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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
I love Jane Eyre. I've read it maybe a dozen times since I was a pre-teen.
But as I got older I found Jane more annoying - why the hell didn't she just stay with Mr Rochester and be happy? Who cares that he has a wife - she's a lunatic! Why would you leave without taking any money with, isn't that just stupid?! etc.
Jane Steele is not like that. She takes responsibility for, and prioritises, her own happiness.
She's badass but her voice is still very Janey.
Some of my favourite bits:
We tell stories to strangers to ingratiate ourselves, stories to lovers to better adhere us skin to skin, stories in our heads to banish the demons. When we tell the truth, often we are callous; when we tell lies, often we are kind. Through it all, we tell stories, and we own an uncanny knack for the task.
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I relate to this story almost as I would a friend or a lover – at times I want to breathe its entire alphabet into my lungs, and at others I should prefer to throw it across the room.
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With hard work added to the formula, it would be enough; I might linger here, and so bury myself in projects that no one should see I was transparent by daylight, a ghost with a soul of smoke and secrets.
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We are all of us daily decaying, after all; the speed is our only variant.
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Then and there I vowed that Clarke should escape me; I should never seek her out, never threaten her fragile freedom, for all that my chest felt as empty as the wide spaces between the stars she so adored.
But as I got older I found Jane more annoying - why the hell didn't she just stay with Mr Rochester and be happy? Who cares that he has a wife - she's a lunatic! Why would you leave without taking any money with, isn't that just stupid?! etc.
Jane Steele is not like that. She takes responsibility for, and prioritises, her own happiness.
She's badass but her voice is still very Janey.
Some of my favourite bits:
We tell stories to strangers to ingratiate ourselves, stories to lovers to better adhere us skin to skin, stories in our heads to banish the demons. When we tell the truth, often we are callous; when we tell lies, often we are kind. Through it all, we tell stories, and we own an uncanny knack for the task.
***
I relate to this story almost as I would a friend or a lover – at times I want to breathe its entire alphabet into my lungs, and at others I should prefer to throw it across the room.
***
With hard work added to the formula, it would be enough; I might linger here, and so bury myself in projects that no one should see I was transparent by daylight, a ghost with a soul of smoke and secrets.
***
We are all of us daily decaying, after all; the speed is our only variant.
***
Then and there I vowed that Clarke should escape me; I should never seek her out, never threaten her fragile freedom, for all that my chest felt as empty as the wide spaces between the stars she so adored.
Lyndsay Faye weaves a brilliant, page-turning romance about identity, guilt, lies, and love. Jane Steele is an unconventional young woman, who rebels against the Victorian traditions. The Jane Eyre inspiration scattered throughout is the icing on the cake.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
I have read Jane Eyre but am not super familiar with the novel's finer points (I do know the main plot, of course), so I am sure there were parallels drawn that I missed. However, I still found the novel very interesting and engaging. I did not predict the twist at the end (though I rarely do), so I was kept guessing throughout the majority of the story. I did think that the romance was slightly contrived and I didn't really feel the attraction between the two but that's sometimes the case in historical novels. I thought the first half of the book was better than the second half as the second half felt somewhat rushed and packed too full. Overall it was a very good reinterpretation of a classic novel and I would highly recommend it.
Entertaining, if unexpected
Jane Eyre as a serial killer.... highly entertaining and quite ridiculous. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. I did find passages of it a little long and found myself switching off at moments, but it drew me back in and the overall story and characters were great...
Jane Eyre as a serial killer.... highly entertaining and quite ridiculous. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. I did find passages of it a little long and found myself switching off at moments, but it drew me back in and the overall story and characters were great...
