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my_bookedshelf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
alexcirce's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hannahjs's review against another edition
4.5
After many years of believing otherwise, it turns out I really really enjoy Jane Austen’s writing style. I found this book charming, sweet, and subtlety funny. There’s something timeless in Austen’s characters that shines through the formal social conventions of the period and brings humanity and life to this book. I couldn’t have asked for a better reminder that taste is always changing, and it’s sometimes worth giving an author a second (or even a third or fourth) chance.
korolena's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
leaterary's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
remmslupin's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
annika_book_lover's review against another edition
slow-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? It's complicated
2.0
heidi_meredith's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
This was almost as satisfying to me as 'Pride and Prejudice', in its wit, characters and heroine. I am sure I've read it before but could remember so little of it, perhaps because the simplified plots of the films had usurped the book in my mind. The experience of reading it far exceeds any film of it though. My only discomfort was in the awful snobbery of the class system of that day. I largely relate to Emma as a character, with her blunders and regrets and 'open temper', yet when she thinks of the degradation in a potential marriage between two of the characters, and otherwise demonstrates her feelings of superiority to those around her, I find it quite abhorrent. I admit this is probably due to my own hurt pride, as I know that, had I been born at that time, I would have been of a lower social status than even the farming Martins or privately-educated Miss Smith, whom she so disparages at times. Also, I wonder if Austen was using these thoughts to show the pride and inconsistency of Emma's youth and her blindness to her own ulterior motives. Indeed, Austen often allows a disparity in wealth in her happy-ending-marriages.