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How would you rank Jane Austen's bibliography? What's your favorite character from her works?

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)08:51:10 No.25305503

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)08:51:10 No.25305503

>Ranked
Persuasion > Pride and Prejudice > Mansfield Park > Emma > Sense and Sensibility > Northanger Abbey
>Favorite character
Captain Wentworth, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Knightley

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)09:59:24 No.25305587

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)09:59:24 No.25305587

Northanger Abbey > Pride and Prejudice > Emma

I really liked the conceit of Northanger Abbey though I do acknowledge it's probably not as masterfully written as her other novels.

Pride and Prejudice had its moments (Mr. Darcy is based) but a little too dry, whereas Emma was simply too long to be enjoyable. Emma, the novel, is aimless, like the plot repeats itself over and over again.

As for choosing a best character, Mr. Darcy feels like a cop-out answer even though it's objectively correct, so as alternative choices, I'm going to throw out 1) Catherine, the protagonist of Northanger Abbey, who is as stupid as Emma but whose stupidity only negatively affects her (unlike Emma, who ruins lives unintentionally), and 2) Frank Churchill, a character in the latter half of Emma and one of the only good things about that book. I’ve seen a lot of comments online calling Churchill a fratboy, but to me, he almost reads like a Byronic hero, just way, way less evil than Heathcliff or Rochester.

I def plan on reading Persuasion next

>>25305503
I found Mr. Knightley a pretty boring character. Just a mouthpiece for Austen to moralize directly to the audience.

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)10:27:56 No.25305621

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)10:27:56 No.25305621

I liked the dad in pride, funny dude kind of reminded me of my grandpa

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)10:38:17 No.25305641

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)10:38:17 No.25305641

having read them all a couple times, I always thought it was Emma on the first go around but looking back now Pride and Prejudice is the one that has stuck with me the most, and Elizabeth Bennet the character.
funny ending up with the most basic choices imaginable try as I might have willed otherwise.

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)10:41:55 No.25305647

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)10:41:55 No.25305647

>>25305621
This. Her most memorable characters are usually the older men. Dads, weird cousins/uncles, neighbors, etc. The dad in Emma is great too

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)10:54:13 No.25305667

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)10:54:13 No.25305667

>>25305641
lizzie is an nlog

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)11:03:06 No.25305685

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)11:03:06 No.25305685

>>25305471
Least favorite: col. Brandon
Reason: being too relatable

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)17:45:50 No.25306506

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)17:45:50 No.25306506

>Ranked
Persuasion > P&P > Northanger > Mansfield Park > Emma > S&S
>Favorite character
Fanny Price for her morals

Anonymous
05/27/26(Wed)19:56:19 No.25306758

Anonymous 05/27/26(Wed)19:56:19 No.25306758

>>25305471
PnP > Northanger Abbey > Lady Susan = Emma > Persuasion > S&S > Mansfield Park
>Best Main Character
Lizzie Bennet
>Best Love Interest
Captain Wentworth
>Best Rival/Bad Boy
Henry Crawford
>Best Comedic Relief
John Thorpe
>Best Asshole
Lady Susan