Comments on: Emma

By: Adam B.

Adam B. — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:03:52 +0000

The fact that you want to reach in and slap her shows that Austen is doing a good job describing her character. I found it rather comical myself. Don’t worry, things do brighten up and all her foolishness is eventually shown for what it is. That alone made the book, for me, quite satisfying.

By: Amira

Amira — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:11:16 +0000

Ok so I went and bought Emma to refresh my memory. This has to be the most annoying book I have tried to read in a while Adam. I am wondering if we are talking of the same book. She is so awful I want to reach into the book and slap her. I don’t do good with books where each character is more irritating than the next but I will try to finish and see if my opinion changes!!

By: Amira

Amira — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:02:42 +0000

Read Emma too long ago to say much about it. Sorry.
Merry Christmas to you all. Enjoy the snow, as you’ve probably heard we’re doing about as badly on that front. Totalled the Durango on the way back from PJ’s youth group party……. Not me driving I hasten to add, though it was so icy and zero degrees with wind chill, so it could easily have been as the salt, what little MI has used was ineffective.
Still not convinced about e books. I really like books, the feel, smell etc. Probably a dinosaur like George….

By: Adam B.

Adam B. — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:02:42 +0000

No worries Steveo, the post is about Emma and the ebook reading. (I do fear that, amongst my friends, I may need to solicit my sister to make any comments about the book itself. Perhaps Amira will save us here?) I have been using Stanza and I have been downloading books, through Stanza, from Feedbooks in their free section. (In Stanza go to the online catalog to see a list of ebook sellers.)
Speaking of pushing cars out. Steve F. Decided to come over on Monday and got his car stuck on a side street. He has been sleeping on my couch ever since.
BTW Just in case you think I may have changed more than I really have, I got the device free with my computer purchase because they had a special offer for students. To be honest, however, I have found it so useful as an organizer, calendar, alarm clock, mail client, internet browser, and now as an ebook reader that I would probably buy another if this one were to disappear on me. (Oh yeah, it plays music too.)

By: Steven K

Steven K — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:18:04 +0000

Pushed a few cars out myself this week, none of them mine (oh right, I don’t have a car). Adam, glad to hear you’re enjoying your reading. Appologies, but I’m going to go ahead and userp this comment with empty questioning of your new device. First off, wow, Adam has an iPod touch. Not a phone yet so I suppose it’s not yet that dramatic. Anyway, to get to the point, what “app” do you use for reading on it (again, sorry to those who wanted to discuss the post).

By: George

George — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:55:20 +0000

Sounds like a fun book, but this ebook thing… just give me weight, ink and the uncomfortable couch. Call me a dinosaur, or just set in my ways, but i sort of enjoy a neck ache after reading…. like you enjoy the burn in your legs after pushing a car out of a foot of snow (I helped with about ten this week).