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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
literally everyone in this book is delusional except for the 12 year old riddled with typhoid.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
JANE MY BELOVED.
I did NOT expect to love this book so much, but mostly picked it up out of curiosity. It is easily one of my new favorites, and will live on my bookshelf to be reread over and over again.
I was absolutely entranced by Brontë’s writing style, and found this book to be a quick read because of it (given that it is 1800’s literature). I was fully on board with Jane Eyre’s character development until the very end, which seemed to dismantle a lot of the growth she had gone through.
I absolutely despised most of the male characters, Rochester most of all, but maybe that’s part of why I couldn’t put the book down.
I feel that this book was definitely written to be a romantic story, but I personally interpret it as a horror: you have a young woman who is trying to make a reasonable life for herself after growing up in abusive conditions being preyed upon by an older man. That older man is rich and mysterious and incredibly manipulative, and also keeps his first wife locked in the walls. Our heroine leaves upon this discovery but after finding some decently solid footing for herself following some serious trials, she returns to this nasty guy, and marries him. A truly tragic and cruel end for our leading lady.
I did NOT expect to love this book so much, but mostly picked it up out of curiosity. It is easily one of my new favorites, and will live on my bookshelf to be reread over and over again.
I was absolutely entranced by Brontë’s writing style, and found this book to be a quick read because of it (given that it is 1800’s literature). I was fully on board with Jane Eyre’s character development until the very end, which seemed to dismantle a lot of the growth she had gone through.
I absolutely despised most of the male characters, Rochester most of all, but maybe that’s part of why I couldn’t put the book down.
I feel that this book was definitely written to be a romantic story, but I personally interpret it as a horror: you have a young woman who is trying to make a reasonable life for herself after growing up in abusive conditions being preyed upon by an older man. That older man is rich and mysterious and incredibly manipulative, and also keeps his first wife locked in the walls. Our heroine leaves upon this discovery but after finding some decently solid footing for herself following some serious trials, she returns to this nasty guy, and marries him. A truly tragic and cruel end for our leading lady.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Liked it less at 59 than at 20. Found Jane hard to like.
I know that my review of this is insanely biased because I read it for summer reading before junior year of high school when I detested reading, but I will never forgive Ms Brontë for spendings 3 pages describing a staircase. Oops ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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:
Yes