Do you want to know why Jane Austen is my favorite author of all time? I’ll tell you. Every character she writes, every minor plot point, every line, has such a powerful reality. She perfectly captures human nature in a way that is not at all philosophical or symbolic like other novels. Rather, she shows it in a simple conversation between a man and woman, or two sisters. The simplicity of a Jane Austen novel is what elevates it to a level that no other author has been able to do. So yeah, Jane Austen is my favorite author for a reason.