Emma (spoilers)
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Emma (spoilers)
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Emma can be a very opinionated book, either you love it or you hate it. This book does not compare to Pride and Prejudice at all. It is a comedy whilst Pride and Prejudice is a romance.
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Actually, fair enough, my point above works far better for Pride and Prejudice than for Emma, where Emma is being clearly skewered by Austen.Norma_Rudolph wrote:Yes, Emma is a piece of work. That's sort of the point.
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I've been told that Emma was autobiographical, and that surprised me. But she is just one who grew up slowly, and not having gone to public school, she learned from her indulgent father to value her own opinions too highly.
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I agree with you completely, and this is why I love Emma. This is one of my favorite Jane Austen stories and I think it is because of how "silly" the characters are and how Emma thinks she knows best. I like how she grows and her "true friends" forgive her. It has happened in my lift when I was trying to help a friends relationship, and she forgave me when I admitted I was wrong. It was a very Emma moment to both of us!Norma_Rudolph wrote:….To me it is Emma's flaws that make her real. She's annoying but we love her because she does eventually learn from her mistakes and she is humble enough in the end to admit that she is wrong….
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I think both it and the TV version released the same year (with Kate Beckinsale) as the title character are decent adaptations without being incredible works in their own right. But for me the Beckinsale version edges it for having Mark Strong in a romantic leader before he became a go to Hollywood villain...Sott9 wrote:I don't think Emma is my favorite Jane Austen book, although the movie version with Gwyneth Paltrow is pretty fantastic. Those who aren't crazy about the book - what do you think about that film adaptation?