I have finished Emma! And it was lovely! And so much better and involved and funnier and heart-wrenching than the movie! (I know, I know. You're shocked to hear it. *g*)

For example: Based on the movie I'd disliked Frank Churchill. He seemed like a thoughtless boy caught up in his own games and not caring how he affected those around him. But ( Read more... )

So Emma -- kind of a snob. There's a famous line about Emma (the book... well, and the girl, actually) that Jane Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." And I'd always wondered why Austen thought that way (Emma was silly but sweet, how could anyone dislike her?), but now I get it. I still do like her, ( Read more... )

So... yeah. That was some rabbit hole. :) But I'm taking a k-drama break (you know... 6 months later) and getting back into reading and have just started Jane Austin's Emma. Which, I thought I'd read it before? At least the story is really, really familiar to me, but I'm only 2 or 3 chapters in (short chapters) and have had my mind blown and a ( Read more... )