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Jane Eyre by Emily Brontë

128 reviews

sophie8's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

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Content Warnings

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

On a lighter note, warning: you may become obsessed

eleanor_w's review against another edition

4.0

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

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Content Warnings

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

ayphyx's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is the book that got me into classic literature.

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Content Warnings

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

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

edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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I first read this book in middle school and was thoroughly unimpressed; but reading it again, I have absolutely fallen in love. I think it's one of those books where you can find little gems tucked away in every time you read it. There's so much commentary on this (rightful) classic that I won't say much, only that I admire Jane's character for not succumbing to things she finds demeaning or morally wrong. She faces so much pressure from her aunt, her school's discipline and Helen Burns' example, Mr. Rochester, and St. John Rivers, but she refuses to bend to anything she doesn't want. As someone who has experienced far-right, high-control religion, I particularly focused on her rejection of the mamby-pamby, turn-the-other-cheek, obedient-until-death attitude represented by Helen Burns and St. John Rivers. She is a real person, not a monolith or symbol, who makes her own way in within the systems she lives in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, Colonisation

thomasdj's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death

jessversteeg's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Blood, Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Colonisation

Minor: Death, Death of parent

linneak's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It took me a month and switching between audio and physical copies but I finally finished!

Slow start, but got more interesting when Jane gets to Thornfield. It slowed down again towards the end for a few chapters but the middle wasn’t terrible. I did like Jane as a character and how quick witted she was (but Charlotte what were you doing giving this girl nothing but trash men and trauma).

I’m glad to have finished because 1) it’s finally over and 2) I can say I’ve read Jane Eyre! I maybe should’ve DNFd but I was stubborn and kept hoping it would get better with how many people love it. I had an especially hard time towards the end when the story takes a large turn and Jane’s story became really slow/tedious.

This is one of the worst classics I’ve ever read 🙃 there was no reason for it to be that long or categorized as a romance when Miss Austen existed at the same time?! If you’re going to start with a Brontë I suggest Wuthering Heights as it’s shorter and has better pacing (also a toxic romance but at least an interesting one).

Only reason it gets 3 stars is because of Jane as a character and there were some beautifully written lines!

Now please enjoy the majority of my random thoughts that played on a loop throughout:

-How is this a romance?! He’s horrible 😅 

-Jane nooooooo

-The only person making any sense is Mrs Fairfax

Charlotte Brontë is not for me because I also tried reading Villette earlier this year and DNFd due to boredom 😳 Now the only Brontë sister I still must read is Anne, with Tenant of Wildfell Hall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent

treehouselibrary's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide

marageorge's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness

Minor: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury