Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

51 reviews

ashley_1206's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

2.75-3⭐️
it was okay i didn’t hate it. towards the end when the chapters had plot twists i liked it but then again eh. i felt like so much of it was predictable and it didn’t have to be that long. especially since the last chapter was like 5 pages. anyways a lot of words, long chapters, amazing audiobook 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

edesia_guest's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I studied this for Uni and it is brilliant, the plot is heavy but amazing to analyse. But Bertha, or Antoinette, is ignored. To take Spivak’s criticism this book is an allegory of colonisation and it is sad that her story is ignored and erased under Jane and Rochester’s love. While we need to understand the time the author wrote in, this criticism still remains when modern readers view this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, Racism, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Classism, Confinement, and Misogyny

Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, and Death of parent

ifweweresorrows's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I went into Jane Eyre with surface level information about it and I was so confused about what was so appealing about Mr. Rochester.

I think Jane is dumb for going back to him when he basically told her that he was going to ‘chain her up’ with jewellery. He is by far the most unlikable character I’ve ever come across in a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Ableism, Classism, and Abandonment

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, and Child death

julia_rose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Finished this book one minute ago. I read the last 100 pages in one sitting and it’s now 2am. I’m just stunned and so relieved by the ending. It’s been so long since a story had me so invested that I felt physical ache for the characters’ love and misfortunes. Jane is such an icon I love her strong sense of self. I love the motifs in the imagery like the moon and wind and woods and fire etc It’s exquisitely written. I underlined the shit out of this book to the point i think I’ll have to buy a new copy since I destroyed this one with love. Definitely one of my all time favourites now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, Violence, Suicide, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

demi_tang67's review against another edition

3.0

I HATE ROCHESTER *feral dog noises* 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Child abuse, and Abandonment

lal145's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gaslighting, Bullying, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Racism, and Ableism

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Toxic relationship

ali_debookness's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Incest and Sexism

gknucks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness