I finished Emma today on the way home from a weekend visit to New Jersey. It's always a little sad to finish a good book, because it means saying goodbye to the characters. However, I'm looking forward to watching the 2009 BBC version again!
Emma Woodhouse is probably (in my opinion) Jane Austen's most flawed heroine. She is rich, spoiled, and very satisfied with herself. Yet over the course of the book, matchmaker Emma is forced to come to terms with some pretty uncomfortable mistakes - and does a lot of growing up in the process. Emma's a bit more human than Fanny Price or Anne Elliot, who seem too saintly to me. I certainly recommend Emma as an entertaining read and some very funny, dynamic characters.
I could go on, but I'll leave it at this - Mr. Knightly is definitely a 10.
