A review by julia09
Emma by Jane Austen

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

I very much enjoyed this sweet classic by Jane Austen. I had never heard of it until I had to read it for school (which automatically marred my view of it), but I thought it was a cute, light-hearted, and slow paced novel. I did not appreciate, however,
the huge awful age gap between Knightley and Emma. He's 37 (or 38) and she's 21, for one, and he confessed that he had a crush on her since she was THIRTEEN- so he was TWENTY-NINE AH!!
But other than that, I adored Emma's character development, especially for her to be a little more humble.

The language throughout was a little hard to interpret.
Also Mr. Knightley was my favorite; I love how rational, realistic, logical, and critical he was (especially in regards to humbling the egotistical Emma).
Expand filter menu Content Warnings