Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Emma by Jane Austen, Jane Austen

7 reviews

adoto's review against another edition

emotional funny

• 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

3.25

I would just watch the 2020 film instead because there's no child grooming and age gap in that and it doesn't do Harriet dirty

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Bullying

leanneymu's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense 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

4.0

Once I had tuned my brain to the language, I really enjoyed this. It's funny, lovely and a bit disconcerting to realise that human behaviour hasn't really changed since the early 19th century. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, and Toxic friendship

emilywemily6's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful slow-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

I love this book and every rendition of it that I’ve ever seen, but it was SO SLOW. This time period and Jane Austen in general writes in a really dense way. I like the humanly imperfect characters and there are a lot of funny moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

issyd23's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

4.0

Cute but weird he’s often referred to as a ‘brother’ + is 16 years her senior + was in love with her since she was 13??! 4🕯️

NB Mrs Bates vs Mrs Norris talk off - who would win? 🥊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

sirenricobooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

lovelyannalee's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Death and Death of parent

water_violin's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Overall, I enjoyed the book. Emma is not a particularly likable main character, but she does demonstrate growth over the course of the book. I could definitely have done without the racism (in the writing) and racial slurs, which really broke the illusion for me. I found several of the side characters compelling enough that I’m curious if there are any retellings that focus on some of them. Hopefully rewrites would also fix the overt racism, which was completely unnecessary to the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Bullying and Chronic illness