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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

4.11 AVERAGE

kitschata's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love this book very dearly. The only reason I don’t crown it with five stars is because it’s riddled with English superiority that I can’t stand. Even worse is the Christian superiority. Other than that, I find the book deliciously balanced. It’s neither a tragedy or a romance or mystery entirely. Its unwillingness to commit to one genre is to the benefit of the others. It makes these aspects more wholesome and believable, as it reflects life. Romance can’t exist without tragedy, and one can’t be sweet without the other being bitter. Jane Eyre’s charm is its variety and imperfections. At a certain point I found myself annoyed with the book, because its tragedy could have been avoided entirely had Jane acted differently. Her decision was one I couldn’t fathom, but I realized her situation was also one I couldn’t fathom. Yet another charm of the novel: its characters act outside of my desires and predictions, much as they would in life. A very lovely novel. I love it dearly.

hanna_mi_kluska's review against another edition

3.0

Jag tyckte om den! Tror jag! Mycket vackert skrivet, och miljön var som copy pastad in i hjärnan på mig. Jag tycker så otroligt mycket om Jane. Dessvärre alla män runt omkring henne... Jag tog mig igenom boken med en stilla önskan om att hon slutligen skulle bli lycklig, mer krävde jag inte.
Mr Rochester om S:T John "(Till sig själv): - Fan ta honom."

slushpuppy's review against another edition

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

linarasliterarium's review against another edition

5.0

A top tier classic novel. I love getting to know Jane- she is a badass ahead of her time. Also the gothic imagery is swoon worthy. Highly recommended for a fall/winter mood read.

walliskl98's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

annodee's review against another edition

5.0

I'm listening to the audiobook. I've read it twice before in my younger days. I'm seeing a lot of parallels between Jane and Harry Potter. (abused orphan, sleeps in a closet, supernatural elements.) I realize I'm probably not the first person to notice this.