This Month’s Book
Emma by Jane Austen
Hiya
The book club is currently reading Emma by Jane Austen and will be meeting on the 5th June to discuss as a group.
If you read along with us – what do you think of the book and its characters?
Comments below xx
Still trying to get through this book which started off quite slow and boring, but slowly got interesting. I noticed the discrimination of class which almost shows Emma her snobbery given she is from a wealthy background herself. Her match making skills and the various mismatches gives the story a bit of humour.
In the story, I find Emma thinks she is adept at reading the way people act and talk, but more often she is jumping to conclusions and takes gossip to make it in to something she wants it to be. It is almost like Jane teaches us all a lesson to not make assumptions, and to not take gossip as facts!
So far it has been an interesting read, but personally it wouldn’t be the type of classic I would go for. It took far too long to get in to. But for classic lovers, it’ll be a hit for sure.
I absolutely loved the story., because I like happy endings .
I like Jane’ writing style. It is very wordy though and I found that I needed to concentrate so that I could understand the plots and how they are linked together.
It is great to discover the way people lived and the differences in ranking according to your status and money.
Hello!
So this is the first book on the book club I really struggled with. I’m not sure if it’s how it’s written but I found it very difficult to get into. I must have read only a few chapters before giving up. For this reason I cannot genuinely comment on the book as I barely got into the story but I’ve tried and failed. It was a shame as I loved the Jane Austen movies even with the posh well articulated dialogue, just couldn’t appreciate it when it was written in a book. 🙈