Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith

Emma: A Modern Retelling

The Austen Project #3

Alexander McCall Smith

384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted slow-paced
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The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to live with her widowed father and launch her interior design business. Apart from cultivating grand career plans and managing her father's hypochondria, Emma busies herself with the two th...

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Moods

lighthearted 86%
funny 31%
reflective 22%
relaxing 13%
adventurous 4%
emotional 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 44%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | Plot: 9% | A mix: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 43% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 85% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2%

Average rating

2.79

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