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Summary: Charming, witty--an Austen regular
Review: Who can deny the fact that almost every earthling has taken up the fancy of arranging others' lives as roles of puppets? "Life is a stage" so Shakespeare claims, Emma Woodhouse just finds herself enthralled to such dramatic performances, and being so confident of her "directing" skill, scene after scene of Highbury romantic comedies come alive under the hands of Emma before she is even aware of them herself. A charming sample of Austen's lighter works, Emma presents the story of a Victorian era Cher, busy meddling with the love-conquests of her young apprentice Harriet Smith, fumbling into a carelessly-knit net of pretence, then rising to find her Prince Charming in a quiet corner of her throbbing young heart.
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Summary: A great book. One of My Favourites, i recomment it to all!!!
Review: Emma is a great story, the heroine, depicted to be a selfish woman, who has been raised to believe she has no flaws, shows us through the book, how she learns tobe a woman that many people would dream to be. She shows true nature, adn acts as any human would. Her ongoing task to matchmake all her friends end in disaster, but in the end all is well. She handles her problems as one should, adn learns not to think so highly of herself. People say that it is too "worldy" but the book is one of the classics, Jane Austen outdid herself, this is my favourite Jane Austen book, it shows us that we all have flaws,a d that no one is ever perfect.
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Summary: This is on the style & difficulty of Jane Austen's writing.
Review: Emma by Jane Austen is a very sophisticated book. The use of some of Austen's words and phrases from 19th century England (around 200 years ago) may make it somewhat incomprehensible for many readers, though. Since this book is focused more on characters than on the plot, and Jane Austen's own style is very elaborate, it tends to drag on with detailed descriptions of people and events. This can get very tiresome and tedious. So, if you're going to read Emma, you may need to save quite a bit of time because it might be necessary to read some parts a few times to understand them. Because Emma is such an old tale, there has been a movie made of it to make it easier to understand. Of course, it is not as detailed as the book, so the movie can not replace it. The movie Clueless, a modernized version, could also help decode some of the tough parts; just remember, watching it doesn't replace reading it; as characters were added, and names changed. Also, if you are looking for ways to create more effective characters in a story you may be writing, this would be a good story to find examples in. There are many characters who have very distinct and individual personalities in Emma. In this way, it relates to another of Jane Austen's novels, Pride and Prejudice. Emma is a long book with many creative characters, settings and plot twists. If you've read any of Jane Austen's other books, you're sure to enjoy this splendid novel.
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Summary: It was very wordy and the worst book I have ever read
Review: Seriously, this book is just convoluted and boring. I can't believe this is called a classic. Its terrible and the educators at certain high schools should not force this book upon kids--it lowers their grades and intelligence.
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Summary: Good Victorian book, well written, good characterization
Review: Emma was a very well written book in the Victorian era. Jane Austen did a wounderful job portaying the life of a welathy woman in this era. I enjoyed reading this book because it went from Emma being "young" and childish to her being more mature, and eventually falling in love.
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Summary: The book is great, but I'm shocked
Review: that people think it was a rip off of Clueless! It was written 150+ years before the movie came out. How can you all be so clueless about this?
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Summary: Quite the best of all Jane Austen's works!
Review: I think Emma is a sparkling, witty and engaging story that beats a lot of modern works hands down. I found it hard to choose a favourite Austen but I think this one is just brilliant and Mr Knightley is definately my favourite of her heroes. If I could be anyone in literature I would choose Emma Woodhouse! I saw a very funny theatre play of emma which made me laugh out loud. I think it is a lovely story that should be read by everyone - I can't stop grinning when mr Knightley proposes! I would choose it as my favourite classic.
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Summary: Austen's novel is a timeless classic.
Review: Jane Austen's novel Emma is the story of a young woman who at first seems to be self-indulgent and egotistical. As the novel progresses, the reader discovers Emma's selfless nature as evidenced by her foregoing her own romantic ambitions to help others find happiness. The book takes an ironic turn as Emma finds love with Mr. Knightley even though throughout the novel she has used to matchmaking efforts to help others find love. Overall, I find this book to be a light-hearted love story and a refreshing change from the more serious novels of the Victorian period.
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Summary: Austen's novel is a timeless classic.
Review: Jane Austen's novel Emma is the story of a young woman who at first seems to be self-indulgent and egotistical. As the novel progresses, however, the reader finds the girl more than willing to postpone her own ambitions for romance in order to further the happiness of others. The book takes an ironic turn when Emma finds love with Mr. Knightley despite the fact that the entire novel focuses on her matchmaking efforts for others. Overall, I find this book to be a light-hearted love story and a refreshing change from many serious novels of the Victorian period.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I really thought this book was wonderful! It was the first Jane Austen book I've read and I loved it! It was easy for me to keep the characters staight because I saw the movie first but totally enjoyed it the book too. Most people who gave this book a bad review called it, "boring". One thing you should know: Jane Austen is not a writer of action novels. She likes to spread the story out. For anyone who have read her other novels, you know what I mean. If you found this boring, you should wait until your a little older to read this one. Although I like P&P better, this was definatly not a bad book if your in the right mode to read it.
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