Emma by Jane Austen

“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”

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Synopsis

The disparity between Emma Woodhouse's self-confidence and self-knowledge, and her determination to arrange marriages for her friends while avoiding one for herself, leads to a painful series of misunderstandings for everyone who suffers from her well-meaning altruism - and with Mr Knightley being the only person of her acquaintance who has the good sense to challenge her, Emma must eventually recognize her match in every sense.

Review

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

After reading two Jane Austen novels (I read Sense and Sensibility earlier this year and rated it two stars), I can say that Jane Austen is not for me. Something about her writing style just doesn't captivate me. I'm not saying she isn't a great writer, because she is, that's why she made such an impact in literature, I'm just saying her books are not for me

For me, Emma was such a dense novel, the plot was so dragged over the pages and the characters, especially Emma, annoyed me during the whole book. I guess that's the point since Emma isn't supposed to be a super likeable character, but still annoyed me. 

I enjoyed the romance, if you completely ignore the fact that Mr. Knightley was in love with Emma since she was 13, they were some nice love quotes in this book. The romance element was way better than in Sense and Sensibility.

Honestly, I liked where the story was going, what kept me interested in the story was the plot. But it was just so dragged, the story could have been like 200 pages less, and maybe I would have enjoyed it more. Not a bad book, just not my type of reading. Still liked it more than Sense and Sensibility.