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dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Racism
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Suicide
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry
Minor: Suicide, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Incredbily well-written - I'm not sure I've ever read a character quite so in-love as Jane - but not a comfortable read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence
emotional
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
2022 re-read:
I still love this book. I noticed more parallels and contrasts between St John and Mr Rochester on this read through--some of them are distinctly more flattering to Mr Rochester than St John.
Original review:
I've lost track of how many times exactly I've re-read this book since I first discovered it as a teenager, but I know it has been quite a few times. Admittedly, part of the appeal is simply to the gooshy romantic side of my personality that I pretend to keep hidden, but I also love some of the other themes of this book--both that there are times when conscience must overrule feelings and that there are times when it is important to include your feelings in decisions rather than simply succumb to apparent logic.
I still love this book. I noticed more parallels and contrasts between St John and Mr Rochester on this read through--some of them are distinctly more flattering to Mr Rochester than St John.
Original review:
I've lost track of how many times exactly I've re-read this book since I first discovered it as a teenager, but I know it has been quite a few times. Admittedly, part of the appeal is simply to the gooshy romantic side of my personality that I pretend to keep hidden, but I also love some of the other themes of this book--both that there are times when conscience must overrule feelings and that there are times when it is important to include your feelings in decisions rather than simply succumb to apparent logic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Grief
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury