Why people recommend it
Emma by Jane Austen is a classic comedic novel following the misadventures of a clever and self-satisfied young woman as she navigates the complexities of matchmaking and social standing in Regency-era England. Shilo Brooks recommended the novel on Honestly with Bari Weiss as an essential text for young people to meditate meaningfully on the nature of love, grouping it alongside works by George Eliot and Plato. The book also appeared in various discussions on The Book Review, where Gilbert Cruz noted Eleanor Catton's work on a modern adaptation, and Dennis Duncan used the novel as a prime example of an enduring literary classic that readers frequently return to and index. These discussions underscored the enduring cultural footprint of Austen's work, treating it not merely as a historical artifact of English literature but as a timeless exploration of human psychology, self-deception, and personal growth that continues to resonate with contemporary readers, adapters, and scholars alike.
Who recommended it
- Shilo Brooks Recommended
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
- Dennis Duncan Discussed
- Jay Shetty Discussed
Shilo Brooks — 1 mention
“I think you need to meditate especially as a young person on love. Whether you do that through Jane Austen and a book like Emma or Pride and Prejudice, George Eliot's Middlemarch, Plato's Symposium books on love...”
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
“you also worked on an adaptation of the Jane Austin novel Emma”
Dennis Duncan — 1 mention
“I know that I'm going to want to look something up in Jane Austin's Emma or something like that”
Jay Shetty — 1 mention
“Because I think people look at you, and even when I read your book, I was just thinking, you're working really hard at basketball, you're really working hard at your family, you're working hard at being a dad; I'm like this guy works hard on every area of his life like there's not… so you try to, you're trying to.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Birnam Wood
- Book Parts
- Clarissa; or, The history of a young lady: comprehending the most important concerns of private life; and particularly shewing the distresses that may attend the misconduct both of parents and children, in relation to marriage ..
- Death on the Nile
- Frankenstein
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“if I were to go to a desert island I would probably take persuasion with me but I would spend much of my time on the island lamenting the I had not also been able to bring Pride and Prejudice in Emma”
“yes it's the fourth installment the previous ones have included Emma by Alexander McCall Smith and North anger Abby by Val mcder”