Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith

Emma: A Modern Retelling

The Austen Project #3

Alexander McCall Smith

384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted slow-paced
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The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to live with her widowed father and launch her interior design business. Apart from cultivating grand career plans and managing her father's hypochondria, Emma busies herself with the two th...

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Community Reviews

2.84
based on 1,850 reviews

Moods

lighthearted: 87%

funny: 40%

reflective: 23%

relaxing: 18%

hopeful: 10%

emotional: 5%

inspiring: 5%

adventurous: 3%

informative: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
46% of readers chose medium
46% of readers chose slow
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medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
9% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

96% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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