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Patience is required when reading Jane Austen, never so much as in reading Emma. Ms. Austen doesn't get in a hurry, and if you are to enjoy Emma, as I thoroughly did, the reader mustn't get impatient. I admit to acquiring this patience only after the first 50 or so pages, and I was greatly rewarded for its acquisition. Relationships and characters develop at not so much a leisurely pace, as a evolved one. Emma is quite the exasperating young woman, full of herself, her position, and her sense of
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I started reading this about a year ago, hoping for another good Jane Austen book like Pride and Prejudice, and I simply couldn't finish it. It was just so boring and lengthy and frustrating. I'm the kind of person who likes to the finish the books I started. So, Emma is now in my to-read shelf until I get the courage to give this book another shot.
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Jun 29, 2008
mary catherine
marked it as to-read
Jul 21, 2008
Jamie
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May 06, 2009
Venessa Johnstone
marked it as to-read
