Jane Austen's Emma | Classic Review

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[MichaelMielDeLaRosa]

I ordered Emma on amazon a few days ago and this video made me super eager for it to come so i can start reading it lol. This was a fantastically helpful video!

[meghanthestorygirl]

I love your focus on Emma's growth as a person. Jane Austen does that so well!

[janeknox]

I think Emma is the only hero who has no financial needs and none of the social constraints that follow. She essentially has nothing and nobody to check her behavior. I like Jane Fairfax becuase she is like Elinor only we are not privy to her internal state until the end, which would have been a novel in itself. I really see Cassandra Austen in these characters : Elinor Dashwood, Jane Bennett, Jane Fairfax. I have a suspicion that Jane idolized Cassandra and wished she could be more like her. I read or heard that Frank Churchill was similar to Henry Austen - good intentioned but didnt alwys understand the consequences of his actions - not to give a plot point away but Frank Churchill gave an expensive and all together too large for the room piano to Jane. He did it anonymously which led everyone to think that it came from Knightly, which meant they had a secret engagement, mortifying to Jane who had to keep her lips sealed like the Go Gos tell us. Knightly is the best character and the typical Austenian hero: principled, moral, emotionally stable, and kind. My favorite book is Mansfield Park. It is as close to a moral manifesto as anything Jane wrote. I love that she pulls no punches and has a very interesting analysis of the Austenian "villain". Long story short they have poor self esteem from not having to develop themselves becuase they have money. They play around with people to boost their ego. Henry Crawford is the only male character, I think, that has internal dialogue in Jane's novels.

[jackiesliterarycorner]

Emma is my favorite too. I would love to get story of Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill.

[janeknox]

Sorry for flooding your comments but I just remembered that Jane's all time favorite novel was The Life of Sir Charles Grandison. Apparently the eponymous character was very similar to her heroes. Thats all I know other than that it came in seven volumes ad is the longest book in English. It was 19th century binge watching. 😉 Instead of "one more episode" it was "read one more chapter"

[TheReadabout]

Very enjoyable review. Your presentation is excellent. I love the variety of vocabulary you use. I have read other Jane Austen books, but not Emma. I will add it to my reading list! 😀

[mybelle]

I love Emma too! She is so relatable and clueless!

[scrapsweetiepie]

Emma isn’t my favorite, but still enjoyable. Ironic since I’ve LOVED Clueless for years! My favorite is Pride and Prejudice- the growth is so much for her and Darcy that they both turn a 180!

[JohnSaxon-vwvi]

Love this amazing and unique book love it 🥰 prayers and blessings for you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤

[gamerful]

I am reading Emma for the first time but it is also my first Jane Austen novel I've ever read. While I am picking up the idea of what the book is about I still am struggling with the way the writing style is. I can't picture anything in my head and it's kind of a blank slate. It's weird how I can't grasp the way older books are written and that's a big hurdle for me to overcome. I was wondering if that was a struggle in your first read as well or was this a book you could pick up easily? I'm not super familiar with Regency era in general nor do I read a lot from that era either. So maybe it's just I'm not used to it or I think I'm too dumb to fully comprehend what I'm reading? Also, I feel crazy but I don't get the humor in the book either. I don't know if the jokes are flying over my head or I'm not picking up on the subtley of the comedy. But I really don't get the humor at all. I still find parts that I get and the flow is there and I'm in it sometimes and then I get lost or have no idea what anyone is talking about. I really want this to be a 5 star read for me. If there is any advice to give me I'd love to hear from the hardcore Jane Austen fans to help guide me down the ways of her works. I really want to get into Jane Austen more and I am not giving up on it either.

[Yesica]

What Jane Austen would you recommend for a 1) newbie and 2) that's least focused on the romance stuff? Is there one? I know I'm missing out, and I do want to read her. But I am just not a fan of romance in books.