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A sus casi 21 años, muy pocas cosas le habían causado molestias o humillaciones.
Ella era la hija menor de las dos hijas de un padre muy cariñoso e indulgente, y se había convertido en la señora de su casa desde muy temprana edad por el matrimonio de su hermana. El lugar de su madre -muerta muchos años antes y de cuyas caricias Emma sólo conservaba un vago recuerdo- lo había ocupado una excelente mujer que hacía las veces de institutriz y cuyo afecto era casi comparable al de una madre.
Los peligros de la situación de Emma surgían de la posibilidad de hacer siempre lo que se le antojaba, y de ser de la tendencia a tenr demasiada buena opinión de sí misma; ésos eran los inconvenientes que amenazaban sus muchos placeres. Pero el peligro, sin embargo, pasaba de momento tan inadvertido, que no alcanzaba en absoluto la categoría de desgracia.
Esta novela de Jane Austen, considerada una de las obras maestras de la narrativa del siglo XIX, muestra cierta problemática femenina y peculiar de la época, en la que la mujer que ha logrado cierta posición social y una educación refinada, se debate entre sus propios prejuicios y conceptos sobre lo que debe ser el mundo y la realidad que la rodea, sin encontrar algo que la satisfaga por completo.
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In a publishing career that spanned less than a decade, Jane Austen revolutionized the literary romance, using it as a stage from which to address issues of gender politics and class consciousness rarely expressed in her day.
I read classics often and enjoy them, but I struggled getting through Emma. Emma herself is immature, selfish, and very unlikable. The whole book feels like you're listening into the most boring conversations you've ever heard. Like at one point one character goes on for 3-4 pages about apples. All the characters blend together which makes it hard to follow, and the ones who do stand out are because they're annoying. I understand the time and setting of this novel but all the characters are so bland and all the dialogue is just surface-level niceties. The plot develops very slowly (if at all) and the end is very predictable. I understand why this is a classic and it's significance historically but I shouldn't have to care about the authors background to enjoy a book. On its own, this one doesn't stand the test of time.
Finished Emma and I’d say it was a very interesting book. It’s not really a romance — more like a look into how society worked in that time. You get to read about people who feel real, with problems that still kind of exist even now. The writing is beautiful, and even though it took me some time to adjust to the pace and style (classic book stuff), once I got into it, I really enjoyed it.That said, it was a bit too long. Some details felt unnecessary and didn’t really add to the story. But overall, I think it was a great read — thoughtful, grounded, and very Jane Austen.