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blastoise's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know why I torture myself reading Jane Austen's incomplete works just because I'm hungry for more. Lovely beginning with plenty of promise and that Austen charm I love so much. But it's just that, a beginning!! I find this hard to rate because it is so short and unfinished, I enjoyed what I read but am left very frustrated at it ending so abruptly.
beccamonster44's review
I really enjoyed this but it feels unfair to rate something that was unfinished. (I really hate not knowing how it ends!)
laval's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
okay this is austen's worst. i have no idea what she was intending this to become. it is not finished and it is roughly 50 pages. i read it all in one sitting and was just so bored with it all. i just want to know her intentions here and ask because just why.
aphs's review against another edition
4.0
Come detto prima, ho iniziato questo libro nell'attesa di un'amica per un caffè ed oggi tra una cosa ed un'altra, l'ho terminato - vista anche l'incompiutezza dell'opera.
Devo dire che Jane Austen è Jane Austen e non delude mai, sebbene abbia riscontrato una certa atmosfera cupa, dovuta forse anche all'età avanzata in cui ha iniziato questo romanzo.
Quattro stelle solo perché, confesso, mi ha messo un po' di angoscia addosso, ma è stato anche un piacevole svago mentale e lo stile inconfondibile dell'autrice ha reso la lettura una passeggiata piacevole in una giornata autunnale. Ma vabbè, qualsiasi cosa provenga dalla penna della Austen è bellissima, quindi c'è poco da aggiungere.
Consigliato, ovviamente.
Devo dire che Jane Austen è Jane Austen e non delude mai, sebbene abbia riscontrato una certa atmosfera cupa, dovuta forse anche all'età avanzata in cui ha iniziato questo romanzo.
Quattro stelle solo perché, confesso, mi ha messo un po' di angoscia addosso, ma è stato anche un piacevole svago mentale e lo stile inconfondibile dell'autrice ha reso la lettura una passeggiata piacevole in una giornata autunnale. Ma vabbè, qualsiasi cosa provenga dalla penna della Austen è bellissima, quindi c'è poco da aggiungere.
Consigliato, ovviamente.
lamom77's review against another edition
3.0
I give this 3.5 stars. This book is in 2 parts, the first is The Watsons, a portion of a story by Jane Austen. I really enjoyed this and had ideas of where the story might go. The 2nd part picks up where Jane Austen left off and is called Emma Watson by Joan Aiken. I liked this as a standalone story but to me it did not feel like a continuation of the Jane Austen story. Same characters and same setting, but the story felt different and seemed to veer off in many ways that I thought Jane Austen may not have intended it. Joan Aiken also put a more modern spin on the details than Jane Austen would have done.
jennadagher's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
dhartje87's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
showell's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable read. Coates does include the text Austen left behind, although he edits it quite a bit, inserting bits he needs to reshape the characters to suit his version of the story (and cutting out parts as well). Because of this the jarring moment when Coates completely takes over for Austen is less disruptive.
My main complaint about this book is that Emily's relationship with Lord Osbourne is thoroughly fleshed out, while she is barely on speaking terms with Mr. Howard for the first 2/3rds of the book. Seeing her suddenly end up with Howard in this book was difficult for me.
Penelope's character sparkles, which was unexpected, given the poor review Penelope receives by Elizabeth in Austen's original fragment. She's really quite funny. Perhaps she is overdrawn, given that Emily is supposed to be the main character, but I enjoyed her.
My main complaint about this book is that Emily's relationship with Lord Osbourne is thoroughly fleshed out, while she is barely on speaking terms with Mr. Howard for the first 2/3rds of the book. Seeing her suddenly end up with Howard in this book was difficult for me.
Penelope's character sparkles, which was unexpected, given the poor review Penelope receives by Elizabeth in Austen's original fragment. She's really quite funny. Perhaps she is overdrawn, given that Emily is supposed to be the main character, but I enjoyed her.
michidoc's review against another edition
3.0
Se il grande difetto di Sanditon è di essere incompiuto, quello dei Watson è di essere soltanto una bozza. Ho trovato l'insieme dei personaggi molto deprimente: solo Emma è quello che non puoi fare a meno di trovare simpatico. Le sue sorelle sono odiose e petulanti, delle vere e proprie zitelle acide. Il fratello e la cognata sono altrettanto antipatici e cafoni, e il presunto Wickham della situazione, Mr Musgrave, non ha abbastanza di quel che ci ha fatto amare in parte i "mascalzoni" di altri romanzi... insomma, ho come l'impressione che la Austen abbia abbandonato, almeno per un po' nell'intenzione, questo manoscritto perché manca un po' di brio, ed è appesantito da un'aura di sfortuna per la protagonista che mi ricorda molto una certa malasorte di alcuni personaggi Dickensiani. Niente a che fare con la famosa vena ironica e sarcastica che tanto mi piace nella Austen, insomma.