! :-) 

Journal Entry 14 by elhamisabel at Festplatz Schäfersberg in Niedernhausen, Hessen Germany on Tuesday, December 26, 2006

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Released 5 yrs ago (12/26/2006 UTC) at Festplatz Schäfersberg in Niedernhausen, Hessen Germany

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This book will be released in honour of loopy1's Birthday today.

Happy Birthday, loopy1! 



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