Saturday, May 29, 2010

Emma by Jane Austen

This is the last Jane Austen book that I had to read. I loved this book. I loved Emma as a character. She has depth= a sense of humor, confidence, humility, kindness. At the end of the day she realizes what her faults are and feels bad about some of the stupid things she has done to people.

Emma is the consummate matchmaker although her matches never seem to work out. She is devoted to her father and is attentive to the other people who live in the neighborhood, in particular she regularly visits with Mrs. Bates and her daughter Miss Bates. Knightley lives next door (well not really next door since this is England in the 1800s but you get the picture). His brother is married to Emma's sister. He's kind of like the guy who is always hanging around Emma's house and helps her to care for her father... There are a whole host of other characters that make this novel so interesting.

On another note, I recommend seeing the BBC/PBS Masterpiece Theatre version of Emma. This mini-series was excellent and follows the book closely.

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