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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Com prazer li este livro derivado às inúmeras menções do mesmo na série Anne with an e. Surpreendeu me ainda mais pela incrível história que desenvolve. A querida Jane apesar de uma vida muito trágica tem dois pontos muito inspiradores: tanto que Deus cuida de nós, como também que a vida pode mudar. Isso pode parecer um desafio ou uma benção. Na realidade, Jane foi várias vezes afetada por tal. E desafios vieram por acréscimo. Mas a sua experiência de vida foi muito mais enriquecida.
Um dos meus receios é a mudança e este livro encara-a como uma aventura. Senti-me receosa de certa forma, mas é fascinante como às vezes a vida se desenvolve. E isso foi o que mais me fascinou na vida da Jane, por isso gostei tanto do livro.
Um dos meus receios é a mudança e este livro encara-a como uma aventura. Senti-me receosa de certa forma, mas é fascinante como às vezes a vida se desenvolve. E isso foi o que mais me fascinou na vida da Jane, por isso gostei tanto do livro.
JESUS I am finally giving up on this book. I can't do it anymore. It's just ... so ...dry.
I understand that this is a classic, a perennial favourite, a tome that revolutionized the very act of storytelling itself, and still... I couldn't do it. I try and try at least once a year, and still can't make it past page 350 --- or somewhere around the time Mr. Rochester accidentally sets himself on fire (250 year old spoiler alert, sorry).
The thing is, the novel starts off so strong. Jane's life is a non-stop horrorshow with only the faintest glimmers of mercy. The first half is also peppered in with some horribly delightful hypocrites, like the Catholic principal who teaches modesty and temperance and wants all the girls to cut off their hair because of "vanity".... only for his wife to walk in wearing furs and a peacock hat. That's some Lemony Snicket type of shit, right there, yo! So sad, but so funny.
And Helen Burns. Oh, Helen Burns. A girl so patient and forgiving and resilient that she makes Jesus look like O.J. Simpson on a vicodin tear.
Well, she dies and then Jane's life gets marginally better and it all goes to shit.
Suddenly, instead of just trying to *survive,* Jane is thrust into this tepid sort of purgatory at Thornfield Hall, where she's employed as a tutor to some young richie rich girl named Adele. Things aren't great for Jane, but they aren't necessarily bad either. She learns to speak French. She has a bedroom. Someone named Grace also lives there. I don't really know, because at this point I just sort of zoned out.
Apparently there's supposed to be some sort of love-struck moment when Jane sees hottie Rochester for the first time as he falls off a horse. Sexy! I say there's "supposed to be," because I couldn't find it. I went back and read that chapter twice (after thrice attempts to read this book in the past). It just sort of happens, in the same way that spilling your coffee or getting your headphones hooked on a door handle happens. Then Jane says something like "hurgle turgle" and he barely acknowledges her existence for another forty pages. Sexy!
Anyway, that's that on that. I'm giving up because I can't stop zoning out while reading and Jane went from being an adorable, intrepid little girl to some personality-less wafer that I kind of want to smack. I kept picturing her as Little Women-era Winona Ryder --- all vacant eyed and bambi-ish. Like, can you imagine having a conversation with adult Jane Eyre? What's she gonna talk about? Curtains?
Also, I know there's a "mad woman" in the attic (Actually just a normal woman probably having a bad day since she was you know, KIDNAPPED). I was actually holding out so long *specifically* for that part, but I just couldn't do it. I sit satisfied knowing that Jamaica Kincaid and Jean Rhys did a way better job of picking apart the yucky colonialist parts of that whole story.
Boring. Overwritten. Pass the pinot grigio PLEASE.
I understand that this is a classic, a perennial favourite, a tome that revolutionized the very act of storytelling itself, and still... I couldn't do it. I try and try at least once a year, and still can't make it past page 350 --- or somewhere around the time Mr. Rochester accidentally sets himself on fire (250 year old spoiler alert, sorry).
The thing is, the novel starts off so strong. Jane's life is a non-stop horrorshow with only the faintest glimmers of mercy. The first half is also peppered in with some horribly delightful hypocrites, like the Catholic principal who teaches modesty and temperance and wants all the girls to cut off their hair because of "vanity".... only for his wife to walk in wearing furs and a peacock hat. That's some Lemony Snicket type of shit, right there, yo! So sad, but so funny.
And Helen Burns. Oh, Helen Burns. A girl so patient and forgiving and resilient that she makes Jesus look like O.J. Simpson on a vicodin tear.
Well, she dies and then Jane's life gets marginally better and it all goes to shit.
Suddenly, instead of just trying to *survive,* Jane is thrust into this tepid sort of purgatory at Thornfield Hall, where she's employed as a tutor to some young richie rich girl named Adele. Things aren't great for Jane, but they aren't necessarily bad either. She learns to speak French. She has a bedroom. Someone named Grace also lives there. I don't really know, because at this point I just sort of zoned out.
Apparently there's supposed to be some sort of love-struck moment when Jane sees hottie Rochester for the first time as he falls off a horse. Sexy! I say there's "supposed to be," because I couldn't find it. I went back and read that chapter twice (after thrice attempts to read this book in the past). It just sort of happens, in the same way that spilling your coffee or getting your headphones hooked on a door handle happens. Then Jane says something like "hurgle turgle" and he barely acknowledges her existence for another forty pages. Sexy!
Anyway, that's that on that. I'm giving up because I can't stop zoning out while reading and Jane went from being an adorable, intrepid little girl to some personality-less wafer that I kind of want to smack. I kept picturing her as Little Women-era Winona Ryder --- all vacant eyed and bambi-ish. Like, can you imagine having a conversation with adult Jane Eyre? What's she gonna talk about? Curtains?
Also, I know there's a "mad woman" in the attic (Actually just a normal woman probably having a bad day since she was you know, KIDNAPPED). I was actually holding out so long *specifically* for that part, but I just couldn't do it. I sit satisfied knowing that Jamaica Kincaid and Jean Rhys did a way better job of picking apart the yucky colonialist parts of that whole story.
Boring. Overwritten. Pass the pinot grigio PLEASE.
Awesome sauce
Took me about 200 pages to start liking it, but it was good
Took me about 200 pages to start liking it, but it was good
for me this was such a wild ride i can’t begin to express what i feel about this book. i must say i didn’t like it at times, and i still feel those feelings are valid. however, i do think, in retrospect, that it might have been influenced by the obligation to finish it, as well as other factors to take into consideration. i might need to revisit it to fully love it — even though i couldn’t get enough of the last fifteen chapters or so.
Que libro...
Hacía un rato que no leía, pero hacerlo con este libro tan hermoso, sin duda me ha dejado una gran experiencia. Amé a Jane y su intrepidez, su forma de ser y actuar para con los demás, sin duda un personaje bastante fuerte para su época. Me gustó también Mr. Rochester, no puedo no querer que Jane y él sean felices.
Llegando al último acto, se me fue el alma a los pies y creí que se decantaría por un final mucho más agridulce, como el escrito por Emily, sin embargo, me sorprendió bastante el giro final y eso sólo coronó mis deseos. Creo que desde hace mucho, no había querido ver a dos personajes felices como a estos dos.
Es, verdaderamente, un clásico que me ha encantado y he apreciado mucho. Creo que estaba en la etapa correcta de mi vida, porque probablemente tiempo atrás no lo habría valorado del mismo modo y aunque no lo crean, eso tiene mucho que ver en la percepción de una obra.
Hacía un rato que no leía, pero hacerlo con este libro tan hermoso, sin duda me ha dejado una gran experiencia. Amé a Jane y su intrepidez, su forma de ser y actuar para con los demás, sin duda un personaje bastante fuerte para su época. Me gustó también Mr. Rochester, no puedo no querer que Jane y él sean felices.
Llegando al último acto, se me fue el alma a los pies y creí que se decantaría por un final mucho más agridulce, como el escrito por Emily, sin embargo, me sorprendió bastante el giro final y eso sólo coronó mis deseos. Creo que desde hace mucho, no había querido ver a dos personajes felices como a estos dos.
Es, verdaderamente, un clásico que me ha encantado y he apreciado mucho. Creo que estaba en la etapa correcta de mi vida, porque probablemente tiempo atrás no lo habría valorado del mismo modo y aunque no lo crean, eso tiene mucho que ver en la percepción de una obra.
Fascinating story, it keeps its high level during the middle and last parts, impressive. The writing style was sometimes a bit difficult for me (being a non-native).
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
The whole of this book was me looking like -_^. People in the 1800s had too much time on their hands
challenging
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
(3 ⭐️) I blame Mr. Rochester for this rating
I really loved the beginning, I loved Jane’s character, her internal dialogue the way she spoke back especially considering the time this book was written in, I really enjoyed the first half but when SOMEONE (Rochester) got introduced I started liking it less. Then in the middle of the book literally nothing happens and I just got bored. Maybe it’s because I didn’t read a long classic in a while. Then towards the end I was shocked people are giving this book a 5
I really loved the beginning, I loved Jane’s character, her internal dialogue the way she spoke back especially considering the time this book was written in, I really enjoyed the first half but when SOMEONE (Rochester) got introduced I started liking it less. Then in the middle of the book literally nothing happens and I just got bored. Maybe it’s because I didn’t read a long classic in a while. Then towards the end I was shocked people are giving this book a 5