Sense and Sensibility by Sarah Price is an Amish
retelling of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. It is the story of 2 sisters
(Eleanor and Mary Ann) and the events that take place for them and their family
after the unexpected death of their father.
I gave this book between 3.5 - 4 out of 5 stars. This was a delightful
retelling. I found the Amish setting worked really well to tell the story in a
slightly new way. Price’s writing style was light and easy and well executed. I
also enjoyed the differences from the original that the setting required
(without sacrificing any of the original plot).
Because of the setting, the faith content didn’t feel out of
place but flowed naturally in the story with only a few exceptions (around Mary
Ann being read to).
My only real complaint is that there were a number of scenes
throughout the book that felt like they were almost copy and pasted out of the
1995 movie adaptation. I would have appreciated Price’s own interpretation of those
scenes in this unique setting much more.
Overall, I am glad I picked this book up and look forward to
exploring the other books in this series (The Amish Classics) as I understand
they are each a retelling of one of Jane Austen’s main novels.
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