As a person who almost exclusively reads sci-fi or nonfiction, I did not know what to expect from Jane Austen. I'm not sure where it came from, but I did have at least a bit of a preconception of its being quite straightfoward---Emma is anything otherwise. It is comedy, romance, a Bildungsroman, and mystery; all in one incredibly witty package. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am very sad to be leaving its characters and the setting of Highbury. I have agonised a small amount over whether to give this four or five stars, but I have opted for five on account of its being so eye-opening to me (with regards to genre) on top of being such an excellently crafted novel. I will be reading more Austen.