This book drags through the first 1/3, and then picks up with the war years. I found it to be pedantic and just a chronicle of a family without any embellishments. Discussion points about this book were difficult.

This is perhaps the most difficult Jane Austin book. It proved very difficult to discuss for our book club. Many people got bogged down in the rhetoric and didn't finish. The on-line questions were too "high school essay." Love Jane Austin but not a good choice for an adult club.

100% of our members loved this book. It was a fun quick read but there was plenty to talk about. Most of us have been touched by Aspargers or autism or special needs in some way, so the book led to some interesting personal discussion.

We read this book in the midst of turmoil with police shootings. It sparked much discussion and the provided questions were quite good. We found the writing a little awkward at times, but we all found that once you got past the first 150 pages it became a fast read.