Emma Woodhouse thinks she’s a great matchmaker. The story opens on the wedding of her former governess, Miss Taylor, marrying Mr. Weston. Emma’s father is devastated that Miss Taylor will no longer live with them but Emma assures him this is a good match for Miss Taylor. Emma meets Harriet, a young girl who lives in the school in town. Harriet never knew who her parents were, but Emma is sure that her father had a high standing in society. When Harriet gets a proposal from a farmer, Emma insists that she turn it down because she can marry someone better. Emma sets Harriet’s sights on Mr. Elton, who ends up falling for Emma. Meanwhile, Mr. Weston’s son comes to visit. Mr. and Mrs. Weston want Mr. Weston’s son, Mr. Churchill, to marry Emma so their families will be joined. However, when Harriet confesses to being in love with Mr. Knightly, Emma’s brother-in-law, Emma realizes she has loved him all along.
Some scenes are interpreted differently to accommodate the graphic novel format. For example, the novel starts with Emma and her father sitting in their house, discussing Miss Taylor’s new marriage. However, the graphic novel opens with Miss Taylor’s wedding, with Emma and her father speaking in the pews of the church. This makes the opening of the graphic novel more active, since pictures of people just sitting and talking in their home would be a boring way to start it off.
At the end of this book, the author describes some of the changes she made to the original story. The story still unfolds in the same way as the book. There are some twists at the end of the story, which could have been demonstrated earlier in the book for people who have read the original. But she kept these surprises a secret for new readers, who haven’t read Jane Austen’s original, so they will experience the twists for themselves.
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Jill lives in Toronto, Canada. She has studied English, Creative Writing, and Publishing. Jill is the creator and content producer of Jill’s Book Blog, where she has published a blog post every day for the last four years, including 5-7 book reviews a week. She can usually be found with her nose in a book. View all posts byIf you aren’t familiar with the story, it follows Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters on their way to finding love. Their mother, Mrs. Bennet, believes if her daughters have a fortune, they will be happy. Unfortunately, their father’s estate is entailed so it will be inherited by a distant cousin instead of the Bennet sisters. When Mr. Bingley moves into the large estate down the road, Mrs. Bennet is certain that one of her daughters will marry him, since he is wealthy. They meet Bingley and his friend Darcy at a ball they host at Bingley’s estate, Netherfield. Immediately, Elizabeth decides that Darcy is too proud to have anything to do with her or her family. Jane, Elizabeth’s older sister, falls in love with Bingley, and their mother begins to plan the wedding, though they aren’t engaged. Soon after that, Bingley, Darcy, and Bingley’s sisters move back to London. Jane is crushed when she realizes her relationship with Bingley is now over. Elizabeth and Jane then go on alternatingholidays with their aunt and uncle, eventually leading them both back to Darcy and Bingley. Elizabeth will have to learn not to be so quick to judge people, and Darcy must put his pride aside to find love.
This manga version from UDON Entertainment follows the plot, but it fills in some gaps that were in the narrative too. For example, we get to see Darcy’s reaction to Elizabeth at the Lucas’s ball, when he first falls in love with her. This graphic novel gives an objective perspective, by showing Darcy’s reaction, whereas Austen’s novel follows Elizabeth’s perspective.
The language was more straightforward and simple in this graphic novel. It lost some of Jane Austen’s beautiful prose. However, this would make the book more accessible to readers of all levels.
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There were two different manga art styles in this book. Most of the time, the pictures were realistic, a more traditional manga style. But sometimes the smaller frames had small cartoon drawings, that were less detailed. This change in style happened when Lydia, Kitty, or Mrs. Bennet we’re excited, talking about boys and/or money. The less detailed drawings demonstrate how childish and superficial those women were acting.
Jill lives in Toronto, Canada. She has studied English, Creative Writing, and Publishing. Jill is the creator and content producer of Jill’s Book Blog, where she has published a blog post every day for the last four years, including 5-7 book reviews a week. She can usually be found with her nose in a book. View all posts byis one of my absolute favorite classics and I fear my critical eye for the story is much harsher than that of a general reader. I’ve read my fair share of manga, and thought it would be interesting to read a manga edition of a beloved classic.
Although I wouldn’t quite recommend this over the original text, the Manga Classics edition is beautifully drawn in an older manga style told from a broader perspective rather than just Elizabeth’s POV. This is a nice companion novel, I think, to the original and has more of a
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Feel to the story. Some of my favorite lines have the original has been cut out or condensed to fit inside text bubbles.
I like the portrayal of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, even Charlotte and Mr. Wickham. However, I think the broader perspective of this edition really betrays the characterization of Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy, and Mr. Collins. There are added lines and scenes that helps tell Mr. Darcy’s side of the story. But, I think this loses that mysterious aura and even his stoic side because he seems to be drawn in a constant state of distress. Instead of suddenly being shocked at his confession to Elizabeth, you realize much earlier on that Mr. Darcy’s in love with her and that he’s a blustering fool around her. Leading up to this point, you should have seen Mr. Darcy from Elizabeth’s perspective that he was someone to despise based on Mr. Wickham’s biased side of the story. I’m afraid that the worst part of this book is Mr. Collin’s portrayal. He’s seen much more like a village idiot than an awkward cousin here to wed one of the Bennett daughters.
The ending of this edition is quite lovely. The wedding scene and a quick montage to wrap up the storylines like the book is well done. I would highly recommend reading the original text by Jane Austen, but this is a fun summary read of the book if you’re someone who prefers manga-styled books.
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Feel to the story. Some of my favorite lines have the original has been cut out or condensed to fit inside text bubbles.
I like the portrayal of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, even Charlotte and Mr. Wickham. However, I think the broader perspective of this edition really betrays the characterization of Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy, and Mr. Collins. There are added lines and scenes that helps tell Mr. Darcy’s side of the story. But, I think this loses that mysterious aura and even his stoic side because he seems to be drawn in a constant state of distress. Instead of suddenly being shocked at his confession to Elizabeth, you realize much earlier on that Mr. Darcy’s in love with her and that he’s a blustering fool around her. Leading up to this point, you should have seen Mr. Darcy from Elizabeth’s perspective that he was someone to despise based on Mr. Wickham’s biased side of the story. I’m afraid that the worst part of this book is Mr. Collin’s portrayal. He’s seen much more like a village idiot than an awkward cousin here to wed one of the Bennett daughters.
The ending of this edition is quite lovely. The wedding scene and a quick montage to wrap up the storylines like the book is well done. I would highly recommend reading the original text by Jane Austen, but this is a fun summary read of the book if you’re someone who prefers manga-styled books.
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