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The Importance Of Being Emma (2008)

by Juliet Archer(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1906931208 (ISBN13: 9781906931209)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Choc Lit

series

Darcy & Friends

review 1: After eight years away from Highbury, Mark Knightley, a very handsome and rich man, returns to help his father’s business out. In addition to this, he gets an extremely challenging task: becoming the mentor of Emma Woodhouse, the new Marketing Director of Highbury Foods, a girl who had a huge crush on him and now is a really bewitching woman. Mark soon realizes he has to fight against his growing feelings for Emma because she is like his little sister, plus she is attracted by a mysterious man, Flynn Churcill. In this modern adaptation of “Emma” by Jane Austen, Juliet Archer creates a very intriguing and fascinating world. Emma Woodhouse is very similar to the original character. She is stubborn, maddening and little attentive to other people’s feelings. Mark Knigh... moretley, on the other hand, is quite different. He has some traits that belong to the original hero (named George), like his devotion to Emma, the habit of lecturing her and the love for his nephews and nieces (he is very sweet with them!), but he also shows new aspects of himself that surprised me. Like the fact that he is incredibly hot! Readers can see that clearly because Mrs. Archer switches between Emma and Mark as the narrator, so we have a deep look into both of their minds. Besides, thanks to this choice, we soon understand how much Mark is drawn to Emma since the first time he meets her again after eight years. I really appreciated that aspect, because we have the possibility to get to know this hero better and I believe he deserves that. Since in this novel he is so loving and passionate I am sure even those who do not already love Mr. Knightley will fall for him.I liked the accuracy at describing the other characters who are close to the protagonists. Mr. Woodhouse and his daughter Izzy are perfect with their fears and obsessions of all sorts concerning everybody’s health! I enjoyed the portrait of the clumsy Harriet Smith and the chatterbox Miss Bates (they are hilarious!). And I loved how the author perfectly depicted Mr. Elton, he is treacherous and revolting as ever, I daresay more than the original and since I loathe this character I think he is well represented.Although this is a fun and entertaining reading I recommend to all Jane Austen fans, I must warn you as there are some intimate scenes and the sporadic use of profanity. So if you prefer clean stories, you probably would not like this one. Nevertheless, it is a well written book and it is worth reading.
review 2: Well I always knew that I was going to like this book because i absolutely adore Jane Austens, Emma! I think that this modern adaptation was really good as it still kept to the stroyline but added some twists! I lived how the book was from the point of view of both Emma and mark knightly! As it was great to read what both characters were thinking! Great read and woe definitely reccommend for those Austen lovers! less

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