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pagesfullofstars's review
3.0
This is book #2 in my little "Read Jane Austen" project for 2019.
I'm not going to lie, I had a bit of trouble getting into it and it took me quite long to warm up to the characters, but I still enjoyed it and thought it was quite witty and funny. Now, onto book #3 :)
My short reviews of all books:
Persuasion, Emma, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey.
I'm not going to lie, I had a bit of trouble getting into it and it took me quite long to warm up to the characters, but I still enjoyed it and thought it was quite witty and funny. Now, onto book #3 :)
My short reviews of all books:
Persuasion, Emma, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey.
inbetweenpages's review
What can I say? Its Jane Austen! As I began to read this book it felt like home, returning to a world that is so dear to me and brings me so much happiness. I was hesitant, especially with Emma’s character, but in the end, I ended up loving her as all the other protagonists in Jane Austen’s works.
I also believe that this may very well be Austen’s funniest work. I found myself laughing at the situations that occur in the story and at Miss Bates’s rambles.
I am sad, however, that this is my last novel of Jane Austen and that I will never be able to read a new novel of hers.
If it wasnt evident by my short review, I completely recommend this book.
I also believe that this may very well be Austen’s funniest work. I found myself laughing at the situations that occur in the story and at Miss Bates’s rambles.
I am sad, however, that this is my last novel of Jane Austen and that I will never be able to read a new novel of hers.
If it wasnt evident by my short review, I completely recommend this book.
lavidaenquotes's review
3.0
I had a lot of trouble getting the hang of this novel. Not because of the language or style, I've read three Austen novels before, but there was something that just didn't do it for me for a long time.
Maybe it was Emma. Her airs of self importance and all that came with it kept me from liking her, and for the first part of the book, there weren't many characters for me to like. Mr Knightley and (poor) Mrs Weston may have been the closest, but they weren't all that present to counteract for the other characters I had problems connecting to, and the never ending dialogues about pretty much nothing (thank you, Miss Bates) didn't help either.
But it got better. As the story progresses, so does Emma, and as she learns a lesson or two, becomes more likeable. The story gains pace and there is more room for character development and I even ended up tolerating Miss Bates, even though I was still praying no one let her talk. If there's something Austen mastered was the portrayal of an insufferable person, and although Miss Bates was partly redeemed, Mrs Elton carried that title up until the very last page.
I was glad to have ended this novel with a better feeling, but I spent most of it not completely enjoying myself. Maybe one day I'll revisit it, skipping Miss Bates' monologues, and pick up some more on all the subtleties Emma is known for.
Maybe it was Emma. Her airs of self importance and all that came with it kept me from liking her, and for the first part of the book, there weren't many characters for me to like. Mr Knightley and (poor) Mrs Weston may have been the closest, but they weren't all that present to counteract for the other characters I had problems connecting to, and the never ending dialogues about pretty much nothing (thank you, Miss Bates) didn't help either.
But it got better. As the story progresses, so does Emma, and as she learns a lesson or two, becomes more likeable. The story gains pace and there is more room for character development and I even ended up tolerating Miss Bates, even though I was still praying no one let her talk. If there's something Austen mastered was the portrayal of an insufferable person, and although Miss Bates was partly redeemed, Mrs Elton carried that title up until the very last page.
I was glad to have ended this novel with a better feeling, but I spent most of it not completely enjoying myself. Maybe one day I'll revisit it, skipping Miss Bates' monologues, and pick up some more on all the subtleties Emma is known for.
micheala's review
3.0
I didn't like Emma, but Jane Austen herself said that she was a heroine that most readers would not /like/. I did feel that she got better as the story progressed, but I also never really became invested in the story.
This is only the second Austen novel I've read and obviously I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice much more. I'm interested to see where Emma ends up falling once I've read more of Austen's works.
This is only the second Austen novel I've read and obviously I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice much more. I'm interested to see where Emma ends up falling once I've read more of Austen's works.
kari_reads's review
2.0
I really, really wanted to like Emma, but I was mostly bored and annoyed with her ramblings.
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