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Read as a teenager, read as an adult

Jun 16, 2010

by Page99

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I first read this book when I was just 19, and found the concept of Emma directing everyone's love lives perfectly reasonable. As an adult, I found it very, very funny. You will gain different perspectives when reading over time. The film adaptation, "Clueless," is also very fun.

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review by rolewe. June 14, 2010

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A real classic

Emma Woodhouse is rare in the Austen canon in that she is financially well-off. Arguably, the novel recounts the emotional and intellectual journey of the protagonist - and perhaps the reader - wherein she discovers the greater importance of inherent personal value (intelligence, taste, generosity, kindness) as compared to external features such as wealth or charm. Adapted in 1995 into the movie Clueless, Emma, like all of Austen's work, remains startlingly relevant to modern audiences. … more

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review by Page99. June 22, 2010

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Read as a teenager, read as an adult

Your perspective of this classic story, which has been remade as the contemporary movie Clueless, will evolve as you gain life experience. Emma is an 18 year old who believes she understands everyone's feelings and motives; she has no compunctions about matchmaking and arranging others' lives with amusing results.

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Quick Tip by rockinrw6. July 19, 2010

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Though the character Emma isn't someone I'd necessarily want to be friends with, I did enjoy reading about her. And Austen is just great in general.

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Quick Tip by wordlover. July 17, 2010

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You both love and want to punish Emma for all of her matchmaking indescrepancies. The characters in this Austen novel are perhaps the quirkiest in her repetoir.

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review by bhall0903. July 16, 2010

To read Emma is to know Jane Austin

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Quick Tip by gubbare. July 01, 2010

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Emma is a classic that still never ceases to entertain and amaze me.

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Quick Tip by taraferguson. July 01, 2010

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My favorite Jane Austen

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Quick Tip by Chipmunk1954. June 29, 2010

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Being a man can't quite get into the Austen novels.

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Quick Tip by sassy2. June 28, 2010

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who doesn't love Jane Austen -- Emma is 18 and thinks she knows everything -- wellll you read and see what you thing -- great classic!!

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Quick Tip by Helensbooks. June 26, 2010

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One of my favorite books

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Characters:

Emma Woodhouse
Mr. George Knightley
Mr Frank Churchill
Jane Fairfax
Harriet Smith
Philip Elton
Augusta Elton
Mrs Weston
Mr Weston
Miss Bates
Henry Woodhouse

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