Persuasion

No matter how hard I try, I've never been a big Jane Austen fan. I enjoy the movies (well, most of them) based on her work, but the books themselves? Not so much. I figured at less than 300 pages I'd see if this one could change my mind. Unfortunately no. Still not an Austen fan. I liked the idea of the premise. I liked the fact that her main characters were older (I don't know about more mature. Holding a grudge for 8 yrs isn't at the top of my maturity list). I liked the last 20 pages though the end felt rushed. The rest of the book felt like it took forever to get through. There was way too much exposition - too much summarizing of character thoughts and actions and not enough showing the reader what was happening. In other words a little more actual dialogue would have done wonders to keep boredom from setting in.