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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

86 reviews

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Incest, Abandonment, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism and Religious bigotry

brithebusybee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Infidelity

ella7211's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

rachdruck's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Suicide

rainynook's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Even though I was an English major, I somehow never read "Jane Eyre" until now. What a mistake! This is one of the best books I've ever read.  Just delightful.  Beautiful writing throughout. It's a bit long, but worth it.  I did not love the ending, I thought it was a strange ending for such a gorgeously wrought story.  But really, it was not important.  I listened to the Audible version voiced by Thandie Newton - that woman is a gift to the listening world! She is an absolutely brilliant reader, and I'd listen to anything and everything she's done. Her outstanding vocalizations, accents, voices and intonations brought this story, first published nearly 200 years ago, to life in all the best ways. Bravo, Ms. Newton!  And thank you!  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse

1ngrid's review

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

4.0

Was bored for the most part, as I get with classics. I struggle to follow along with the language. I was captivated by the middle of the book, as i probably grew used to the language. 
I wonder how I rooted for the love between this teenager and grown man. Charlotte is an amazing writer to make it happen, I suppose. 
My teacher spoiled the book for me, as she spoke about Bertha, but it made me want to read and find out about the drama. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide

sophie8's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I loved this so much more than I expected, the second half especially! Worth every page :)  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Classism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

On a lighter note, warning: you may become obsessed

cheyarsen's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death

eleanor_w's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Incest, Mental illness, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

ayphyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This is the book that got me into classic literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Misogyny, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, Infidelity, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Suicide attempt