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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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anneleestwelweenswat's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

charwizard's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

emlocke's review against another edition

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4.0

This is one example of a pattern I've noticed among my favorite books—I love to read about characters who irritate me. I wrote a college application essay about all the ways Jane makes me loathe her. I almost resent that things work out for her in the end. But I think I like *thinking* about her so much that I remain her "dear reader."

a_couple_pages_more's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

razmatesz's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

devonforest's review against another edition

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4.0

I found this quite pleasant to read, I'm always a bit nervous when I start to read any classic because sometimes they tend to be a bit dry in writing style and difficult to get through, but that wasn't the case here. I think Jane is great especially for the time period which this was written. She knows what she wants and that's that. It wasn't the most exciting book/plot (some of that probably has to do with being written in the 1800s) but it was enough so to keep me hooked. The romance between Jane and Mr. Rochester was a bit weird for me at first, but as the book went on it grew on me and I felt that Mr. Rochester did actually care for Jane.