Jane Austen's, Emma. Should you check it out?

I’m currently reading Emma, which was actually an accident, because I had to make an emergency run to the airport bookstore when I left my originally selected book on the other side of customs. The last time I was bookless for a trip, I ended up purchasing The Kite Runner which I hated, so I was determined to pick something from my TBR. In no surprise to anyone, the bookstore didn’t stock Christian or parenting non-fiction, so I was forced to go with Emma.

Jane Austen understands humans, to the point where the occasional character descriptions give me ease of existence. And by that, I mean I feel seen as a human. Us funny humans who do these funny things in funny ways with quirks and irks. She just gets it.

Emma is not a succinct book and there are sometimes pages of long dialogue (which I love). In fact, Emma might be her thickest book if I’m not mistaken. *Emm herself is, at her root, not a very likable character. She’s educated in the ways of polite society and knows how to be amiable. All her flaws are subtle and only knowable by those that know Emma best, like Mr. Knightley, their family’s friend. But if you enjoy a book of considerable personal growth then Emma is a novel to check out. You should know within the first chapter if it is something worth pursuing.

Oh, my goodness, I’m so out of practice with writing…