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Emma, Volume 8 (Emma / エマ #8)
by
Kaoru Mori,
森 薫
The critically acclaimed series resumes with a collection of short stories focusing on the lives of several supporting characters. A young Mrs. Stowner and her husband both secretly try to save up money to visit England's Great Exhibition. Eleanor Campbell spends a day at the beach trying to get over William, with surprising results. Experience a new insight into Emma's Vi...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
March 17th 2009
by CMX
(first published November 1st 2008)
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If you are looking for another story about the love between Emma and William then you may be disappointed by this volume of the Emma series. This installment fleshes out the stories of some of the minor characters from earlier in the Emma books, and Emma hardly appears at all.
The quality of the art in these books is still superb, and if you like looking at detailed drawings of life in Victorian England then you should still like it.
My favorite storyline in this book was that of a young Mrs. Stow...more
The quality of the art in these books is still superb, and if you like looking at detailed drawings of life in Victorian England then you should still like it.
My favorite storyline in this book was that of a young Mrs. Stow...more
This volume is several short stories in the Emma-universe. The first story, about Ms. Stowner and her husband as a young couple, was a delight to read. It was great to see her as a young woman and to see what her life (like the lives of others in the Victorian age) was like, as well as to see how much she and Douglas loved each other.
The second story was about Eleanor after the events of Emma Volume 7. I can't say that I cared much, as I found her character not very likable, but it was still go...more
The second story was about Eleanor after the events of Emma Volume 7. I can't say that I cared much, as I found her character not very likable, but it was still go...more
This volume of Emma is a group of shorter stories revolving around some of the side characters in the series.
Eleanor hasn't ben my favorite character up to this point (which for me is actually only the fourth volume right now - I decided it was okay to read this one out of order since it isn't following the main storyline). All the same, her story was probably my favorite in the book, and I think I like her a little better now.
There is also a story that shows Mrs. Stowner and her husband visit...more
Eleanor hasn't ben my favorite character up to this point (which for me is actually only the fourth volume right now - I decided it was okay to read this one out of order since it isn't following the main storyline). All the same, her story was probably my favorite in the book, and I think I like her a little better now.
There is also a story that shows Mrs. Stowner and her husband visit...more
Apparently these next couple of volumes will tell the story of secondary characters in the Emma series. This volume starts out with the background story of Kelly, the former employer of Emma, and her new husband Doug. They go to the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace and are blown away. Eleanor and her sisters are in Brighton so she can get over William, and meets a friend of his instead, who she ends up liking. We catch a glimpse into the life of Tasha, Emma's friend at the Meredith house,...more
Kaoru Mori, Emma, vol. 8 (CMX, 2009)
Emma finished with the end of vol. 7, and yet three more volumes were published. Vol. 8 revisits some old friends with slice-of-life stories that give us insights into their characters outside the main storyline. Of especial note is the first two-parter, which gives us a young Kelly Stowner and her husband Doug in an O. Henry-style plot to save up the two shilling they'll need to visit the first World's Fair (while Mori never explicitly mentions it, it's proba...more
Emma finished with the end of vol. 7, and yet three more volumes were published. Vol. 8 revisits some old friends with slice-of-life stories that give us insights into their characters outside the main storyline. Of especial note is the first two-parter, which gives us a young Kelly Stowner and her husband Doug in an O. Henry-style plot to save up the two shilling they'll need to visit the first World's Fair (while Mori never explicitly mentions it, it's proba...more
This is a collection of short stories about the characters from the Emma series. I didn't enjoy this volume as much as the previous 7, which all make up one big story. It was fun to see some of the background stories about the characters... but I just didn't like it quite as much. In don't generally like short stories, though, so this isn't very surprising.
This is a collection of short stories about some of the other characters in the Emma series, set in Victorian England. Some take place before Emma's story in volume 1-7, and some coincide.
As with the rest of the series, the drawings are fabulous and the historical detail is excellent.
As with the rest of the series, the drawings are fabulous and the historical detail is excellent.
I remember I finished Emma when I was in my second year, but I think it was just volume 7. I am so glad I found this on a sale in a mall nearby campus before I headed back to my hometown. My friends patiently waited and helped me look for other volumes of Emma :D
And I fall in love again with Kaoru Mori's artwork. Sometimes I feel Emma is just like other soaps out there, but damn it I don't care, Emma's story is so heartbreaking T^T
This volume is mainly about other characters' lives, I am not com...more
And I fall in love again with Kaoru Mori's artwork. Sometimes I feel Emma is just like other soaps out there, but damn it I don't care, Emma's story is so heartbreaking T^T
This volume is mainly about other characters' lives, I am not com...more
Well to be honest, i was kind of disappointed with this volume. The transition between Emma and William's storyline was a little bit messy. It kept me wondering when they will pop-up. But think this is my second favorite volume all in all.
This book was full of what Mori called "side stories." To me they felt like prequels and sequels to the main Emma & William story. While some were interesting, it overall was not what I wanted. I wanted to read about Emma and William. I never tired of them or their story. The rest was just "eh." And I'm worried that the Emma part will be over.
2.5
kecewa, karena buku berjudul Emma ini malah tidak menghadirkan si Emma -_-. Untunglah ada kisah Crystal Palace.
Dan tampaknya masih akan bersambung lagi. semoga di nomor berikutnya ada kisah Emma *berdoa* :D
kecewa, karena buku berjudul Emma ini malah tidak menghadirkan si Emma -_-. Untunglah ada kisah Crystal Palace.
Dan tampaknya masih akan bersambung lagi. semoga di nomor berikutnya ada kisah Emma *berdoa* :D
The more I read this series the more I love it. These last few "side story" volumes are even more wonderful, as far as the glimpse they give into Victorian England and its people's daily life and surroundings.
Mielestäni hieman tarpeeton jatko-osa Emma-sarjalle, en ollut missään vaiheessa erityisen kiinnostunut näistä sivuhenkilöistä, joiden juonenkäänteet haluttiin viedä loppuun omassa kirjassaan.
I'm surprised at the ratings. I enjoyed these stories even more than the regular series. The first nearly made me cry and the newspaper story was clever. I found all the short stories well crafted.
the first in a series of volumes of shorts set in the emmaverse. i liked this a little less than the main story - eleanor's story in particular failed to convince. but it was still delicious.
This volume starts the side stories in the Emma universe, little more than glimpses into their lives. Lovely details about Victorian life. Very short but quite satisfying.
Cute, but the "Emmaverse" is a little too precious when you strip away the central melodrama. I do love Mori's attention to detail, though.
I loved the whole Emma series, but I have to say my favorite part of all of the books has been the afterwords at the end. They're so funny!
Nggak seru soalnya ga ada Emma.
Hanya suka cerita Crystal Palace dan tentang Eleanor :)
Hanya suka cerita Crystal Palace dan tentang Eleanor :)
The Brighton story and the Crystal Palace two-parter are very good.
Side stories. Still cute.
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Not sure why I'm continuing with the series, now that it's only about supplementary characters and Emma and William's story is pretty much over. I'm getting of tired of having to keep turning the pages peeking out of one eye, wondering when the inevitable nude scene will appear. It's so silly, it's not even related to anything romantic, it's usually just some women bathing or hanging around in their rooms with no clothes on.
Great gateway book for manga - especially for classic romance fans
A nice book but I expected the whole series to be mostly about Emma (since it's named after her) so I was a little disappointed when that was not the case. This book was about other characters in the series: young Kelly and Doug, Violet and her lover plus Tasha and her family.
J'ai trouvé ce tome vraiment inutile car on ne voit pas une seule fois les héros!
May 20, 2013
Cheyanne
marked it as to-read
May 19, 2013
Darian
marked it as to-read
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Kaoru Mori (森 薫) is a mangaka best known for her series "Emma". Many of her stories are set in Britain and center on characters who are maids.
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