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3.09 AVERAGE
3.09 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was my one-sitting book for the Read Harder challenge.
Tenía dudas sobre cómo sería una adaptación de la historia al Nueva York de hoy en día pero al final me ha gustado. Hay cosas que quedan un poco colgando al ser formato cómic (todo se acelera un poco, Jane es demasiado bonita -esto es un fallo importante para mí-, y los secundarios apenas tienen presencia) pero el resto funciona bastante bien.
I loved this modern retelling of Jane Eyre! They definitely tried to soften Rochester up a little and make him more palatable to modern audiences.
This is one of those books where ignoring the description helps you enjoy it more. Yes, it's based on one of my all time favorite novels, but that doesn't mean that it is in fact going to contain all the things that I loved about the original. Just taking the format into consideration will show that there are limits to how faithful it can remain. It, in fact, changes so many things that I just read it as a quirky author taking the names from a beloved novel and making her own story. This turns it into a slightly suspenseful romance novel with attractive art. Not an Earth-changing book, but something that I mostly enjoyed.
I was so excited when I saw this book...but in retrospect it was probably a mistake to pick my favorite book as my first foray into graphic lit. I found the whole experience disappointing, because I feel that this "inspiration" omitted much that made the original so compelling. "Jane Eyre" is a complex narrative of a young woman's coming of age, and I felt that "Jane" skimped on too much character development, introspection, and plot in favor of the art work, art work which I felt in some cases detracted meaningfully from the story. Jane is supposed to be small, plain, and talentless (every teen's insecurities), but McKenna's Jane has lush flowing blonde hair, huge green eyes, beautiful bow lips, and HUGE talent. McKenna's Jane is never tested - everything goes right the first time for her. I'm holding myself back to not divulge a spoiler, so I'll just say that "unbelievable" is an understatement. Overall, I found this re-write too superficial for my liking and too condensed to adequately reflect the tension, romance, and drama of the original.
Akhir-akhir ini aku jarang baca buku semacam ini, mungkin ini bisa dikategorikan dewasa muda kali ya?
Aku suka ilustrasinya sih karena ada progresnya. Dari yang monotone, mulai nambah satu warna, nambah lagi, nambah lagi.
Kalau ceritanya sih ya agak nggak masuk akal sih di akhir tapi ya sudah, memang cerita fiksi kan dibuat demikian.
Cuma tetep ya bete ya sama bapaknya Adele meski akhirnya jadi cukup baik. Hm.
Aku suka ilustrasinya sih karena ada progresnya. Dari yang monotone, mulai nambah satu warna, nambah lagi, nambah lagi.
Kalau ceritanya sih ya agak nggak masuk akal sih di akhir tapi ya sudah, memang cerita fiksi kan dibuat demikian.
Cuma tetep ya bete ya sama bapaknya Adele meski akhirnya jadi cukup baik. Hm.