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Book Review of Emma: A Modern Retelling

Emma: A Modern Retelling
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This book is 361 pages and I read it in about a week (and I wasn't reading it daily) so it's an easy read. Emma, the main character, is--as others have pointed out on Amazon--unlikable. She comes from a well-to-do family and has little understanding or sympathy for those who are of a lower station. She, however, chooses to befriend some of them and then tries to direct their lives as she, Emma, thinks is appropriate. In spite of Emma's meddling, these folks all appeared to end up happy having made their own way in life. And Emma apparently had an epiphany and found her true love. I probably would have given this 1 or 2 stars but in one section of the book I found myself engrossed in finding out how Emma's plans for her friends would turn out.