Atti reviewed Northanger Abbey (Signet Classics) by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey is both a perfectly aimed literary parody and a withering satire of the …
Review of 'Northanger Abbey (Signet Classics)' on 'Storygraph'
It's a good book, but it's not for me. I didn't particularly feel for any of the characters aside from the Tilney siblings, I found Catherine's 'naivety' to be strange in that she's incapable of seeing cruelty from people who do nothing but act clearly mean and also too eager to see cruelty in those who don't really show a hint of violence.
The language is pretty and its composure is nice, as expected of an Austen novel, but outside of the house-exploration scenes I wasn't particularly drawn in or excited by it. I don't think that's due to failings of the novel and more that I just don't particularly care for explanations of gossip, I don't know.
