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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
Mucho más interesantes el principio y el epílogo que todo lo demás, pero muy bien en general... No lo he leído, lo he escuchado vía Marina y ha estado genial :)
This was a terrible book. The main character was infuriatingly supercilious and completely convinced of his own superiority. He doesn't even bother to teach well but frequently mentions that he doesn't challenge his students because he doesn't think they'll bother to learn, when it was his job to make them want to learn. I was very disappointed when Frances accepted his proposal since she was the only character that wasn't totally horrible, and she didn't deserve to be dominated by this awful man. I was truly surprised when Mr. Crimsworth allowed her to keep working and teaching. It seemed very out of character for him given his habit of demanding everyone do what he want or he would treat them with veiled contempt, and he told Frances repeatedly that he wanted to provide for her and didn't give it up until she insisted she work.
Miss Brontë also expects her reader to understand French. She expected this in Jane Eyre as well, but as only the exchanges with Adele, which never contained anything important, where I really was under the impression I was missing important information in this book.
These things led to me not particularly enjoying the book, but the final nail in the coffin was Mr. Crimsworth's absolute raging anti-Catholicism. It's hard to read the prospective of a prejudiced character at any time, but especially when he or she refuses to learn better or admit his discrimination. I also thought it was horribly hypocritical of Charlotte Brontë to claim that all Catholic girls and women are wicked seducers with no sense of morality considering her own infatuation with a married man who was her teacher. I don't usually listen to classic audiobooks at more than 1.5 as the recordings tend to be less clear and the language sometimes takes time to digest and understand, but I found myself so impatient to be done with this book that I listened to it at twice the speed starting from about half way through, and sometimes even ventured to 2.15 in my eagerness to be done with the torture. I probably should have just DNFed it, but I do hate leaving books incomplete.
I don't know how Charlotte went from writing this monstrosity to writing the wonderful Jane Eyre, but I'm very glad that I read this after Jane Eyre or I probably wouldn't have ventured to read another of Charlotte Brontë's books.
Miss Brontë also expects her reader to understand French. She expected this in Jane Eyre as well, but as only the exchanges with Adele, which never contained anything important, where I really was under the impression I was missing important information in this book.
These things led to me not particularly enjoying the book, but the final nail in the coffin was Mr. Crimsworth's absolute raging anti-Catholicism. It's hard to read the prospective of a prejudiced character at any time, but especially when he or she refuses to learn better or admit his discrimination. I also thought it was horribly hypocritical of Charlotte Brontë to claim that all Catholic girls and women are wicked seducers with no sense of morality considering her own infatuation with a married man who was her teacher. I don't usually listen to classic audiobooks at more than 1.5 as the recordings tend to be less clear and the language sometimes takes time to digest and understand, but I found myself so impatient to be done with this book that I listened to it at twice the speed starting from about half way through, and sometimes even ventured to 2.15 in my eagerness to be done with the torture. I probably should have just DNFed it, but I do hate leaving books incomplete.
I don't know how Charlotte went from writing this monstrosity to writing the wonderful Jane Eyre, but I'm very glad that I read this after Jane Eyre or I probably wouldn't have ventured to read another of Charlotte Brontë's books.
Charlotte Brontën vähemmän tunnettu romaani, joka on Jane Eyreen verrattuna helppoa ja kevyttä kesälukemista. Täydellistä 1800-luvun comfort romantiikkahömppää, jossa juonenkäänteet eivät aiheuta suuria tuntemuksia suuntaan tai toiseen ja hahmoja kuvaillaan aikakaudelleen tyypillisesti piirteitä liioitellen. Viihdyin tämän kirjan parissa, mutta Professoria ei kannata mitenkään verrata Brontën siskosten tunnetuimpiin teoksiin.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
reflective
medium-paced
Na mesma linha de Agnes Grey, tanto em narrativa quanto em seu teor, refletindo fortemente as experiências pessoais da autora como também seus pensamentos e crenças. Acho que é de senso comum que esse livro não é a sua maior obra no que se refere a construção narrativa, mas ainda há algo de especial em poder vislumbrar através desses memoirs fictícios um pouco da vida tanto da Charlotte quanto da Anne e suas visões de mundo no período em que viviam.
Charlotte always delivers for me. Not on the same level as Villette or Jane Eyre though.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Para ser los inicios de Charlotte Brontë no está mal. Es algo, los personajes sobre todo Willam no hay una conexión, no es agradable salvo cuando hay cierta sátira mezclada con algo que podría ser sarcasmo, pero no creo que fuera el objetivo de Charlotte, es muy pesado estar en su diálogo lento interno es demasiado hiperactivo (todo el tiempo estaba pensando algo) y en vez de enriquecezca al personaje se desdibuja.
Si tomamos a William y Frances, los mezclamos creamos el alter ego de Charlotte, se queda corta en hilar el resto de la historia y al final Willam ¿obtiene riqueza, prestigio? y se pierde el sentido y objetivo de la profesión de profesor que en esa época era más que un trabajo.
Hay hermosas descripciones, una forma "rebelde" de escritura (que faltaba pulir) que es avanzada para una mujer de esa época, Charlotte pudo dar voz a su idolología.
Una vez leída Jane Eyre se nota el camino hacia donde se decantó para crear a Jane.
Si tomamos a William y Frances, los mezclamos creamos el alter ego de Charlotte, se queda corta en hilar el resto de la historia y al final Willam ¿obtiene riqueza, prestigio? y se pierde el sentido y objetivo de la profesión de profesor que en esa época era más que un trabajo.
Hay hermosas descripciones, una forma "rebelde" de escritura (que faltaba pulir) que es avanzada para una mujer de esa época, Charlotte pudo dar voz a su idolología.
Una vez leída Jane Eyre se nota el camino hacia donde se decantó para crear a Jane.
“Soy un patriota universal... mi país es el mundo”
“Pero cuando el dolor termina el recuerdo que queda a veces se transforma en placer”
“Un hombre es dueño de sí mismo hasta cierto punto, pero no más allá de él. -William Crimsworth”
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Chapter 19...excellent writing