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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

4.11 AVERAGE

sugartooth's review

4.5

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

ragados's review against another edition

4.0

This was a much more interesting read than I had originally expected. It holds some issues for me regarding the role and requirements of men and women but this is not really the fault of the author given the times and Jane in particular shows a streak of independence that must have been quite risqué for the time.

ascam's review against another edition

4.0

Been wanting to read more classics and this seemed like a fine place to start. I honestly expected it to be mostly boring, and it was at times, but those times were few in my eyes. For the most part I was much more engaged with the plot than I anticipated. What romance! What journeys! What secrets! I happily ignored the 2 decade age gap between my romantic protagonists lol. Excited to explore more of the Brontë’s sisters works

shance417's review against another edition

3.0

Honestly, all the men here sucked. Mr. Rochester included. Another problem reading this today was the 20 year age gap lol (Jane was 19... oy). Nonetheless, I see why Jane Eyre is a classic — because this is a story about Jane’s agency, especially as a woman of her class at the time. This includes her decision to stay with Rochester in the end, which she came to with full awareness and acknowledgement of Rochester’s flaws.

That said, there was a lot of descriptive language, which I appreciated in some parts, but often in other parts made the book a somewhat tedious read.