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I thoroughly enjoyed Emma much more after reading Rebecca romneys Jane Austen‘s bookshelf‘s , previously I started it a few times and put it to one side finding Emma annoying , a meangirl match making busy body - Austen herself said she‘d created aheroine “whom no one but myself will much like “ oh but this book is packed with sharp observations of human nature and character, I have aneighbouris Miss bates not financially butwith verbal diarrhoea

10-22 May 25 (audiobook)
We bailed! We watched the tv series (I think Johnny Lee Miller is my favourite Mr Knightley), the movies and Clueless, but then bailed about a third of a way through the audiobook. Emma just does not have the humour or the appealing characters of Pride and Prejudice and could not catch Trix‘s attention so decided not to persist through to the end.

I finally read this! Alright, it took me the better part of the month because I opted to read it in bits. The cadence in communication between characters (also the paragraphing) exhausted me just a bit, and I really wanted to appreciate the writing so I was best served by picking this up from my nightstand for limited amounts reading.

May 2025 #BookSpin Category; Pub prior 21st Century @TheAromaofBooks

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

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

I've only read 10 on the list 😳

My favorites:

1) Emma
2) The Canterbury Tales
3) Beowulf

Emma Woodhouse‘s favorite pastime is to arrange the love lives of the people around her. What could possibly go wrong?

I wanted to enjoy this as P&P was foundational in my decision to pursue an English degree, but god I did not like Emma or Knightley. 😅 There‘s also not a lot that happens, plot wise. And, more importantly for me, I did not feel invested in literally any of these romances. On to Persuasion! 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl #JaneAustenThenAndNow @Crinoline_Laphroaig #2024reads #2025reads

I‘m currently listening to an abridged Jane Austen collection (bookcover right) after listening to an audio drama of JA‘s Emma (bookcover left). The production of this audio drama was a touch dated but I like how the script uses narration to bridge scenes of dialogues, and after an hour I warmed to it. I have more JA books for 2025.

I really enjoyed doing Dracula Daily this year! So I decided to download #SerialReader and make my way through some more classics!

#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView (thanks for the tag 😘)

1. If at home, 2 outfits: comfy day clothes, comfy sleep clothes. Add one more comfy outfit if going out somewhere. 👚🩳 = 😌 No more work clothes! 🤩
2. EMMA is quite the fashionista. 😍

Play? @Catiewithac @shelleybooksie @WildAlaskaBibliophile

Not the edition I own, but fitting for #coverlove #chair !

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I‘m still working my way through Emma in between other reading. I‘ll finish it eventually. #green #coverlove

#CoverLove #Hearts @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Thanks for the tag @SpellboundReader

1 Iris Murdoch, I honestly don‘t know where to start with her novels. I also have some Dickens I still need to get to.
2. The twilight series.
3. Emma by Jane Austen started a love affair with all things Jane. I have reread her books many times.

@Itchyfeetreader @Lizpixie @Karisimo @IndoorDame @julieclair care to play?

Whenever I hear the word #Picnic I always think about this scene from Emma

#SummerSouls

#SpringSkies #OneWordTitle
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Choices were slim pickings this month, but Emma was easily the best book I read for March.

A fun read, but I was hoping to like it more than I did. I can't say I'm entirely disappointed but I was hoping for more substance out of it and more fun matchmaking shenanigans instead of the gossip which took the majority of the book.

#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

📕The Goblin Emperor
📕A Storm of Swords
📙Lord of The Necropolis
🎧Emma
🎧Night of the Hunter
🎧 Gods of Jade and Shadow

Progress:

I haven't finished anything this week, but I made steady progress in Emma and Gods of Jade and Shadow, I hope to do better next week.

#favbookmark
#ittakesallkinds

This took me a long time to read. I forgot how different the writing/language is with classics! #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Just finished this one for the second time. I must admit I appreciated it much more the second time around. For all her faults, I can‘t help but be fond of Emma📚🥰

1. Busy week! A couple appointments, evening commitments, etc.
2. Tagged. It‘s going slowly.
3. Quirky and introspective.
#motivationalmonday

Goals for #JoyousJanuary
-Emma at least 75% (currently 10%)
-Sea Wife for Tuesday book club (currently 29%)
-Roverandom
-2 issues Real Simple

Bonus: anything that comes through the Libby portal and/or something from my #readordonate or #readorbail piles.

#readathon

I loved the movie Clueless when I was a teen. So this book was pretty fun because in my head it was those characters with the fun outfits. But honestly there's like way too much dialogue in this. Or something. Whatever.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#AuthorAMonth I enjoyed Emma even more the 2nd time. When I first read it I appreciated the dialogue (some of Austen‘s best) & found the writing relaxing and the ending heartwarming. But I approached it more seriously since I didn‘t read as many classics then, & found myself cringing at some of the characters vapidity & naivety. This time I was able to appreciate the humor more & see the caricature of village life in all its ridiculous glory.

1. I have always wanted to read Emma because Clueless is a favorite movie.
2. I have always wanted a Penguin clothbound because they are gorgeous.
3. I have NEVER EVER struggled with a book more since A Tale of Two Cities in 11th grade.
4. I really don‘t think Austen or Dickens are for me.
5. You don‘t have to love classics to love reading.
6. First #AuthorAMonth of ‘24 in the bag!

#midwintersolace
Settling in for my #hyggehourreadathon with my #authoramonth book and some cocoa to ward off the snowstorm and sneak in some extra #hyggehugs. Hope everyone is safe and warm tonight. 🤍❄️

Reading this as I‘m staring out the window at the snow that‘s been falling since I woke up and is supposed to continue through tomorrow. I find myself in complete agreement with Jane‘s view on winter storms!!! #AAM #pemberlittens

#HashtagBrigade I seem to be raising little literary critics! I can‘t get even one of these furballs to sit with me while I read The Bros K. I even tried reading to Cass aloud yesterday, she ran away so fast! Clearly not a Dostoevsky fan 😂 Then today I started re-reading Emma for #authoramonth & they both cuddle up sweet as can be. They practically never both sit in my lap at the same time. I think they‘re Austen fans! #pemberlittens #catsoflitsy

#Chirp #Audiobook deal
$2.99

https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/emma-by-jane-austen-d9abad7fae?promotion_i...

#JaneAusten #Emma #Pemberlittens

Wonderful!

Oh Emma!

I find her so relatable, yet maddening. 😆 Well meaning, but not as shrewd and sensible as she thinks she is. Believing in her own superior judgment, yet continually putting her foot in it.

I didn‘t have quite the patience and understanding for Emma as I did on previous readings. Mr. Wodehouse wore me to a frazzle this time, also. 🤣 It was enjoyable to compare the story again to Clueless and match similarities/differences.

My favorite Austen book thus far. My literary crush is officially Mr. Knightley.

This is so strangely accurate 🤣🤣

#Pemberlittens

First of all, make sure not to get the “Signet Classic” edition because Margaret Drabble discloses the entire plot in the Introduction. (Sigh)
Jane Austen worked the magic of engaging me in the story to the extent that I felt I was visiting real people and the characters and relationships are intriguing. But she overdid it with unnecessary, irrelevant stuff, trying to tie up all loose ends. Ultimately, it was disappointing to me.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I find the character of Emma a little arrogant. But it is still a very enjoyable story.

I wanted to come on here and let you know that to me , so far, starting Chapter 5, that I find, Emma and especially her father, Mr. Woodhouse, to be hilarious. Emma is not at all likable to me which adds to the humor. I also keep thinking about “A Room of One‘s Own” by Virginia Woolfe in which she notes that Jane had to write in the presence of her family. How did she come up with this? I love it.

I‘ve been so surprised how much I‘ve been enjoying this novel. Since I also loved “Persuasion”, I guess I am joining the ranks of being a Jane Austen fan. Her characterization of women is intriguing to me.

Books that start with each letter for Easter:

E-mma
A-ngelology
S-cythe
T-hrone of Glass
E-yre Affair
R-easy Player One

#EasterOMC #picturechallenge
@Clwojick @LadyKatrina

"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."

I love Jane Austen. ❤️

#janeausten #bookwithapinkcover

Una delle parole più ricorrenti è ‘buon senso‘ e altre ad essa collegate come ‘ragione‘, ‘giusta condotta‘, ‘senso del dovere‘.

Emma, as a heroine, is fine, but her dad is THE BEST. And I love Miss Bates. I would love to spend an evening being safely kept out of drafts and away from open windows eating gruel with Mr. Woodhouse and Miss Bates. I hope Jane Fairfax is happy and never has to speak to Mrs. Elton again.

You know you're gonna like your hotel when this greets you on your nightstand.

My last book was a pan : too much torture, I hope Emma will be a nice palate cleanser ;)

I finished reading this book on Thursday, but I was so caught up with it that I forgot to post quotes and a review.

I have to say, this book was a good refresher as it was a truly a gem. Then again, it‘s Jane Austen. It was a brilliantly written romantic comedy, and the character development was also amazing. Emma is a person who needed “fixing” at the time this book was set, and the way that Jane Austen wrote about her was great!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Book: Emma
Author: George Eliot
Movie: ET, Eight Men Out
Singer: Elvis, Eagles, Elton John
Song: Eight Days a Week

#manicmonday

Emma is quite flawed - but I feel that‘s what makes her likable and interesting. She tries to do her best while being awfully misguided, often because of her own prejudice… and it‘s hilarious to see the events unfold exactly as a more sensible person would have expected them to unfold. I also like how independent Emma is and how she finds ways around her father‘s concerns. I‘d say it‘s one of my favorite Jane Austen book!