My favorite author is Jane Austen. I’m not particularly a romantic person, or rather, I am a romantic person but not dating-oriented. Nevertheless, I think the plot in her novels is rarely just about marriage. Yes, her characters often end up getting married, but the way she presents irony in every character feels real and uncensored. Austen doesn’t comment on their ironic behavior; instead, she writes the behavior one too many times, trusting the reader to pick up on it. She is sympathetic to all because none of her characters are exempt from faults.
Austen also makes them confront their main character's flaw before they get their reward. This challenge is overcome with the tools that their environment provides them—it’s not magical or fantastic. Her stories are quiet tales about neighbourhoods and how the people within them affect each other in their own unique ways.