Manga Classic: Emma

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Title: Manga Classics: Emma
Author: Jame Austen, Crystal Chan (editor), Stacy King (editor), Po Tse (illustrator)
Genre: graphic novel, classic
Rating: 3/5
# pages: 308
Date read: September, 2015

Fair disclaimer: While I absolutely love Jane Austen, and have no problems with graphic novels rewrites, I am not a huge fan of the manga style of drawing. It seems entirely too cutesy for me. However, that is personal opinion and definitely not an indication of the quality of the drawings. They were objectively very gorgeous and extremely detailed - even in the lower res of the ARC.

It is, of course, a very simplified and abridged version of Jane Austen's "Emma", but it stayed very true to the book, and as it's been awhile since I've read the original, I didn't find myself noticing any major changes, or even anything they'd left out. I've been wanting to reread "Emma" for quite awhile, but haven't really been able to make time for it, so this was the perfect compromise. ... even if I did keep comparing it to the movie, "Clueless" (dating myself here: it's one of my favourite teen movies :) ).

It was fun to read this different version of it, and it did come across as a true homage to the original. There can be no doubt that both the illustrator and the editor are big fans of the book.

Like with the Manga version of "Pride and Prejudice" I'd recommend this adaption without hesitation, but as an addition to reading the original - not as an alternative.