tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post4818125896569421571..comments2024-03-28T14:18:33.963-04:00Comments on Book By Book: Fiction Review: EmmaSue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-46669075796430696142014-08-28T15:06:29.692-04:002014-08-28T15:06:29.692-04:00Having just finished reading Emma a couple of days...Having just finished reading Emma a couple of days ago, I was amused to see your review. I agree with much of it, but non-the-less I enjoyed the book even if parts were cringe-worthy! <br /><br />I had read the book as a teenager, and reading it again, it seemed much longer this time round. I now seriously wonder if I'd read an abridged version before that cut out some of the longer rambles... <br /><br />I'll look out Middlemarch. Thanks for the recommendation. Sally Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581869564363992356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-22496928373079847532014-08-26T21:27:38.511-04:002014-08-26T21:27:38.511-04:00I'm glad you had a positive experience with yo...I'm glad you had a positive experience with your first JA. Emma is not my favourite, although I'm probably due for a reread...it's the rereads that make all the difference. <br /><br />JA is made for multiple readings because it is only then that you really appreciate how clever, funny & complex her stories are. Every word, every conversation, every set piece is there for a reason.<br /><br />JA was such a close observer of human nature - remove the Regency trappings and you will still see her characters in real life. <br /><br />I know an Emma, I've met a Harriet, I've had the misfortune to work with a Mr Elton, we all know a hypochondriacal Mr Woodhouse and luckily I married my very own Mr Knightley :-)<br /><br />Good luck with your next Austen!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-36614371808992782452014-08-26T19:42:17.821-04:002014-08-26T19:42:17.821-04:00I'm in the "this-is-my-least-favorite-Aus...I'm in the "this-is-my-least-favorite-Austen" camp. Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility are way better....in my book. :)Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.com