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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

204 reviews

hadadelamiopia's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

THEY HAVE A SON?

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pteraseagul's review against another edition

1.25

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book isn’t for someone who does not like things being overlooked because of someone’s beliefs or if people get triggered when characters over-react/under-react.

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oatmilktea's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A good book is not necessarily a good read—Jane Eyre is one such book to me.

It has been around so long it's practically impossible to avoid major spoilers. I knew of the big twist long before I picked up the book, and it took the tension out for me. I think I would have been more invested in the plot had I not known about the twist.

Jane Eyre is well written but drags on too long for my taste. I can’t tell if we’re supposed to like Mr Rochester, but I certainly didn’t. At first he was the clear antagonist to me, but what with the latter part of the book, where St-[redacted]-John is introduced, I’m not so sure anymore. Rochester is condescending and patronising, he gaslights and physically threatens Jane. Oh, and let’s not forget about

keeping his mentally ill wife prisoner in the attic

! Rochester does have a point where

non-monogamy

is concerned, but I was glad about the dealbreaker, simply because I did not want Jane to marry Rochester.

So it surprised me that I actually rooted for them in the end, because St John took the f***ing cake. He is even worse than Mr Rochester, and that’s saying something. He even got the last word!

Awful men are one thing, because it can be fun to hate them. What made the book unenjoyable for me was the focus on Jane’s piety and religious zeal as well as the glorification of Christianity and Christian colonialism in general. And not only was

Bertha

mistreated, there were also quite a few racially ambiguous characters who were shown in a bad light. The bits of casual racism and antisemitism appear to be entirely Brontë’s.

In the end, I am glad I read Jane Eyre, because I’m finally in the loop. There is a lot to unpack and criticise, which can be a good thing. But I cannot say I enjoyed it.

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s3ag0at's review against another edition

3.75

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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clovetra's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sometimes i ask myself “clover, why do you keep persisting in reading classics when you fucking hate the entire experience start to finish?” . because occasionally i find a diamond in the rough. that diamond is jane eyre.

usually i just…. Read… classics. like i actively never give a shit about the cast. viktor frankenstein? choke. dorian grey? indifferent. but JANE EYRE. MOTHER.

i don’t think ive been that invested in a classic main character’s life for a hot minute. she’s fun, she breaks stereotypes of what a woman was in that period, she’s independent, witty, strong in her own right, and super interesting. even though it took me a while to get into this, the minute jane was put in that red room i was ready to throw down for my girl. and honestly thank god i liked jane because if i didn’t this book would be a SLOGGGG. not only does the plot not really exist due to it being a bildungsroman, but as do many classics, what could take a sentence to say instead takes up 47 pages. but because i loved pookie jane i kept coming back.

i think by far the most interesting passage of the book is her as mr rochester’s governess. seeing her go absolutely batshit crazy over this ugly ass 40 year old man, as well as being confused by weird shit happening in thornfield was so fun. i enjoyed jane’s life as a child, but tbh her story at moor house was BOOORINNGGG until st john reads jane the letter. i was actually so bored but then the book picks up again!!! yippee!!!! this book very much was a rollercoaster for me in terms of interest, as it would wain and then pick up.

my biggest gripe with this book tbh is rochester. he sucks. he sucks the life out of the book and jane and i hate him and his stupid face. i do kind of feel bad for him in the end…. but not enough to override my dislike for him. also i know it was a different time but him being 40 and jane being like 19…… VOMIT. he’s a dick to adele, a dick to bertha, a dick to jane, and overall an asshole. he can choke.

idk what else i can say! i defo had a decent time, but godddd i really hate when classics just drag on and on and on and on with the writing style. sadly at points jane eyre did this. me & this book have a love-hate relationship honestly

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littleyorkshirepudding's review against another edition

5.0

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: No

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carlyjoann's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Complicated

This was my first time reading this book and I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. It always taken me a little bit to get into a classic written in this way but once I did I breezed through the story. It was very compelling and made me want to keep reading.
I like Jane a lot. She is firm in her beliefs and in her sense of self. I enjoyed her inner monologues at times.
I didn’t like Mr Rochester at first,

his whole Gypsy scheme and using Blanche to make Jane jealous were not great. Plus him hiding a mad wife in the house and not telling Jane until forced. But after the fire and death of his wife I could see a little change in him. And since Jane was so in love with him I was okay with them ending up together.

I really did not like St John at all. He felt like a gaslighter and self righteous. I did really like his sisters though and loved that Jane had finally found a family to belong with.

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