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As usual, Shepard's annotations reveal fantastic layers to the the story.
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I found Emma to be a very entertaining read due to all the colourful characters in the story. I enjoyed the book a great deal. As with any Classic novel, I found it to be a very quick read once you get used to the language. :0) Jane Austen is a wonderful story teller and really has a gift for sucking you into her world. I always feel like I know all her characters personally.
The story revolves around Emma a young woman who feels she has a gift for match making, especially after she had such succ ...more
The story revolves around Emma a young woman who feels she has a gift for match making, especially after she had such succ ...more
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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Emma, like most of us, is a character who tries her best, but often comes undone due to her own vanity, or miscommunication. This is a lovely story about love, and the troubles it brings, with the main character being likeable and realistic, even so long after it was written.
It's strange that the very thing I find irritating in modern novels is something that brings me enjoyment when done by Jane Austen. So much dialogue! Her characters make it worthwhile. I adore Miss Bates and Mrs. Elton. Lucky is Emma to live with such colorful people around her.
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Amusing Austen novel
Jan 23, 2011
Tricia Schneider
rated it
it was amazing
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Oct 24, 2012
Cora
rated it
it was amazing
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