Is Jane Austen's "Persuasion" too advanced for me?

Something you need to understand is that the "young adult" genre is only 20 years old. Back in prehistory (i.e. before 1990) there were _no_ young adult books. There were childrens books for the under 11s, and there were adult novels.

So no, "Persuasion" is not too advanced for you. It was written for ages 11 and up.

It's good that you are reading the classics, not least because so few people your age bother. But if you have any brains at all, please don't think that reading them makes you academically special. It makes you non-delayed.

So, what are you going to read next?

Well for a 13 yr old boy that read the book Persuasion, yes she will be very impressed unless she's a grump. That's like unheard of, i'm really surprised. It's not that it's too advanced for you, it's just that most 13 yr old girls would be too bored to finish it.

Wow.Good for you! Jane Austen is hard to get through when you are a teenager, because the writing is a bit archaic. I don't really know if you are advanced for your age, everyone has different skills and interests depending on who they are. Maybe you are a naturally good reader :)

But who cares? Do what you love - if you like reading classics like that, keep doing it! JK Rowling would be so proud!

Read it and find out. Secondly, read it because you want to - not to impress someone.