A review by snugglor
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Okay, I actually really enjoyed this one. The narration was really good (even though I initially didn't think I liked the reader's voice) and I got really lost in the story.

Catherine was such a loveable protagonist, innocent of the ways of the world (due to being a bit sheltered), but firm in her sense of right and wrong and determined to do her best for her friends and family. Yes, other individuals
do take advantage of her naivety, but that is a display of their character rather than hers.


I was also surprised that this book was funny as fuck. Henry ripping the absolute piss out of Catherine on their trip to the Abbey, or Catherine working herself into such a tizzy that she becomes perhaps literature's first
crime-junkie fake murder inventor
are moments that will remain dear to my heart. 

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