A review by carlylwbug
Emma, by Jane Austen
4.0
I began reading Emma whilst watching the YouTube mini series, Emma Approved. I thought it would be a good idea to read the book and watch the series side by side. I first started out very far ahead in the mini series but as the book got more interesting I surpassed the series and as of right now finished the book before the mini series!
I found it hard to get into, but I know this is the case for many Jane Austen books and me. As soon as Frank Churchill's character entered it soon became more entertaining and instead of reading maybe five pages a night, I was reading 50 and finding it quite hard to put down. I quite enjoyed the book, even though I already had a faint idea of the plot from reading spoiler ridden comments on the mini series.
One of my favorite quotes in the whole book is:
"Why really, dear Emma, I say that he is so very much occupied by the idea of not being in love with her, that I should not wonder if it were to end in his being so at last. Do not beat me."
The mini series is also great and it puts a modern take on everything! I strongly suggest it since it builds to the characters of the book and makes them seem more realistic.
I found it hard to get into, but I know this is the case for many Jane Austen books and me. As soon as Frank Churchill's character entered it soon became more entertaining and instead of reading maybe five pages a night, I was reading 50 and finding it quite hard to put down. I quite enjoyed the book, even though I already had a faint idea of the plot from reading spoiler ridden comments on the mini series.
One of my favorite quotes in the whole book is:
"Why really, dear Emma, I say that he is so very much occupied by the idea of not being in love with her, that I should not wonder if it were to end in his being so at last. Do not beat me."
The mini series is also great and it puts a modern take on everything! I strongly suggest it since it builds to the characters of the book and makes them seem more realistic.