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4.11 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved it. Really beautiful writing and a much more interesting love story than most, being as it is between two people not described as physically attractive. Didn’t really like the twist when it happened but liked it more in retrospect. There were many parts of the book in which I found Rochester I despicable but he was a very interesting character.
It was funny that at one point I was reading to books that contained a romance between a young girl and a much older man. I was like how did I get here!
It was funny that at one point I was reading to books that contained a romance between a young girl and a much older man. I was like how did I get here!
Can't decide if this is a terrible book because I hate everyone, or an amazing book because I hate everyone ?
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this book again on the second read. Such great character development and passion and Gothic goodness.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
This was my second attempt at reading Jane Eyre, and I’m a little surprised I had trouble finishing it the first time. I enjoyed reading it every time I picked it up.
The writing was rich, lyrical, and beautiful. Charlotte Brontë as well as paints a picture with every paragraph. I loved Jane as a narrator: I found it very interesting to experience rural England circa 1840 through the eyes of a bright, pertinacious young woman close to my own age.
On the other hand, I just did not like Mr. Rochester and found it very hard to sympathize with Jane for “loving” him. At his worst, he is selfish, egotistical, and violent. At his best, he is over-passionate and nonsensical. He didn’t really appreciate Jane for who she was, as evidenced by the way he treated her when they were to be married the first time. He dressed her up in expensive outfits she felt uncomfortable in and she later refused to keep his gift of pearls because it wasn’t truly hers. Mr. Rochester treated her as a pet and it seems that Jane, with her unrelenting principles and independent spirit, should have seen right through this and valued herself more than some man twice her age.
Ultimately, I was on Jane’s side and found it very interesting to read this novel in the twenty-first century. I wish she had not married until she had truly found her match, but her independence and early career was admirable for someone of her time.
The writing was rich, lyrical, and beautiful. Charlotte Brontë as well as paints a picture with every paragraph. I loved Jane as a narrator: I found it very interesting to experience rural England circa 1840 through the eyes of a bright, pertinacious young woman close to my own age.
On the other hand, I just did not like Mr. Rochester and found it very hard to sympathize with Jane for “loving” him. At his worst, he is selfish, egotistical, and violent. At his best, he is over-passionate and nonsensical. He didn’t really appreciate Jane for who she was, as evidenced by the way he treated her when they were to be married the first time. He dressed her up in expensive outfits she felt uncomfortable in and she later refused to keep his gift of pearls because it wasn’t truly hers. Mr. Rochester treated her as a pet and it seems that Jane, with her unrelenting principles and independent spirit, should have seen right through this and valued herself more than some man twice her age.
Ultimately, I was on Jane’s side and found it very interesting to read this novel in the twenty-first century. I wish she had not married until she had truly found her match, but her independence and early career was admirable for someone of her time.
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
I can't believe it took me so long to get around to reading this all the way through (after starting it years ago for school but never finishing it). As good as everyone says it is!
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
N/A