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Depois de várias recomendações, iniciei a leitura de “Jane Eyre” sem qualquer conhecimento sobre o conteúdo do livro, mas à espera de ler, pela primeira vez, um dos meus clássicos preferidos. Embora não tenha odiado o livro, também não foi ao encontro das minhas expectativas (sem dúvida, elevadas).
Os primeiros capítulos, nos quais ficamos a conhecer a infância de Jane, foram a parte que mais tempo demorei a ler. As descrições sobre os dias passados em Lowood não tiveram, para mim, grande interesse – ainda que sejam relevantes para compreender o caráter e princípios da personagem.
Mais tarde, quando a narrativa é transportada para Thornfield Hall, o interesse aumenta e as relações estabelecidas com os restantes habitantes da casa assumem o papel central – o que torna a leitura mais agradável. Não obstante o pequeno mistério que se desenrola em torno de Grace Poole e o facto de ter apreciado o crescimento da relação entre Jane e a jovem Adèle, o desenrolar da sua relação com Mr. Rochester e, em especial, o caráter deste último foram-me sempre muito incómodos.
De forma geral, parece-me justo seria dizer que, mesmo reconhecendo todos os aspetos positivos que são geralmente apontados à personalidade de Jane Eyre, este livro me deixou maioritariamente indiferente e, em alguns momentos, um tanto irritada com personagens específicas. Creio que terei de me despir de quaisquer expectativas, antes de tentar uma releitura.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Incest, Racism
Beauty and beast relationship too rashly overleaping societal conventionalities together soulmateism oughhh..
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Racism
challenging
dark
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
I loved this book. It has many flaws, to be sure, but it was one that I felt deeply connected to throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Colonisation
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this as a young person multiple times for school, and wished to revisit it as an adult; even knowing the broad twists and turns I delighted in how strangely relatable Jane is. While a longer read with unexpected twists and turns, it is no wonder, to me, why this remains a classic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism
It’s hard to ignore that the lynchpin of the drama revolves around a character who isn’t white and suffers mental illness, handled as an impediment to be removed, rather than a full person. I find keeping the context of who Brontë is and who she writes for offsets this, but it is problematic to say the least. That said, I don’t think these flaws outweigh what the book has to say.
challenging
emotional
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
A classic for good reason. Bronte was a master of her craft. Despite being 500+ pages, every moment of this book is well-used. The plot may be slow to the modern reader, but everything pays off, and the tropes of the genre and personable characters make the reader continue reading no matter what is transpiring. Jane Eyre jumps off the page as a character well before her time but possibly even more relevant today than in Bronte’s time. Jane’s inner conflict drives the story and leads us to deeply consider our own lives and the lives of those around us in ways that very few authors have ever illustrated. Other characters support her story, and the themes astoundingly well as the reader tries to uncover their motives.
Unsurprisingly, Bronte writes beautiful, imaginative, addictive, and vivid prose that deeply touches her readers even hundreds of years later. Although outdated, Bronte’s writing still allows for such deep feelings, blunt ideas, and spine-chilling moments that modern readers will not find her as pretentious as some of her peers (or sisters). Themes create a deep consideration of our modern world and our interactions with others as well as literature in a way like no other.
This is a must-read classic that opens our eyes to women in modern society and history, as well as other topics of oppression, abuse, autonomy and individualism, and other ideas that are very pertinent to 21st-century life. If you love classics, you must pick one up. If you are interested in Jane Eyre but not classics typically, rest assured; this is an addictively good read that will keep you guessing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Classism
Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Suicide
Minor: Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Classism
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Despite the … views of the time, I guess, and the fact that between the entire cast of characters there were about three redeeming qualities, I enjoyed listening to this book. The first two thirds were the most interesting and the last third sort of lagged for me but in general I guess I was just interested in the way Jane told her story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Terminal illness, Alcohol
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Classism