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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

30 reviews

juliedenn4's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i loved this book so much. so well written and i enjoyed every second of reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

mysimas's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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The more I think about Jane Eyre, the more torn I feel. My initial knee-jerk reaction was dislike — the content matter here (a teenage orphan being groomed by a 40yo dude) sure put me off my pie. I could see that the romance wasn’t the main point of the book — the focus is rather Jane’s quest to be seen and loved all the same — a theme that reminded me of another messed up story, that of TV Hannibal. And I thought, if I can sort of accept it in Hannibal, what’s stopping me here? Reader, I do not know.

Then there was another thing — repeated and manifold allusions to fairytales. When Jane first enters Thornfield, she is reminded of Bluebeard’s castle (and how telling, isn’t it). When she and Mr. Rochester first meet, they both mistake each other for a fairy creature &c. I doubt that’s a coincidence. What is a coincidence, as it could have hardly been anticipated by Ms. Bronte, is that all these themes conspired to remind me of one of my earlier reads, Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Estes — a book which approaches traditional fairytales through feminist and psychological lenses, applying their storylines and characters to (not solely) the feminine psyche. And looking at Jane Eyre in this spirit, well. It really adds something extra for me. What a beautiful, maddening, infuriating look into a woman’s soul.

I’m still not sure I quite liked this book — it made me fed up in many ways. But I can’t rate it 1 star anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Colonisation

mostlyinvain's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Grief

I don’t think the protagonist Jane is a minor during the later chapters of the book but the age gap between her and her love interest made me uncomfortable.

meggerzroach's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious sad 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

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I have so many thoughts about this book
R’s maybe creepy but also it’s sweet
St. J is wild
Would’ve been a orange fan probs
Girl power Ig? But we’re 19

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

s3ag0at's review against another edition

3.75

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Incest, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury

deluna's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Religious bigotry

mandapanda8's review against another edition

2.0

emotional slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was hoping this story would be about Jane growing as an individual woman who survive an abusive upbringing, is drawn to men who don't serve her and learns to move on. Unfortunately, the main love interest continues throughout the story to be a typical older man who draws her in and it's just...not it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism

melist6's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Incest, Death of parent

1ngrid's review against another edition

4.0

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

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Was bored for the most part, as I get with classics. I struggle to follow along with the language. I was captivated by the middle of the book, as i probably grew used to the language. 
I wonder how I rooted for the love between this teenager and grown man. Charlotte is an amazing writer to make it happen, I suppose. 
My teacher spoiled the book for me, as she spoke about Bertha, but it made me want to read and find out about the drama. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Colonisation