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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
The Brontë sisters really gave us the I Can Fix Him genre
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Finally, a Brontë book that I actually liked! Hooray! I think Anne is more my speed than Emily and Charlotte. This book was not nearly as gothic and over-the-top emotionally romantic as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. I had heard that this book was the most feminist in nature and I would agree. Helen is a strong, independent heroine, by 19th century standards. She does what she needs to in order to take care of her son and tries to make it on her own. I liked how her story was revealed slowly throughout the book. I found this engaging and easy to keep reading (not always the case with classics).
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
This book was wildly captivating and I couldn't put it down. I can see how this was controversial when it came out, both how it portrayed the absolute depravity of men and showed a women escaping her abusive spouse to live a single life with their child. The part that lost me was I can still say enjoy Jane Eyre the most.
Spoiler
the fact that Gilbert assaults and almost kills Fredrick because of a jealous misunderstanding and is ultimately forgiven by him and that this act is never revealed to Helen. I thought this behavior put him on par with the other abusive men in the book because of his rash violence to obtain something he sees as "his"-a woman. I wish this was addressed more and that he suffered any consequences for it.
A bit slow going at first, but I really liked this book in the end. During my reading of it, I went to Howarth, home of the Brontes and, I was fully able to imagine Wildfell Hall. It's the kind of book thy you need to persevere with but it's worth it.
https://lolantaczyta.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/anne-bronte-the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall/
Great novel. Excellent descriptions of nature and powerful example of feminist protagonist. I included this novel in my master's thesis.
slow-paced