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Original Title:	Emma
ISBN:	0141439580 (ISBN13: 9780141439587)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Emma Woodhouse, George Knightley, Harriet Smith, Jane Fairfax, Frank Churchill, Henry Woodhouse, Mr. Woodhouse, Mrs. Weston, Philip Elton, Augusta Elton, Mr Weston, Mrs Anne Weston, Miss Bates, Isabella Woodhouse, John Knightley, Mr. Elton, Mrs. Elton
Setting:	Surrey, England

Emma

Jane Austen

Paperback | Pages: 474 pages

Rating: 4 | 604988 Users | 15838 Reviews

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“I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.”

Personally, I may have lost my self-control, but not my heart.
My motivation to read this book stemmed from J.K. Rowling stating that this was one of her favourite books. A few years ago I read my first Jane Austen, which was Pride and Prejudice, and I really enjoyed it.
I thought Emma couldn't be that bad, it's a popular classic and its rating is good. To be honest, it's not bad, exactly, but the fact that it took me one whole month to get through it says a lot. I had lots and lots of problems with this novel.

1. Emma


Such a vain and arrogant main character. I mean, I know she is supposed to be an unlikeable character for literary reasons. But that doesn't make it any easier.

2. Miss Bates


Why bother wasting so much ink and paper on nonsense. Numerous pages of nonsense.

3. They way people are


Wait. Let me guess. That character is - wait for it - pleasant? The nicest person in the world? Of such sweet disposition? So generous, exceptional, kind, satisfactory and pleasant. Please save me.

4. The way people talk


Hours could go by and Emma and her father could talk about nothing but the pig they owned and had slaughtered, and what they'll make of it for dinner, and how nice it was that they gave some of it to the Bates, and if it was the right part of the pig they gave away, or if they should have given something else, but no it is all fine and pleasant, and that was very generous of them, and they will surely be very gracious, since they gave away such fine piece of pork, and won't dinner be nice and kick me on the shin pleasant.

5. The plot


Scratch 300 pages of nonsense and nervewracking pleasantness and this could have been a book I enjoyed.

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Title	:	Emma
Author	:	Jane Austen
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Penguin Classics
Pages	:	Pages: 474 pages
Published	:	May 6th 2003 by Penguin Books (first published December 23rd 1815)
Categories	:	Classics. Fiction. Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature. 19th Century

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Ratings: 4 From 604988 Users | 15838 Reviews

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Of all of Austen's books - and I've read them all several times - I learn the most from Emma. I believe that one of Austen's goals in writing is to teach us to view the rude and ridiculous with amusement rather than disdain. And in Emma we have the clearest and most powerful picture of what happens when we don't do this: when Emma speaks out against Miss Bates. Though rude on Emma's part, we can't help but love her for her mistake and feel her shame because we've all been there. When I feel I

Second revived review to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen. Sorry Jane, this is rather a feeble review.*****The only thing I can remember about this beloved novel is that I read it on the bus to work. That's it. On the bus. Sorry. The three stars is because I like reading on buses.

Okay, when I first started the book and was reading how Emma was taking happiness away from Harriet Smith by telling her that Mr. Martin wasn't good enough for her - I didn't like Emma at all. Now I can understand how Emma only wanted to do good by Harriet and that was how it was back in those days. But, as Mr. Knightely pointed out, Harriet was not from some wealthy family and Emma was doing the wrong thing in trying to find her a great husband. Mr. Knightley went to the trouble to help Mr.

I can't do it! I can't finish it! I keep trying to get into Jane Austen's stuff and I just can't make it further than 150 pages or so. Everything seems so predictable and sooooo long-winded. I feel like she is the 19th century John Grisham. You know there's a good story line in there somewhere, and if you could edit out 60% of the words it would be fantastic. Sorry to all the Jane Austen fans-you inspired me to try one more time and I failed!

If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.Such a Beautiful Hindquarter of Pork: "Emma" by Jane AustenI wonder if a variation on the Unreliable Narrator is permissible here? Jane Austens Emma, while narrated solely by the author herself, is told exclusively from the title characters point of view (chime in and correct me if there are scenes in which she doesnt take part, however minor) so that Austen becomes Emmas interpreter, and our interlocutor. Its a very deliberate choice,

It took me longer to read this than any other Austen novel. It's a lot denser than her usual effortless breezy brilliance and it's also more nuanced and a little darker. For the first time she creates a central female character who isn't likeable. Emma is smug, she's a snob and she's a classic control freak. She tends to disapprove of any coupling she herself hasn't helped bring about. She herself, devoted to her ailing and rather tiresome father, maintains she will never marry. The narrative

3.5 stars rounded up because of the narration.I've noticed a lot of people hate Emma. She's spoiled by her circumstances and self-absorbed in a way that only someone who hasn't really known any sort of hardships can be. And I get why she isn't the heroine that anyone is really rooting for in a serious way. Because if the book had ended with Emma alone with her father, it wouldn't have really broken my heart. But here's the thing I found as I listened to this one: It wasn't really Emma that I