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Emma

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Book Teen Book / Fiction / Classic / Austen, Jane, Teen Fiction / Austen, Jane 3 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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Call Number: Teen Book / Fiction / Classic / Austen, Jane, Teen Fiction / Austen, Jane
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Amazing submitted by ljq on July 14, 2011, 9:00am Emma is hilarious

Long but interesting book submitted by arr on August 3, 2013, 8:47pm The book is very long and requires more than a skimming to get the details but well worth it.

Emma submitted by SBNB on July 29, 2014, 12:07pm This is my second favorite Jane Austen book. It's good and definitely worth reading.

Showstopping submitted by torikaebaya on February 4, 2017, 11:26am Among authors of 19th Century, Jane Austen is matchless. And among Austen's novels, Emma is by far the most enchanting, fun, heartwarming and approachable. While maintaining decorum and sophistication (mostly), the eponymous Emma Woodhouse, having found success at matchmaking, attempts to hurriedly repeat the trick, only to see it this time coming crashing down around her ears and forever be coming back to haunt her. Emma's cast of characters play incredibly well off of each other (even if they don't all like each other) to create a jovial and jubilant tale to rival even Shakespearean comedy.

I probably should have read this novel when i was a teenager like other girls, but I’m glad I waited until after college to approach it with a critical eye. Although some the vocabulary is still very archaic, it’s much easier to comprehend than the dense Mansfield Park (though the later is a more depressing story to be sure). Emma reads very much like a modern piece, perhaps more so than any other major 19th Century novel. It is in a word, timeless (though nowadays we are more apt to poke fun as in the recent film, Austenland). It’s cute and saucy and romantic and full-of-life. In terms of period pleasure reading, I don’t expect to ever find its equal.

Adorable submitted by majean on July 21, 2018, 3:06pm This is one of my top Jane Austen novels. I love how Emma knows full well when she is being played with even when everyone else is fooled.

Good example of dialogue! submitted by steeny17 on August 13, 2018, 9:39pm Emma gets a bad rap for being a one-dimensional book with dislikable characters who always seem to do the wrong thing. This is definitely not the case! Every character is unique, and some of Austen's best dialogue is in this book. You don't need dialogue tags half the time because each character's voice is so distinct. It's a bit thick, but really fun.

Another Austen classic submitted by crp on August 10, 2019, 7:02am Another great read, and highly recommended from all the women in my family!

Solid Jane Austen submitted by tkuz5 on June 22, 2021, 8:09pm This is a solid Jane Austen book. Main character is naive, inexperienced and flawed, yet grows based on her own missteps and guidance from those she loves. Throw in a regency era love story and voila, great story!

love, love, love this! submitted by smgop on July 17, 2021, 9:46am Emma is one of my favorite books of all time. Emma's naivete is more than made up with by her virtue - her love for her father, her family, her friends - her loyalty and goodness.

Classic Jane Austen submitted by vickik on August 15, 2022, 10:59am One of the greatest novels of all time, about Emma Woodhouse, who is naive and good-hearted, and her frequently disastrous attempts at matchmaking for her friends, while all the time she doesn't know her own heart. Emma learns from her mistakes, and grows as a person.

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various publishers.
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Description: various pagings.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0307386848
9780143107712
9780062065964

SUBJECTS
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Mate selection -- Fiction.
Young women -- Fiction.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.