Of all of Austen's books I've read, this one is lightest in tone and the most comedic. No one comes close to death or is disastrously spirited away. The closest thing to a tragedy is being snubbed at a dance. I don't remember liking Emma as a character much at first, but she slowly won me over, an...
I'm not going to say I hated this one, but it has to be my least favorite Jane Austen book so far (I've read Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Mansfield Park & Northanger Abbey). This was really the first one I've read by her, but I read it in high school and completely hated it! I am glad that I gav...
Well, Ms. Austen completely succeeds in her efforts to create a heroine that you both like and want to strangle at the same time (if indeed that was her design). Given the complete mess she makes playing with those around her, Emma hardly deserves to have anything go well for herself, yet I was che...
I feel bad I waited so long to finally read this. Clueless is one of my favorite movies. I did go into this book knowing a bit about it thanks to Clueless and just it having been a part of pop culture for so long.I listen to the audiobook for this and finished it in about a week, which given that it...
'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.' Emma is absolutely wonderful.Emma , handsome, clever, and rich, confident woman with a comfortable home and happy disposition sees no need for either love or marriage.but nothing amuses her as interfering ...
Emma by Jane Austen 'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.' Emma is absolutely wonderful. Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, confident woman with a comfortable home and happy disposition sees no need for either love or marriage....
the ravings of a sex-deprived old maid (Austen was 40 years old at time of writing and highly possibly a virgin), Emma is a classic "fantasy" work, of What My Life Would Have Looked Like Were I Ten Times Richer. the authorial avatar, "Emma" is thinly disguised anagram of the author's first name (one...
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