Emma

I finished reading Emma, and I loved it-- you can't go wrong with Jane Austen (or I haven't thus far). The book is, cliche to say,  better than the movie, but the movie for sure enhanced my reading experience as I kept the hunky movie Mr. Knightley (actor Jeremy Northam- hubbahubba) in my head (wish I could call him "my Mr. Knightley" swooon). Best proposal ever in the movie (the book is kinda different). I know Jane wrote the book saying "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like," but Jane I liked Emma too! It's funny how we as girls want to set people up and sometimes focus so much on one thing that we fail to see what's really going on... at least (hopefully) we learn from it. I loved the ultimately love story in it- Mr. Knightley and Emma. They are great friends first- they laugh, they argue, they correct each other, they compliment each other...it's honestly a realistic but romantic love story. A great and classic read.