tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post7804279851003888945..comments2024-03-28T09:00:59.909+11:00Comments on The Vince Review: Emma Woodhouse - Why do readers love such a snob?Paula Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-61048538858353494182018-05-29T16:12:09.248+10:002018-05-29T16:12:09.248+10:00Hi Iola, I've got to admit I find the whole bi...Hi Iola, I've got to admit I find the whole big age gap thing creepy too. I know they tended to do things that way in the 19th century more often, but still can't wrap my head around it. And like you, as our daughters get nearer the age of the heroines, the creepier it seems 😊 That whole conversation between Emma and Knightley where he remembers her as a newborn because he was 18 is a prime example.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-45515886178472947512018-05-27T12:22:31.710+10:002018-05-27T12:22:31.710+10:00I will admit that Emma has always been my least fa...I will admit that Emma has always been my least favourite Austen heroine, although she does redeem herself by admitting her faults and repenting towards the end. <br /><br />However, my main issue with the story wasn't that Emma was a snob, but that I found the age gap between her and Knightley a little creepy (and now I have a daughter Emma's age? It's still creepy).Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.com