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emhammerstrom's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
cheesebagel's review against another edition
5.0
extraordinary excellent beautiful exquisite ugh wow
vivibergmark's review against another edition
2.5
Jag tyckte boken var lite långtråkig och hade svårt att hänga med lite ibland med alla karaktärer och vad som hände. Men jag tyckte ändå det fanns några bra delar, jag gillade Emma som karaktär och det var vissa delar som jag tyckte var väldigt bra skrivna.
lizziecassandra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I love Jane Austen’s works and this book was no exception. I adore the characters and their development, especially Emma’s progress throughout the book. As always - although especially with this novel - the writing is witty and highly amusing. I loved this booked and I only wish I’d read it sooner.
Shoutout the BBC production of Emma because it’s an incredible adaptation of the book.
Shoutout the BBC production of Emma because it’s an incredible adaptation of the book.
internetnomads's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this novel led me to enjoy many other classic pieces of literature. It's a good gateway book in that the language is a slight barrier to modern readers, but not such a high barrier that the average reader will throw down the book in frustration. Plus, the story's really good.
mudder17's review against another edition
4.0
This book is definitely much more prickly than Pride and Prejudice, but once I viewed it as Jane Austen poking fun at society, I started laughing out loud. I kept thinking, "I really don't like Emma," but as time progressed, she started growing on me by the end, when she realized just how ridiculous she was, I was totally pulling for her and John Knightly. In some ways, I felt like she was Mr. Darcy and he was Elizabeth Bennett. He was ridiculously patient with her and that made me want to tell her to wake up, lol! I absolutely love P&P and have read the book at least a handful of times, watched the Colin Firth movie (he IS Mr. Darcy), read spin-offs, including P & P & Zombies (plus the movie), and have just generally enjoyed all that the book has inspired. So it would be difficult for any of her other works to highly impress me, although part of that is probably due to unfamiliarity. I'm really glad I gave this a try and can definitely see myself rereading it at some point and will be checking out the Gwyneth Paltrow movie. I plan on reading more of Jane Austen's works as well! I'm trying to decide between Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion.
joanybaloney's review against another edition
4.0
Another beloved classic by Jane Austen, Emma's strength is the remarkable cast of characters who bring the story to life. From the titular character and her worrywart, invalid father to the morally upright Mr. Knightley, Emma's brother-in-law, to the talkative Miss Bates and the steadfast and cheerful Westons, more so than in any of her other books, save for the Bennetts in Pride and Prejudice the characters really dominate and make this novel memorable.
Though Emma herself is silly, often mistaken, classist, and overly imaginative, and it takes her almost the full length of the novel to understand her faults and prevent further misunderstandings that arise from her presumptions, her growth is genuine and her positive characteristics generally outweigh her faults.
One glaring annoyance in this particular novel was how Austen constructed the dialogue. In some places it is constructed more as a summary, with dashes to separate different thoughts or different perspectives, which was tedious to slough through. And one particularly frustrating instance was anything spoken of in real time by Miss Bates, who, talkative to the extreme, would have two or three consecutive pages of pure, uninterrupted dialogue - I understand the necessity for emphasizing how chatty she is with an actual example, but to do this every time she speaks? Is that really necessary?
Other than the aforementioned inconsistencies in dialogue, Emma is a worthwhile read.
Though Emma herself is silly, often mistaken, classist, and overly imaginative, and it takes her almost the full length of the novel to understand her faults and prevent further misunderstandings that arise from her presumptions, her growth is genuine and her positive characteristics generally outweigh her faults.
One glaring annoyance in this particular novel was how Austen constructed the dialogue. In some places it is constructed more as a summary, with dashes to separate different thoughts or different perspectives, which was tedious to slough through. And one particularly frustrating instance was anything spoken of in real time by Miss Bates, who, talkative to the extreme, would have two or three consecutive pages of pure, uninterrupted dialogue - I understand the necessity for emphasizing how chatty she is with an actual example, but to do this every time she speaks? Is that really necessary?
Other than the aforementioned inconsistencies in dialogue, Emma is a worthwhile read.