Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

69 reviews

edesia_guest's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I studied this for Uni and it is brilliant, the plot is heavy but amazing to analyse. But Bertha, or Antoinette, is ignored. To take Spivak’s criticism this book is an allegory of colonisation and it is sad that her story is ignored and erased under Jane and Rochester’s love. While we need to understand the time the author wrote in, this criticism still remains when modern readers view this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Death of parent

uchuflowerzone's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

julia_rose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Finished this book one minute ago. I read the last 100 pages in one sitting and it’s now 2am. I’m just stunned and so relieved by the ending. It’s been so long since a story had me so invested that I felt physical ache for the characters’ love and misfortunes. Jane is such an icon I love her strong sense of self. I love the motifs in the imagery like the moon and wind and woods and fire etc It’s exquisitely written. I underlined the shit out of this book to the point i think I’ll have to buy a new copy since I destroyed this one with love. Definitely one of my all time favourites now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

elena_hoang's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I first know this book as a classic feminist novel. While this might be true to the period, it didn’t meet my expectations in that aspect at all.
The long chapters about Ms Burn - I thought she will be a impactful character but she wasn’t?
And the relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester seem forced. Jane talks about her love with passion but all I was thinking was “girl you’re eighteen. And the way he talk trash about his former mistresses, are you really just gonna let it slide? 🤨”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

yantastical's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Misogyny

Minor: Antisemitism

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gore

lal145's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

memorable's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Confinement

rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and Classism

tempus_edax_rerum's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Antisemitism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury