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Feb 05, 2016haileyj rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
We must remember this is a re-telling of an Austen book so of course the characters will seem "out of touch" with today's world. Even so, Emma was obviously a rich, spoiled girl who thought she was entitled to manage other people's lives even though she herself had no practical experience with love, life and marriage. I didn't like her character mainly because of her sense of entitlement. At the end she does begin to see things a little more realistically. Perhaps this story is more suited for a younger group? I do always enjoy McCall-Smith's writing style so it wasn't too bad.