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A review by jadeisgreen
Emma by Jane Austen
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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
3.5
This has been my least favourite out of the Jane Austen work I have read so far, but I’ve been struggling to put my finger on why the whole way through reading it.
I found it almost as funny as the others, and I enjoyed the irony of Emma not knowing herself at all throughout.
Having said this, and despite knowing the purpose was to show Emma’s growth as a complex and flawed person, I just didn’t love the meddling in other people’s lives and causing such careless upset. I felt pretty terrible for Harriet throughout the whole novel.
I am also afraid that I see too much of myself in Mr Knightly.
I found it almost as funny as the others, and I enjoyed the irony of Emma not knowing herself at all throughout.
Having said this, and despite knowing the purpose was to show Emma’s growth as a complex and flawed person, I just didn’t love the meddling in other people’s lives and causing such careless upset. I felt pretty terrible for Harriet throughout the whole novel.
I am also afraid that I see too much of myself in Mr Knightly.