This book has a compelling story (two women, one with a lot of sense, the other very sensible, who deal with the trials and tribulations of romance, betrayal, heartbreak, reconciliation, and marriage) that, in my opinion, wasn’t told very well. I notice that in some passages the author seems to offer a summary of events rather than elaborately and eloquently delving into scenes and showing things to the readers like Dickens often does in his work. Perhaps my reaction to this story was heavily influenced by the fact that I read Sense and Sensibility immediately after I read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Either way, I generally don’t like stories that read like they’re being summarized. I found myself drifting off when I read many passages in Sense and Sensibility. Would I recommend this book? I don’t think so. If I were to recommend this book it would only be so others could be familiar with Jane Austen because she was an important and influential writer in 19th century British literature. My personal opinion, however, is that there are better Victorian writers (ie. Charles Dickens).