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downsophialane's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
So, okay, it's complicated. There are reasons to avoid it. But there are also reasons that you may be interested, particularly if you're a romance reader. If Pride and Prejudice is the mother of modern romance, Jane Eyre is the cool younger auntie.
I would highly recommend podcasts Whoa!mance's Public Access Read-a-Long and Hot and Bothered "On Eyre" series for audio reading companions.
TO TEACH? π
Jane Eyre is delicious for the Gothic, of course. I've been assigned Jane and R's first meeting for year 10. We'll see how that goes (honestly, that meeting is real sexy and I feel like my colleague who made this decision... maybe didn't register how sexy it is...
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Child abuse
Moderate: Classism, Racism, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Racial slurs
mondovertigo's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Body shaming
ofthewillows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, and Ableism
mme_carton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Antisemitism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Ableism, and Racism
lkbooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Colonisation and Racial slurs
drachendingsi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Child death and Mental illness
pelledorso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Mental illness, and Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent
im_a_toothfairy's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Death, and Racism
Minor: Child death and Fire/Fire injury
bootsmom3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Ableism and Fire/Fire injury
g_monaghan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness