tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post311441185718877067..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: Emma by Jane AustenSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-65835014720398292262013-08-18T02:53:43.540+01:002013-08-18T02:53:43.540+01:00I love that cover! I haven't read this one sin...I love that cover! I haven't read this one since high school, but I love rereading stories and seeing hints that I missed the first time! I need to reread this one sometimes soon! I remember feeling the same way about Emma and how flawed and unlikable but at the same time really likable. I'm glad you liked it more this time and are starting to appreciate Austen more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-18209517154637871382013-08-16T05:58:51.835+01:002013-08-16T05:58:51.835+01:00Emma has always been a hard one for me. I have tri...Emma has always been a hard one for me. I have tried and failed with it about five times. I like the idea of the story, but I just can't get on with it. I put it on my classics club spin list because I want to have motivation for finishing it!Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-63261299625689070352013-08-15T13:58:22.930+01:002013-08-15T13:58:22.930+01:00I have seen the Gwyneth Paltrow movie but I think ...I have seen the Gwyneth Paltrow movie but I think the recent TV series with Romola Garai as Emma is much better. It's more faithful to the book as a whole, and her Emma is more as I imagined her.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-83665381723512072012013-08-15T13:57:33.153+01:002013-08-15T13:57:33.153+01:00Yep, that is exactly what I loved. I was complete...Yep, that is exactly what I loved. I was completely shocked the first time!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-22202247867212431532013-08-15T13:56:59.341+01:002013-08-15T13:56:59.341+01:00I loved Northanger Abbey, so much more than I was ...I loved Northanger Abbey, so much more than I was expecting to! I'm hoping to get my review up in the next couple of days :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-80303425672097243452013-08-15T13:55:01.969+01:002013-08-15T13:55:01.969+01:00Yes I forgot to mention that, I really liked that ...Yes I forgot to mention that, I really liked that Emma was so indifferent to the thought of marriage early on in the novel. It's very refreshing.<br />Hope you enjoy your reread :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-85832125285970716502013-08-15T13:53:18.463+01:002013-08-15T13:53:18.463+01:00Hope you're still liking it. I love how bubbl...Hope you're still liking it. I love how bubbly Emma is but she definitely isn't as smart as she thinks she is!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-83123599352643348502013-08-15T13:50:55.556+01:002013-08-15T13:50:55.556+01:00I like a main character with flaws, so it doesn...I like a main character with flaws, so it doesn't bother me at all. I love the character growth that we get to see because of it.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-4055915266259937542013-08-15T13:50:05.976+01:002013-08-15T13:50:05.976+01:00Yay! Glad you are loving it :)
Clueless is actuall...Yay! Glad you are loving it :)<br />Clueless is actually a very clever adaptation of the novel, nothing wrong with having little Clueless moments as you read.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-1517734893561925852013-08-15T13:48:36.281+01:002013-08-15T13:48:36.281+01:00It's not too late - still half of the month to...It's not too late - still half of the month to go!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-73318650901286877082013-08-15T13:48:17.036+01:002013-08-15T13:48:17.036+01:00Thank you for the lovely detailed comment Hannah :...Thank you for the lovely detailed comment Hannah :)<br />Emma does indeed do a lot of growing up in the novel and I agree that she manages to keep her bubbly side. I'm not a bubbly person myself so that's probably why I like that aspect of her character.<br />I never thought about Jane being the only Austen girl to have her life completely turned upside down by love, it's an interesting point.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-4117990464492586302013-08-15T13:45:45.567+01:002013-08-15T13:45:45.567+01:00I am a gullible reader, I tend to go with the flow...I am a gullible reader, I tend to go with the flow and therefore am nearly always suprised along with the main character! Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-30200959932859207392013-08-15T13:44:39.090+01:002013-08-15T13:44:39.090+01:00I have seen about a third of the Lizzie Bennet dia...I have seen about a third of the Lizzie Bennet diaries, I really need to go back and finish them. I can't wait for the Emma version!<br />I'm a dork too :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-16497691953499969352013-08-15T13:42:21.247+01:002013-08-15T13:42:21.247+01:00I liked it more on the second go and every Austen ...I liked it more on the second go and every Austen I've read has improved with rereading. Go on, you know you want to reread it :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-2287299098909958962013-08-15T13:40:37.089+01:002013-08-15T13:40:37.089+01:00I generally have quite a high tolerance for charac...I generally have quite a high tolerance for characters, I think. They have to do something absolutely awful for me to dislike them!<br />The TV series with Romola Garai as Emma is the best version, in my opinion.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-72563969030928315612013-08-15T13:37:22.164+01:002013-08-15T13:37:22.164+01:00I did the same with P&P, luckily I went back f...I did the same with P&P, luckily I went back for a reread years later!<br />And Clueless is brilliant :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-62631436843515396412013-08-15T13:34:06.141+01:002013-08-15T13:34:06.141+01:00I agree, her books improve on a reread.I agree, her books improve on a reread.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-27097252232121658442013-08-15T12:25:28.493+01:002013-08-15T12:25:28.493+01:00I bought Emma last summer and still have to read i...I bought Emma last summer and still have to read it, but seeing that you give it 5 starts just make me eager to pick it up! Are you seeing the movie with Gwyneth Paltrow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-60795428844775176692013-08-15T12:00:47.303+01:002013-08-15T12:00:47.303+01:00I love how JA manages to tell the story so complet...I love how JA manages to tell the story so completely through her protagonists eyes, that you see their world exactly as they do during your first reading of the books. Therefore you feel the shocks just as much as they do.<br /><br />The joy of rereading all her books is knowing what is about to happen and seeing how perfectly JA sets it up - every conversation, every set piece, every character has their role to play. Simply delicious!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-57754673497709066502013-08-15T09:53:25.624+01:002013-08-15T09:53:25.624+01:00I hope you enjoy Northanger Abbey I have just fini...I hope you enjoy <i>Northanger Abbey</i> I have just finished reading it. <i>Emma</i> was the second Austen novel I read. I rather like Emma for exactly the same reasons you do. Her flaws only make her more human for me and I always felt her heart was in the right place even when she is doing all the wrong things. <i>Emma</i> is a common of age tale I think because Emma grows a lot during the novel which I enjoyed reading about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-16181226183770250192013-08-15T03:17:06.942+01:002013-08-15T03:17:06.942+01:00Emma is my favorite Austen character because she&#...Emma is my favorite Austen character because she's so flawed. Well, also because she's so strong-minded and independent and doesn't care about getting married. It's such a wonderful book, you've made me want to reread it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-61256151873268143962013-08-14T21:08:16.950+01:002013-08-14T21:08:16.950+01:00I started Emma a few days ago and I am loving it! ...I started Emma a few days ago and I am loving it! She is so clueless but clued up at the same time. I can't decide if I like her or dislike yet but I think she is one of those characters that can change your mind on every page. I'm looking forward to seeing what other shenanigans she can get up to :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-79996594300605535352013-08-14T18:38:27.031+01:002013-08-14T18:38:27.031+01:00Great review! Emma is my favorite, so I'm so ...Great review! Emma is my favorite, so I'm so glad to see you loved it, too. I was apprehensive when I read it for the first time because I'd heard Emma was so unlikeable, but like you, I really liked her because of her flaws.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-5862380584377396502013-08-14T18:01:09.849+01:002013-08-14T18:01:09.849+01:00I've reread two Austen books so far, and enjoy...I've reread two Austen books so far, and enjoyed both of them a lot more on the second try.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-18842008908719971042013-08-14T14:37:32.242+01:002013-08-14T14:37:32.242+01:00I'm reading Emma, for the first time, right no...I'm reading Emma, for the first time, right now! I'm totally loving it. I'm also having little Clueless moments as I read it, which is making it so much fun. I had to skip the middle part of the review because of the spoilers, but you're quite right when it comes to loving this novel.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.com