Review: Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope

Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope

Publisher: Harper

Pages: 384

Format: book

Buy the Book: Amazon

Goodreads:  John Dashwood promised his dying father that he would take care of his half sisters. But his wife, Fanny, has no desire to share their newly inherited estate with Belle Dashwood's daughters. When she descends upon Norland Park with her Romanian nanny and her mood boards, the three Dashwood girls-Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret-are suddenly faced with the cruelties of life without their father, their home, or their money.

As they come to terms with life without the status of their country house, the protection of the family name, or the comfort of an inheritance, Elinor and Marianne are confronted by the cold hard reality of a world where people's attitudes can change as drastically as their circumstances.


Kritters Thoughts:  A "modern" re-telling of the classic that sort of fell flat for me.  First, let me say that I must admit that I have not read the original, but am a fan of Austen and mostly enjoy her work, so I went into this with high hopes that I would enjoy a modernization.  

For me it fell flat when parts of it felt very modern with Twitter, Facebook and cars, but then at the same moment there were parts that were stuck in the past - i.e. women fretting about living without a man and income and feeling unable to survive without a man and his income.  The cast of characters was huge and I was having a hard time connecting with any of them and becoming engaged with the central few.  

I am a fan of Joanna Trollope, so it was hard to not like it.  I wanted to enjoy it and have it encourage me to check out the original, but for me it just didn't work.


Rating: enjoyable, but didn't leave me wanting more

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received one copy of this book free of charge from Partner in TLC Book Tours.  I was not required to write a positive review in exchange for receipt of the book; rather, the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

The tour schedule: 

Tuesday, October 29th: BookNAround

Wednesday, October 30th: Diary of an Eccentric

Thursday, October 31st: Savvy Verse & Wit

Friday, November 1st: Doing Dewey

Monday, November 4th: Booktalk & More

Tuesday, November 5th: No More Grumpy Bookseller

Wednesday, November 6th: Lavish Bookshelf

Thursday, November 7th: A Chick Who Reads

Monday, November 11th: Kritters Ramblings

Tuesday, November 12th: BoundbyWords

Wednesday, November 13th: Book-alicious Mama

Thursday, November 14th: Kahakai Kitchen

Monday, November 18th: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

Tuesday, November 19th: Alison’s Book Marks

Wednesday, November 20th: A Bookish Way of Life

Monday, November 25th: Peppermint PhD

Tuesday, November 26th: A Reader of Fictions

Wednesday, November 27th: guiltless reading

Thursday, November 28th: Excellent Library