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Emma (World's Classics)
Everytime I read this I find something new. I love it. It's very witty and very entertaining. I cant remember how many times i have read this, at least 5 times and will read it again maybe next year.
Emma (World's Classics)
I thought I would enjoy this book because I like the author but I had a hard time getting into it. Others may like it, it just wasn't one for me.
Emma (World's Classics)
Like most Jane Austen books it is a four way love story however I like the mystery involved in this one more than some of her others.
Emma (World's Classics)
I enjoyed this novel, like all of Jane Austen's, because they are full of an admirable lightness. The character has flaws that she takes a long time to realize, showing a very real situation that happens to all of us. We all become pretentious when we do something right and we tend to want to repeat feats without considering the particularities of each condition. We want to be observers without look each situation with attention and we want to be wise without learning to listen.
Emma (World's Classics)
Jane Austen's works are an extreme favorite of mine but this is not my favorite. Emma is really snobby and a meddler. Hers is not a personality I would want others to emulate but she is well meaning. Mr. Knightley is the best character of all. There are several very fun characters in this novel.
Emma (World's Classics)
Emma Woodhouse, author Jane Austen tells us in the very first sentence, was handsome, clever, and rich, and blessed with a happy disposition. In her first page, she suggests that the young Emma has perhaps had her own way in things too often. In her first chapter, we learn that Emma credits herself with having arranged the fortunate marriage of her governess to a wealthy neighbor, and believes herself more than ready to manage the social affairs of her hometown of Highbury."Emma" is perhaps Jane Austen's most delicious romantic comedy, built around the match-making attempts of Miss Woodhouse, and the mangled relationships and social disasters that ensue. Although Emma means well, she ignores the advice of her good older friend Mr. Knightley to leave well enough alone, begining with her attempts to raise up the social status of her friend Harriet Smith. In the end, amid the ruins of her plans, Emma may face some difficult choices, and a fateful but priceless conversation with Mr. Knighley about her future.The comedy ripples through every chapter. Austen's supporting cast is well-chosen and well-written; this is a fun novel, and much more than a comedy of manners. Along the way, the reader will be treated to Emma's education in life, a worthwhile journey with an interesting ending. "Emma" is very highly recommended to fans of Jane Austen.