Review - Persuasion by Jane Austen
My Copy of the Book
Year Published: 1817 (Originally); 2010 (Collins Edition)
Genre: Classic
Blurb:
Persuasion is an umbrella term of influence. Persuasion can attempt to influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviors. In business, persuasion is a process aimed at changing a person's (or a group's) attitude or behavior toward some event, idea, object, or other person(s), by using written or spoken words to convey information, feelings, or reasoning, or a combination thereof. Persuasion is also an often used tool in the pursuit of personal gain, such as election campaigning, giving a sales pitch, or in trial advocacy. Persuasion can also be interpreted as using one's personal or positional resources to change people's behaviors or attitudes. Systematic persuasion is the process through which attitudes or beliefs are changed by appeals to logic and reason. Heuristic persuasion on the other hand is the process through which attitudes or beliefs are changed because of appeals to habit or emotion.
About the Author:
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. Her biting social commentary and masterful use of both free indirect speech and irony eventually made Austen one of the most influential and honored novelists in English Literature.
Please note - since this is an author that is long passed on - there will be no social media links.
My Take on the Book:
There were times when this book was quite lighthearted; and was quite observational in society behaviour.
Last Word:
I didn't enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility', but it was still a good read nonetheless. And as always, it took me a little while to get used to the way the sentences were structured - but that's classic books for you!
Enjoy,
Carmen.
About the Author:
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. Her biting social commentary and masterful use of both free indirect speech and irony eventually made Austen one of the most influential and honored novelists in English Literature.
Please note - since this is an author that is long passed on - there will be no social media links.
My Take on the Book:
There were times when this book was quite lighthearted; and was quite observational in society behaviour.
Last Word:
I didn't enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility', but it was still a good read nonetheless. And as always, it took me a little while to get used to the way the sentences were structured - but that's classic books for you!
Enjoy,
Carmen.
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