You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

23.8k reviews for:

Jane Eyre

Emily Brontë

4.11 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
dark emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fantastic book when you ignore that it’s supposed to be a romance. 
mysterious relaxing slow-paced


★x4 | (A-) 91% | AGES 15+ | Me the entire book:
“Mr. Rochester...”
”Mr. Rochester-“
”mR. RocHeSTer.”
*a way too big of a gasp*
”MR. ROCHESTER.”
”oh. God.”
Anyways, Jane Eyre is probably one of the most inspirational female book characters out there. She is so freaking tough, eloquent and quick-witted and intelligent. I aspire to be even half of her greatness, compassion, stubbornness, and confidence. If you haven’t read this, you’re missing out.

I tend to conflate in my head the female writers of the past centuries, and since I don't really care for Austen or Eliot, I had been putting this off. In error, I now see, for where I find it impossible to empathise with any of the characters within the aforementioned, Brontë's actually feel like real people.
funny mysterious relaxing
adventurous funny mysterious 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: Complicated

This quickly became part of my top three books ever.
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated