So what are everyone's thoughts on the start of this book? We meet the Parkers and the Heywoods, and learn about Sanditon.
My primary reaction was to remember why Jane Austen was always considered a humorist rather than a romance writer, and how much she loves character studies. She takes her time setting up the story, not rushing right in as we modern writers do, and as a result provides a rich backdrop against which to set the main action of her story.
