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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

46 reviews

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”

Jane Eyre truly revolutionized fiction and paved the way for modern day literature. Most books were not  written in first person perspective, but Charlotte Brontë used it to create a sense of intemacy. 
Jane Eyre tells the story of a female protagonist looking for agency and meaning. 

“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you!”

Jane Eyre is active and fights back and stands by her values. 

“I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do. I need not sell my soul to buy bliss. I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.” 

And although I am not a big fan of Rochester (

I feel terrible for his 1. Wife

), I do enjoy their lovestory.

“Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own: in pain and sickness it would still be dear.”

It's just so beautifully written. 

“If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved of you and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

downsophialane's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

How does one even review Jane Eyre? It's lush and atmospheric, creating the vibes and tropes that have been so central to my favourite genre for two hundred years. If there's anyone left in the world who doesn't know the big revelation at the end of this book, I won't spoil it but... yeah. Mr R. does some rough stuff in this book, and honestly, so does Bronte, considering who is reduced to a literary device. On that note... It's also pretty racist. So much phrenology, Lottie, why?
So, okay, it's complicated. There are reasons to avoid it. But there are also reasons that you may be interested, particularly if you're a romance reader. If Pride and Prejudice is the mother of modern romance, Jane Eyre is the cool younger auntie.
I would highly recommend podcasts Whoa!mance's Public Access Read-a-Long and Hot and Bothered "On Eyre" series for audio reading companions. 

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TO TEACH?  🍎
Jane Eyre is delicious for the Gothic, of course. I've been assigned Jane and R's first meeting for year 10. We'll see how that goes (honestly, that meeting is real sexy and I feel like my colleague who made this decision... maybe didn't register how sexy it is...  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Classism, Racism, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Racial slurs

mells224's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

lkbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Colonisation and Racial slurs

isabellaft's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Sexism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Death, Confinement, Colonisation, Child death, and Child abuse

traa's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy