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sarah_zaffiro's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Body shaming
Minor: Death, Antisemitism, and Alcoholism
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
Reader, eight weeks and 425 pages later, I DNF'd this baby. I just could not read one more page. Villette is just a sad and depressing book. Lucy Snowe lacks Jane Eyre's fire in the belly. It wasn't until page 200 that I understood that Lucy was a deeply lonely person who most probably suffered from depression. Unfortunately, by then it was too late. The Lucy Snow that I had gotten to know was judgmental AF, anti-Catholic, and xenophobic. We get it Charlotte, you hate the French. You showed us in JE that you don't care for the French but boy did your colors really fly in this novel. The quality of the writing in the novel was head and shoulders above Shirley, but unlike Shirley, I just could not care what happened to any of the characters. I did what I never do, I looked up a summary of the novel with spoilers because I just had to get to the point and know what happened. Then I promptly proceeded to throw the book at the wall and yell "Charlotte Bronte, Are you effin' kidding me?!!!" The end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent and Medical content
ok7a's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Xenophobia
Minor: Colonisation
traceymc's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Colonisation and Xenophobia
lidz_2tc's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Xenophobia
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