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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this book. It's one of the classic "victorian novels", and I liked the language although it needs some getting used to and can feel lengthy at times. I was surprised of how feminist of a story it is with harsh criticism of the British patriarchic society and different types of men—especially given this book was published in 1848.
The narrative style is unusual with a fairly elaborate plot at the beginning which then turns out to be only the frame; most of the book is a flashback narrative before Anne Brontë brings the frame plot back to conclusion at the end.
I did find it a bit annoying at times how pietous of a person Helen is, returning for and caring for her husband when he had lost the privilege of any attention on her part multiple times over. Being such a selfless "saint" seemed unrealistic for any human being.
Speaking of end: I don't know how I felt about the conclusion of the story and the "happy ending".It seemed to me that Gilbert was just another man that "pestered" her with unwanted romantic advances, yet Helen comes around to him at the end.
The narrative style is unusual with a fairly elaborate plot at the beginning which then turns out to be only the frame; most of the book is a flashback narrative before Anne Brontë brings the frame plot back to conclusion at the end.
I did find it a bit annoying at times how pietous of a person Helen is, returning for and caring for her husband when he had lost the privilege of any attention on her part multiple times over. Being such a selfless "saint" seemed unrealistic for any human being.
Speaking of end: I don't know how I felt about the conclusion of the story and the "happy ending".
Subtitle should be, "Men have always been terrible." Anne is my fav of the Bronte sisters
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Anne Bronte se merece las 5 estrellas por su valentía a la hora de mostrar la otra cara de la sociedad victoriana.
Su objetivo es aleccionar y prevenir sobre las consecuencias de los matrimonios apresurados, haciendo ver que no todos tienen un final feliz, tratando de abrir los ojos a las jóvenes que idealizaban el casarse, y hacer ver a los futuros esposos la conducta deseable.
El libro tiene algunos fallos, pero se compensan con una prosa ágil y la construcción de unos personajes que serán difíciles de olvidar.
Su objetivo es aleccionar y prevenir sobre las consecuencias de los matrimonios apresurados, haciendo ver que no todos tienen un final feliz, tratando de abrir los ojos a las jóvenes que idealizaban el casarse, y hacer ver a los futuros esposos la conducta deseable.
El libro tiene algunos fallos, pero se compensan con una prosa ágil y la construcción de unos personajes que serán difíciles de olvidar.