Pat’s Comments (group member since May 27, 2020)

Pat’s comments from the Irmo Branch Library - Multimedia Book Club group.

Thanks for your insights! This is why I love book clubs!

I watched the 2020 movie Emma but have never read the book. Until I googled some background info about Emma I was struggling to keep track of the characters and the story line. The movie did excellent with scenery, costumes and the ambiance of the era.

Your comments also gave me a deeper understanding of the story. I am retired from teaching high school girls and I would rate Emma as very confident, intelligent, indulged. Also nice, independent and fun loving. With a lot of idle time on her hands and intrigued at that age with male relationships she fell naturally into the match making role!

I enjoyed the evolving sequence of relationships. It was like Austin drew a chart before creating the story. The movie did a good job of showing the attraction between Emma and Mr. Knightly. Emma was so much younger. It was like he had to wait for her to grow up.

Pat

Since we have a quiet evening (oh yes that is pretty much what we all have now!) I am going to watch the recent movie Emma tonight on tv.
I don’t think I have ever read Treasurer Island. Looking forward to it and hearing others comments.
Thanks for letting me join your book club!
Pat

I would like to join your book club. I have been a member of the Lex Main Third Thursday at Three book club but they did not continue to an online meeting format. I usually download the book selection via my Kindle/Amazon Prime account. Thus I would not need a book or circulation count.

Pat Winegardner