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traa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Incest, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
portcityreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
So putting those things aside, I’d say it was a very readable classic. I really loved Jane as a character. Young Jane kind of reminded me of Anne Shirley which was really fun. And the story was definitely interesting, but it kind of lost me in the end so I knocked a star off for that.
Overall, if you’re looking for a classic to read, this one wasn’t too challenging and I found it quite interesting!
Moderate: Mental illness and Racism
It was written in the 1800's so it is full of classism, racism and harmful stereotypes. I know this is a product of the time it was written, but I still found it quite jarring at times.rini's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Incest and Antisemitism
ana610615's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Racism
angrysmileyface's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Toxic relationship
aseaoftomes's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This book is told in a kind of memoir/autobiography style and is about a woman named Jane Eyre and her life focusing on her childhood to her early adulthood and all of the things she goes through and befall her during that time.
The writing of this book never ceases to impress me. I love how simplistic it is and yet how complex at the same time. It reads very well and sucks you in to the point where you're Jane. I always love it when that happens in books. The pacing is also well done. It doesn't really drag and I always found myself wanting to know what was going to happen next.
The plot, while simple, also has a quite suspenseful feeling to it as well. It's primarily about Jane - from her early years with her awful family, to her time in school and her employment with the illustrious Mr. Rochester and finally with St. John. It's all fascinating and I loved watching Jane grow as a character and watch her interactions with every character in the book. And the themes are great - family, love (and the different types of love that are basically embodied in each of the characters), gender roles and feminism of the day. I just loved the themes of this book
The setting is mostly in England in different institutions and houses. It's also very much a Gothic style book which means it has some eerie and creepy elements to it and I thought all of that was done really well.
Finally, the characters. I love Jane. She's one of my favorite characters period. I thought her growth throughout the book was great, I love how independent and outspoken she is and yet also how she fits the gender roles expected of her at the same time. I loved seeing her interact with everyone around her and how they shaped her into the woman she becomes. I also still like Mr. Rochester. My opinion has changed on him quite a bit from my initial read, but look he's the biggest drama king - the smallest inconvenience and his life was over. I also had a different perspective on St. John as well. I found I liked him more, but I also was so mad at him by the end again, but this time I understood him more. I frankly still think Jane should've stayed single - both of the choices she was presented with have pros and cons and ultimately are unhealthy. Even in the end, while they're on more equal footing, there are aspects of it I'm still not 100% sold on. Overall though, I had a really good time with it and I love the journey the characters go on.
Overall, I still really enjoy Jane Eyre and it's one I'll reread over and over again over the years.
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Racism