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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of my favourite books of all time. Every time I read it, I love it more, and understand it more.
Jane is a character who I have identified strongly with ever since I first read this book as a teenager. I love her strength, her intelligence, her compassion and her independent spirit. I love that she strives to improve herself, and that she does not do things which go against her nature. She stands up for what she believes in, and puts everything into the things she does.
Some say that they do not like the relationship she has with Rochester, but in these I see two people who accept each other for who they are. In a world where women were often looked down on and seen only in terms of how useful they were or how beautiful they were, Rochester sees Jane for who she truly is, and views her as an equal.
Some of the quotes in this are astounding, the writing is so beautiful and evocative, giving a real sense of the atmosphere and the times that the book was set. I think my favourite quote from this has to be this one, though:
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I will now exert to leave you."
I have read this book so many times over the years, and I am sure I will read it many times in the future.
Jane is a character who I have identified strongly with ever since I first read this book as a teenager. I love her strength, her intelligence, her compassion and her independent spirit. I love that she strives to improve herself, and that she does not do things which go against her nature. She stands up for what she believes in, and puts everything into the things she does.
Some say that they do not like the relationship she has with Rochester, but in these I see two people who accept each other for who they are. In a world where women were often looked down on and seen only in terms of how useful they were or how beautiful they were, Rochester sees Jane for who she truly is, and views her as an equal.
Some of the quotes in this are astounding, the writing is so beautiful and evocative, giving a real sense of the atmosphere and the times that the book was set. I think my favourite quote from this has to be this one, though:
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I will now exert to leave you."
I have read this book so many times over the years, and I am sure I will read it many times in the future.
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book has many beautiful hidden details that are not related to the main plot, so many will ignore them because they are not easy to spot. Very well described the feeling of the main character and her thinking. Women at that time, even today, have to accept the thoughts and decisions of men by struggling and doing as they envisioned, without any negotiation. We see this behavior through all the women in this book except Jane Eyre, who eventually gives up on her feelings at the end. She never refrained from thinking rationally and expressing her opinion in crucial moments.
In the end, she fell under her feelings though and I don’t know how to feel about it. I probably expected it to stay strong until the very end, but life always brings us different things. Definitely worth reading.
In the end, she fell under her feelings though and I don’t know how to feel about it. I probably expected it to stay strong until the very end, but life always brings us different things. Definitely worth reading.
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emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The beginning felt a bit slow and repetitive at times but later on totally made sense for so much backstory to be included at the beginning. It helped a lot in understanding Jane's character and her actions and in sympathising for her. I was rooting for her so much.
I very much hate all men in the book, the way all of them think they know Jane, what she's thinking and why she's acting a certain way and they are way too bossy.
the way St. John demanded her to marry him and wouldn't stop asking made me so mad. Mr. Rochester didn't act that much better in my opinion and justthe age difference and him calling her 'his little friend', always adding the little gave me such an ick. I can however respect the drama queen he is. And men who yearn >>. The ending was super sweet I was hoping she wouldn't get married by the end and just be her strong and independent self but the ending was still very sweet.
I mean they are so connected they hear each other's voices inside their head calling out for them. I'm such a sucker for stuff like that.
I very much hate all men in the book, the way all of them think they know Jane, what she's thinking and why she's acting a certain way and they are way too bossy.
I mean they are so connected they hear each other's voices inside their head calling out for them. I'm such a sucker for stuff like that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry
Minor: Xenophobia, Colonisation
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Ohhhh the melodrama! I love a gothic novel, and as this is a classic I am very happy to have read this.
It has a good deal of humor in a jesting manor that I didn’t expect but kept the book fun.
I had no knowledge of what this plot was and I was throughly impressed at how progressive it was! Aannnnd then I got to about the 70% mark when it folded in on itself back to a more conventional (but for todays standards, very problematic) relationship dynamic.
That’s to to say, taken in the context of its time it wasn’t progressive, as it certainly was. But I went from feeling like this was the most feminist literary gothic that was WAY before its time to feeling flustered and reminded heavily that this book is from the mid 1800s.
Ohhhh the melodrama! I love a gothic novel, and as this is a classic I am very happy to have read this.
It has a good deal of humor in a jesting manor that I didn’t expect but kept the book fun.
I had no knowledge of what this plot was and I was throughly impressed at how progressive it was! Aannnnd then I got to about the 70% mark when it folded in on itself back to a more conventional (but for todays standards, very problematic) relationship dynamic.
That’s to to say, taken in the context of its time it wasn’t progressive, as it certainly was. But I went from feeling like this was the most feminist literary gothic that was WAY before its time to feeling flustered and reminded heavily that this book is from the mid 1800s.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes