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Erin Leiter
Sep 04, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Another engaging read by Jane Austen. This was my third Austen book, with my goal of reading all six of her major novels this year. I still have Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey to go. I love Jane Austen's writing style and her subtle humor. I don't understand all of the cultural references, but it doesn't matter. Unlike many books set in Victorian times, in which females are porrayed as either angels or shrews, Emma is such a marvelously *human* character. After a failed attempt ...more
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Nanci Svensson
Feb 06, 2013 rated it it was ok
This was just rather dull. I mean, Austen obviously is extremely witty and skilled but I got bored. Then again, I'm more of a Brontë kind-of-gal... (I.e. drama queen) ...more
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