Emma MMF: Lissa Pattillo
Lissa Pattillo at Kuriousity sent me a few links to older reviews at her site (that URL is kuri-ousity.com; don’t forget the hyphen) including a relatively recent (September) write-up of Shirley:
“What aids Shirley considerably is the charm of its title character. She’s young and polite, and though calm and responsible, she still exudes enthusiasm and honesty like a girl her age, which makes her both admirable and easily likeable. For me this a far difference from the character, Emma, from her name-titled series, whose flat personality had the intent of sophistication but resulted more in dull tedium. Shirley on the other hand I find infectiously sweet and earnestly looked forward to her happiness even in such a short story.”
Also at Kuriousity are reviews of Vols 1 and 2 of Emma proper.
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