Grandma asked that I re-type her review as she is having trouble with her electric typewriter. I love seeing the review in her own hand so I uploaded it as well.
May 1, 2013
Emma by Jane Austen: Review by Dorothy
I started to write this review Wednesday morning, but had to give up as I was going to Bridge Club. But I was glad I did, as when I got home from Club, I had the movie of Emma in the mail from Netflix. I watched it that night. It was interesting to see the books characters come to life. I hadn't pictured Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma, but she did a good job and the movie was very true to the book.
I haven't read a classic in years. I have read some of Jane Austen's books, first time, I think for Emma. It was so different from what I am used to reading, and I wish it had had more action and less talk. Obviously life was different then, but all they ever did was go visiting to hear the latest gossip, or, as Emma did, spend her time trying to arrange marriages, but only if they met her standards. Emma was a very self-centered young lady, and hard to like. Mr. Knightley was the only sensible character in the book, so that fact that he ended up marrying Emma gives hope that Emma will start showing the maturity she has lacked in the past.
