Reviews

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

sumayyaha's review against another edition

3.0

Rating - 2.5 Stars / (Assigned Reading) - Read as an audiobook narrated by Juliet Stevenson
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This book was a bit boring, but I had to keep going.
I didn't find that I liked the much loved Mr. Rochester and sometimes Jane was a bit disagreeable. However, this is one of the books where you are meant to dissect it and understand it rather than form your own opinion.

kmcquage's review against another edition

4.0

I reread Jane Eyre for the first time since high school...and I liked it. I've always slightly disliked both Jane and Rochester, but apparently with the petulance of a fourteen year old. I seem to have grown up. How disturbing.

jacobbross188's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

5.0

diegodelgom's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing 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

Siempre me han atraído esos libros que, considerándose "clásicos" de la literatura, rompen con el canon masculino que lleva siglos imponiéndose. 'Jane Eyre' es uno de ellos, pero me parece importante advertir sobre una obviedad: fue escrito hace 200 años. Es decir, sería un error acercarnos a esta novela con la expectativa de leer algo parecido a un tratado fundacional sobre feminismo, tal y como lo entendemos ahora. No lo es. Quizá no está ni cerca de serlo. Pero es que tampoco es su función.
'Jane Eyre' me ha parecido un retrato interesantísimo de la sociedad inglesa de la primera mitad del siglo XIX, en el que, además, Charlotte Brontë se atreve a reflexionar -y esto sí considero que implica una subversión importante del mencionado canon literario hipermasculinizado- sobre la libertad y la agencia de las mujeres como entidades completas en sí mismas, y no como complemento necesariamente subyugado al hombre. A través de la narración de Jane se exploran los límites dibujados por la sociedad patriarcal y las consecuencias que suponía sobrepasarlos.

cinnamon13's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

I don't know how she could fall in love with Mr. Rochester.
But otherwise a lovely book ✨️

sarahp85's review against another edition

4.0

I forgot how much I love this book.
Thanks to the amazing yarn advent based on Jane Eyre, and the maker of said yarn (AdventuresInYarncraft) holding a read-a-long, I fell back in love with this one.

I hadn't (re)read a classic in a while, this really made me want to start reading all my favourites again

maggiecath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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

5.0

It's very interesting and catchy, I actually love Jane 😭🙏

pueb7914's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

asi's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Surprisingly easy to read given that I don't read classics usually. There's a lot of Christian imagery - I had an edition with notes at the back, but I still struggled to understand a lot of it. It was still a good book. I believe someone who has more knowledge of classics and literature would enjoy this much more. I still found it interesting though. 

mesauer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0