I feel like I should have a lot to say about this book, but I really don't. I have to remember that I really shouldn't read the cliffnotes summary of a book before I've read it (I just wanted to know where the story was going, since I was still at the part about Jane's childhood). Reading the cliffn...
2.5, but I'm having a hard time making up my mind. On the one hand, there was a lot to like; Jane herself was a definite highlight, as was the social commentary. And it was really engaging most of the time! The post-Thornfield part was a bit of a lull but I was quite impressed with the dissection of...
there isn't much to say about this book that hasn't been said. the love story is good, but it is the magic that surrounds Jane that i love, the way she's innocent, full of feelings, yet she won't go around shouting them. she's kind, fragile, understanding, knowledgeable, led by life but also leading...
ane and i had a troubled beginning. there was this beautiful hard back copy that sat in our living room. i saw the orson welles film sometime when i was around eight or nine, and was captivated. immediately, i wanted to try to read the book. but i couldn’t get along with the beautiful hard back. ...
I loved it, I don't know why I kept pushing it down me to-read list, I don't know why I expected it to be dull and boring. It has put many contemporary novel I've read to shame. although the ending tasted bitter sweet to me( it was a happy ending, true, yet I still could not get over what they went ...
This book was hugely influential in my reading and writing journey and it took my breath away when I first read it. I can't remember how many times I read it before I finally managed to stop, but it was quite a few. Even though the book is called Jane Eyre and Jane is the central character, there's ...
Yes, I suppose you can view this book mostly as a love story. That's what I did at age 13 - but that's why I was left disappointed back then¹.Or you can view this as an story of formation of a strong and independent female protagonist, a nineteenth-century feminist, light-years ahead of its time. An...
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