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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

128 reviews

sofipitch's review against another edition

5.0

dark 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 read this in middle school the first time and I remember I didn't like it. I felt that Jane wasn't a "strong" enough female protagonist (it was like 2012, the age of YA "girlboss" female protags like Katniss so pls forgive me). I also didn't like the fantastical parts of the story, like Jane returning bc she heard Mr. Rochester calling her or Jane magically becoming rich. And while yes these plot devices/ ways to give the character a happy ending are still weak, this time around it did not ruin the book for me. I loved the gothic atmosphere that permeated the whole book, many of the descriptions, especially of the outdoors were lovely. I did like how first Jane is, I think I was too young to grasp this at a young age, especially with a difference in time period/ culture. And the romance, which even in middle school I liked, was amazing, it often pulled at my heart strings and I would find myself near tears.

There were some things I didn't like still, theres a casual racism that permeates English culture, so the n word is dropped once and unfavorable depictions of Romani ppl are offered. Jane almost agrees to go be a missionary in India which 🤢. There is also a degree of Christianity and "Christian morals" in this book that are annoying. Unfortunately a lot of these traits come with reading European classics.

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edesia_guest's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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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darthizzy's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny tense 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: No

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uchuflowerzone's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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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sarasbooked's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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: No

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ifweweresorrows's review against another edition

2.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I went into Jane Eyre with surface level information about it and I was so confused about what was so appealing about Mr. Rochester.

I think Jane is dumb for going back to him when he basically told her that he was going to ‘chain her up’ with jewellery. He is by far the most unlikable character I’ve ever come across in a book

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knottmad's review against another edition

2.0

dark 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

This book is very well written, but the themes and the moral of the story is so awful. It's better to just Google best quotes from this book than read it.

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thebibliofiles's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional 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

for starters, the stark contrast between the styles of the bronte sisters is striking--jane eyre is refreshing in a modern world, while wuthering heights felt drawn out and almost pretentious. jane eyre herself was a very dynamic protagonist, and the page-long monologues of internal thought flowed so nicely that they barely felt lengthy and instead felt immersive.

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